Guilin Qifengling Airport
Guilin Qifengling Airport 桂林奇峰岭机场 | |||||||||||
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 An Ilyushin Il-18 of the CAAC at the airport in 1984 | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Military (former public) | ||||||||||
| Serves | Guilin, Guangxi | ||||||||||
| Location | Qifeng, Yanshan District, Guilin | ||||||||||
| Opened | 1942 (military), 1958 (civil) | ||||||||||
| Closed | 1 October 1996 (24 years ago) | ||||||||||
| Passenger services ceased | 1 October 1996 | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 25°11′40″N 110°19′11″E / 25.19444°N 110.31972°E | ||||||||||
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  Guilin Qifengling Airport Location in Guangxi | |||||||||||
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Hanyu Pinyin | Guìlín jīfēnglǐng jīchǎng |
Guilin Qifengling Airport is a
History
During
Qifengling Airport was rebuilt in 1958, serving both civil and military air traffic. During the 1990s, tourism to Guilin rose significantly. The majority of tourists came from Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan and travelled to Guilin by air. In 1982, Qifengling Airport received 471,200 passengers; in 1991, the airport handled 1,456,000 passengers and was serving 16 airlines.[3] The runway, small terminal, and apron of the airport grew inadequate due to this increased activity. Work on a new airport started in 1993 and was completed in 1996.[4] Commercial flights shifted to the new Liangjiang International Airport upon its opening in October 1996.[5]
Airfield
Qifengling Airport has one runway, 18/36,[6] with dimensions 2,300 by 45 metres (7,546 ft × 148 ft).[3]
Accidents and incidents
- On 26 April 1982, a Hawker Siddeley Trident 2E operating CAAC Flight 3303 was on approach to Qifengling Airport when it crashed into a mountain in Gongcheng Yao Autonomous County, about 60 kilometres (37 mi) southeast of Guilin. All 112 passengers and crew on board were killed.[7][8]
- On 14 September 1983, a Harbin H-5 belonging to the Chinese military crashed into it, leaving a hole in the front right side of the Trident and killing 11 of its passengers.[9]
- On 24 November 1992, a Boeing 737-300 operating China Southern Airlines Flight 3943 crashed into a mountain about 24 kilometres (15 mi) form Guilin while it was approaching Qifengling Airport. The incident killed all 141 occupants of the aircraft, and was the worst plane crash to occur within Southern China.[10][11]
References
This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency
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- ^ USAFHRA Document Search – Kweilin
- ^ a b "1996 享誉全国的国际空港". Guilinlife.com (in Chinese). 18 September 2009. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
- ^ Liu, Chunyuan (23 September 2009). "难忘的1996年国庆". Civil Aviation Administration of China (in Chinese). Retrieved 4 October 2016.
- ^ "桂林两江国际机场将迎来通航20周年". Xinhua News Agency (in Chinese). 1 October 2016. Retrieved 4 October 2016.[dead link]
- ^ Google (4 October 2016). "25°11'39.8"N 110°19'11.1"E" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
- ^ "Deadly plane crashes on Chinese mainland in past three decades". Xinhua News Agency. 25 August 2010. Archived from the original on October 21, 2016. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
- Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
- Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
- ^ Kristof, Nicholas (25 November 1992). "Jet Crashes in China, Killing 141; 5th Serious Accident in 4 Months". The New York Times. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
- Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
External links
Media related to Guilin Qifengling Airport at Wikimedia Commons
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