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Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport

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For the airport in suburban Chengdu, see Chengdu Tianfu International Airport.

Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (IATA: CTU, ICAO: ZUUU; traditionally as Chengdu Airport) is one of two international airports serving Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan province in Southwestern China. Built in 1938 and expanded for eight times, it is one of the oldest airports in China. The airport became the third-busiest airport in the world in 2020.[1]

Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport

成都双流国际机场
Summary
Airport typePublic
Owner/OperatorSichuan Provincial Airport Group
ServesChengdu
LocationShuangliu, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
Opened1938; 86 years ago (1938)
Hub for
Focus city for
Operating base forLucky Air
Elevation AMSL495 m / 1,624 ft
Coordinates30°34′42″N 103°56′49″E / 30.57833°N 103.94694°E / 30.57833; 103.94694
Websitewww.cdairport.com Edit this at Wikidata
Maps
Airport map
Airport map
CTU/ZUUU is located in Sichuan
CTU/ZUUU
CTU/ZUUU
Location in Sichuan
CTU/ZUUU is located in China
CTU/ZUUU
CTU/ZUUU
Location in China
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
02R/20L 3,600 11,811 Concrete
02L/20R 3,600 11,811 Asphalt
Statistics (2021)
Passengers40,117,496
Aircraft movements300,862
Freight (in tons)629,422
Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport
Simplified Chinese成都双流国际机场
Traditional Chinese成都雙流國際機場
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinChéngdū Shuāngliú Guójì Jīchǎng
Wade–GilesChʻêng2-tu1 Shuang1-liu2 Kuo2-chi4 Chi1-chʻang3

Located about 16 kilometers (10 mi) southwest of downtown Chengdu to the north of Shuangliu, Chengdu Shuangliu Airport is an important aviation hub for Western China. Chengdu Shuangliu Airport is one of the two core hubs for Air China, the other being Beijing Capital International Airport. The airport is also the principal hub and headquarters for Sichuan Airlines and Chengdu Airlines. China Eastern Airlines, China Southern Airlines, Shenzhen Airlines, Lucky Air, and Tibet Airlines also have bases at Chengdu Shuangliu Airport.

History

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Republican era

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The airport, formerly named Shuangguisi Airport, opened as a military-owned airport in 1938 during the Second Sino-Japanese War/World War II.[2][3] At the time, its runway was only large enough for small biplanes. It was also where the Republic of China Air Force Polikarpov I-15 fighters of the 5th Pursuit Group were based for aerial defense of the Chengdu area against Imperial Japanese bomber raids; this following the Chinese retreat from Wuhan to Chungking (now Chongqing) as the new provisional capital in aftermath of the Battle of Wuhan against the Imperial Japanese onslaught. Civilian targets were indiscriminately bombed, and ace fighter pilot of the Chinese Air Force Major Wong Sun-shui, Captain Cen Zeliu and Lieutenant Lin Heng (younger brother of renowned architect and poet Lin Huiyin) flying in their I-15 fighter planes were all killed over Shuangliu air base as a result of battling against the most advanced fighter aircraft of the time; the Mitsubishi A6M "Zero" (Reisen) fighter, in defense of Chengdu on 14 March 1941.[4][5][6][7]

When the United States was shocked into World War II with the Pearl Harbor attack, the airport became known as "Shwangliu Airfield" as it was later used by the United States Army Air Forces Fourteenth Air Force as part of the China Defensive Campaign (1942–1945). It was used as a fighter base by the 33d Fighter Group, which flew P-47 Thunderbolt fighter-bombers from the airport in 1944 to support Chinese ground forces, and also by reconnaissance units that operated camera-equipped P-38 Lightnings that located Japanese forces and provided intelligence to the fighter-bombers. The Americans closed their facilities at Shwangliu Airfield at the end of August 1945.[8][9]

People's Republic era

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On 12 December 1956, the Shuangguisi Airport was put under civil aviation, which was then formally listed as a civil aviation airport and renamed Chengdu Shuangliu Airport. In 1957, the flights of Chengdu civil aviation were shifted to Shuangliu Airport from Guanghan Airport. The flight courses from Chengdu were thus opened to various cities within China including Beijing, Taiyuan, Xi'an, Chongqing, Kunming, Guiyang, and Nanchong.[10]

Current status

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A large-scale expansion was conducted on flight area and navigation area from 1994 to 2001. The runway was extended to 3,600 metres (11,811 ft) with Class 4E rating, allowing for larger jumbo jets including the Boeing 747-400. The newly built terminal building was incorporated with a three-parallel-porch design, accommodating an hourly capacity of 3,500 passengers during rush hours, while the previous terminal building was only designated for regional flights within Sichuan and Chongqing.[citation needed]

The airport is now an international civil airport with flights to more than 50 international destinations and over 170 domestic airports, and is a hub for Chengdu Airlines, Air China and Sichuan Airlines. It is linked to downtown Chengdu by the Airport Expressway, the Chengdu–Mianyang–Leshan intercity railway and the newly built Chengdu Metro line 10 which has stations in both terminals.[11] KLM launched the first intercontinental air route from Chengdu, to Amsterdam, on 28 May 2006.[12]

The construction of its second runway started from late 2008, and service commenced in December 2009. The completed new runway, 3,600 metres (11,811 ft) in length and 60 metres (197 ft) in width, upgraded the previous flight area rating from 4E to 4F, capable of handling the Airbus A380.[13]

On 9 June 2014, United Airlines began operating a nonstop service from San Francisco to Chengdu, connecting central China to the United States non-stop for the first time.[14] Service to the US has since expanded, as Hainan Airlines now offers nonstop service from Chengdu to Los Angeles[15] and began nonstop service to New York–JFK in October 2017.[16]

With the opening of Chengdu Tianfu International Airport on 27 June 2021,[17] it is planned for most international and cargo routes to be moved away from Shuangliu Airport, which is to mainly operate domestic flights going forward.[18]

Airlines and destinations

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Passenger

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AirlinesDestinations
Air China Bazhong,[19] Beijing–Capital, Changsha, Dalian,[20] Fuyang, Fuzhou, Guangzhou,[21] Haikou,[20] Hangzhou, Hefei, Hohhot,[20] Kunming,[20] Lanzhou, Lhasa, Nanchang, Nanjing, Nanning, Ningbo, Panzhihua, Qamdo, Qingdao, Quanzhou,[20] Sanya, Shanghai–Hongqiao, Shanghai–Pudong,[19] Shenzhen,[20] Tianjin, Ürümqi, Wenzhou, Wuhan, Xiamen, Xining, Yangzhou, Yinchuan, Zhengzhou
Beijing Capital Airlines Guangzhou, Hangzhou, Qingdao, Sanya
Chengdu Airlines Beihai, Beijing–Daxing,[22] Changsha, Dazhou, Fuzhou, Guangzhou, Hailar, Hangzhou, Hengyang, Jining, Kashgar,[23] Kunming, Lhasa, Lianyungang, Luoyang,[22] Quanzhou, Sanya, Shanghai–Hongqiao, Shanghai–Pudong, Shenyang,[22] Shenzhen, Taizhou, Tianjin,[22] Ürümqi,[22] Weihai, Wenzhou, Wuhan, Xingyi, Xishuangbanna,[23] Yichang, Yueyang
China Eastern Airlines Hangzhou,[24] Huai'an, Jinzhou, Liuzhou, Shenyang, Shenzhen, Shiyan, Xiamen, Xinzhou, Zhanjiang
China Southern Airlines Beijing–Daxing, Guangzhou, Shenzhen
Hainan Airlines Beijing–Capital, Guangzhou, Haikou, Sanya, Shanghai–Pudong, Shenzhen, Ürümqi
Loong Air Hangzhou
Okay Airways Changsha, Tianjin
Shandong Airlines Qingdao, Xiamen
Shanghai Airlines Shanghai–Hongqiao, Shanghai–Pudong
Shenzhen Airlines Beijing–Capital, Guangzhou, Nanjing, Shenzhen
Sichuan Airlines Beijing–Capital, Bole, Changchun, Changsha, Changzhou,[25] Daocheng, Fuzhou, Guangzhou, Haikou, Handan, Hangzhou, Harbin, Hefei, Jieyang,[26] Jinan, Kangding, Kashgar, Kunming, Lanzhou, Lhasa, Lijiang, Longyan, Nanchang, Nanjing, Nanning, Nantong,[27] Ningbo, Nyingchi, Qingdao, Sanya, Shanghai–Pudong, Shenyang, Shenzhen, Shijiazhuang, Taiyuan, Tianjin, Ürümqi, Wuhan, Wuxi, Xiamen, Xi'an, Xichang, Yinchuan, Zhengzhou, Zhuhai, Pokhara
Tibet Airlines Beijing–Capital,[28] Changsha,[28] Dali, Fuzhou,[28] Golmud, Golog, Hangzhou,[28] Harbin, Hefei,[28] Jinan,[28] Kunming,[28] Lhasa, Lijiang, Linyi,[29] Mangshi, Nyingchi, Qamdo, Qingdao,[28] Sanming, Sanya, Shanghai–Hongqiao, Shenyang, Shenzhen, Shigatse–Peace, Shijiazhuang, Songyuan,[28] Taiyuan, Wuhan,[28] Wuhu,[28] Xiamen, Xining, Xishuangbanna, Zhaotong[30]

Cargo

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AirlinesDestinations
Air Incheon Seoul–Incheon
SF Airlines[31][32] Chennai, Delhi,[33] Dhaka, Hangzhou, Mumbai
 
Terminal 1 of Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport in August 2019
 
International departure hall

Other facilities

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China Southwest Airlines once had its headquarters on the airport property.[34]

Statistics

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Annual passenger traffic at CTU airport. See Wikidata query.

Ground transportation

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Airport buses

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Entrance C of Terminal 2 of Shuangliu International Airport Station, Chengdu Metro
  • Airport Bus No. 1, Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport - City Centre (Minshan Hotel, Section 2 of Renmin Road South, Metro station of Jinjiang Hotel); single ticket: ¥10.
  • Airport Bus No. 2, Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport - Chengdu railway station (North Railway Station); single ticket: up to ¥10.
  • Airport Bus No. 3, Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport - Chengdu East railway station (Chengdu Dong Railway Station); single ticket: ¥12.

Taxi

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It costs about RMB 60 Yuan from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to the city centre of Chengdu.

 
Transporting system of Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport

High-speed train (CRH)

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Passengers can take the CRH train at Shuangliu Airport railway station to Chengdu South railway station and Chengdu East railway station; single tickets are about ¥11 (US$1.5). The CRH trains at Shuangliu Airport railway station are also bound for Mianyang, Deyang, Meishan Dong (East), Leshan railway and Emeishan railway stations.

Metro

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Two stations on Line 10 of the Chengdu Metro links Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport with Taipingyuan station. The stations are Terminal 1 of Shuangliu International Airport station and Terminal 2 of Shuangliu International Airport station which serves Terminals 1 and 2 respectively. It was opened on 6 September 2017.

See also

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References

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