Daocheng Yading Airport
Daocheng Yading Airport 稻城亚丁机场 | |||||||||||
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AMSL 4,411 m / 14,472 ft | | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 29°19′23″N 100°03′12″E / 29.32306°N 100.05333°E | ||||||||||
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Hanyu Pinyin | Dàochéng Yàdīng Jīchǎng |
Daocheng Yading Airport (
At 4,411 m (14,472 ft) above sea level, Daocheng Yading is the highest civilian airport in the world.
Construction started after the airport was approved in April 2011, with a total investment of 1.58 billion yuan (US$255 million). The airport was opened on 16 September 2013.[4][1] The inaugural flight was Air China Flight 4215 on an Airbus A319 from the provincial capital Chengdu, carrying 118 passengers.[2] The opening of the airport cut the journey time between Daocheng and Chengdu to one hour, which previously required a two-day bus trip.[1]
Facilities
Daocheng Yading Airport has a single runway that is 4,200 m (13,800 ft) long and 45 m (148 ft) wide (class 4C). It has a 5,000 m2 (54,000 sq ft) terminal building that is shaped like a
Airlines and destinations
Airlines | Destinations |
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Air China | Chengdu–Tianfu |
Chongqing Airlines | Chongqing, Zhuhai |
Sichuan Airlines | Chengdu–Tianfu[6] |
See also
References
- ^ a b c d Ben Blanchard (16 September 2013). "China opens world's highest civilian airport". Reuters. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
- ^ a b 陸亞丁機場啟用 世界海拔最高 [Yading Airport opens in mainland, the highest in the world]. Central News Agency (in Chinese). 16 September 2013. Archived from the original on 21 October 2013. Retrieved 17 September 2013.
- ^ Chen Chunyu (3 March 2011). 稻城亚丁机场建设获立项 成都一小时飞稻城. Sichuan Online (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2013.
- ^ Lu Hui (16 September 2013). "World's highest civilian airport starts operating". Xinhua. Archived from the original on 20 September 2013. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
- ^ 稻城亚丁机场今日通航 [Daocheng Yading Airport starts operation today]. Chengdu Business News (in Chinese). 16 September 2013. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
- ^ "2023年新航季川航最新航线出炉,附国际/地区航线新消息". Retrieved 16 March 2023.