Zunyi Xinzhou Airport (IATA: ZYI, ICAO: ZUZY) is a dual-use military and civil airport serving the city of Zunyi in China's southwestern Guizhou Province. It is located in the town of Xinzhou in Xinpu New Area. The military air base was built in 1966 and completed in 1970.[3]

Zunyi Xinzhou Airport

遵义新舟机场
Summary
Airport typePublic / Military
ServesZunyi, Guizhou, China
LocationXinzhou, Xinpu New Area
Opened28 August 2012; 12 years ago (2012-08-28)
Coordinates27°48′40.2″N 107°14′45.5″E / 27.811167°N 107.245972°E / 27.811167; 107.245972
Websitezunyiairport.cn
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ZYI is located in Guizhou
ZYI
ZYI
Location of airport in Guizhou
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
18/36 2,800 9,186 Concrete
Statistics (2021)
Passengers1,292,664
Aircraft movements13,743
Cargo (metric tons)1461.6
Source: CAAC[1][2]
Zunyi Xinzhou Airport
Simplified Chinese遵义新舟机场
Traditional Chinese遵義新舟機場
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinZūnyì Xīnzhōu Jīchǎng

In September 2009 construction was started to convert the air base to a dual-use airport, with an estimated total investment of 408 million yuan.[3] The airport opened on 28 August 2012, with inaugural flights to Beijing and Guangzhou.[2]

Facilities

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The airport has a 2,800-meter (9,200 ft) runway (class 4C)[2] and an 11,000-square-meter (120,000 sq ft) terminal building that is designed to resemble the site of Zunyi Conference.[4] It was projected to handle 300,000 passengers annually by 2020,[3] although during its first year in operation the airport already handled 309,531.[5]

Airlines and destinations

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AirlinesDestinations
Chengdu Airlines Chengdu–Tianfu,[6] Zhuhai
China Eastern Airlines Nanjing, Shanghai–Pudong, Wuhan
China Express Airlines Tianjin,[7] Xingyi,[8] Yan'an
China Southern Airlines Beijing–Daxing,[9] Guangzhou
Hebei Airlines Beijing–Daxing, Haikou,[10] Shijiazhuang[10]
Loong Air Hangzhou,[11] Lijiang,[11] Wenzhou,[7] Xishuangbanna[7]
Spring Airlines Lanzhou, Shanghai–Pudong, Shenzhen
Tianjin Airlines Haikou,[12] Sanya,[10] Xiamen, Xi'an, Zhengzhou

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Airport information for Zunyi Airport at Great Circle Mapper.
  2. ^ a b c "北京遵义首航 南航贵州支线机场航线增至3条". Carnoc. 2012-08-31.
  3. ^ a b c "遵义机场改扩建完成投资1.38亿". airnews.cn. 2010-12-17.
  4. ^ "遵义机场选定"会址"造型航站楼或年内启用". Carnoc. 2011-07-11.
  5. ^ "民航机场业务量(排序)". CAAC. 2014-04-07.
  6. ^ "航班换季 | 叮咚!珠海机场2023年冬航季航班时刻表,请查收~". Retrieved 7 November 2023.
  7. ^ a b c "遵义新舟机场2022年冬春航季航班计划来了!". Retrieved December 27, 2022.
  8. ^ "遵义新舟机场2023年冬航季航班计划表来啦!". Retrieved 20 December 2023.
  9. ^ "China Southern to transfer first 13 services to Beijing Daxing Airport in Oct-2019 | Corporate Travel Community". 4 July 2019.
  10. ^ a b c "西安=遵义=三亚航线将于7月1日起恢复执行啦". Retrieved 11 August 2024.
  11. ^ a b "10月30日起,丽江机场将执行2022年冬航季航班计划". Retrieved February 12, 2023.
  12. ^ "遵义新舟机场2023年夏航季航班时刻表来了!新增沈阳、常州、南通3个航点城市!". Retrieved 16 May 2023.