Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport
| Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport 成都双流国际机场 Chéngdū Shuāngliú Guójì Jīchǎng |
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| Check-in Counters in Terminal 2, Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport. | |||
| IATA: CTU – ICAO: ZUUU | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Operator | Sichuan Province Airport Group Co.,Ltd | ||
| Serves | Chengdu | ||
| Location | Shuangliu County | ||
| Hub for | Air China Chengdu Airlines Sichuan Airlines |
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| Elevation AMSL | 495 m / 1,624 ft | ||
| Coordinates | 30°34′42″N 103°56′49″E / 30.57833°N 103.94694°ECoordinates: 30°34′42″N 103°56′49″E / 30.57833°N 103.94694°E | ||
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| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
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| 02R/20L | 3,600 | 11,811 | Concrete |
| 02L/20R | 3,600 | 11,811 | Concrete |
| Statistics (2012) | |||
| Passengers | 31,500,000 | ||
| Cargo | 477.7 thousand tons | ||
| Number of Flight | 222.4 thousand | ||
| Source: List of the busiest airports in the People's Republic of China | |||
Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (IATA: CTU, ICAO: ZUUU) (simplified Chinese: 成都双流国际机场; traditional Chinese: 成都雙流國際機場) is a major airport serving Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan province, China. It is located in the north of Shuangliu County, about 16 kilometres (10 mi) southwest of downtown Chengdu. Shuangliu Airport is the hub for Air China, Chengdu Airlines and Sichuan Airlines.
In 2011 Shuangliu Airport handled 29,073,719 passengers to rank the 5th busiest in mainland China.[1] It was also the 5th busiest airport in terms of cargo traffic and the 6th busiest by traffic movements in China for 2011.
On May 12, 2008 the airport was temporarily shut down after sustaining some minor damages from the great Sichuan Earthquake but was quickly reopened the following day after inspection of the runway. The continued operation of the airport played a crucial role in facilitating the rescue work after the earthquake.[2]
Overview
History
The airport, formerly named Shuangguisi Airport, opened in capacity as an auxiliary military airfield in 1938 during the second Sino-Japanese War (1937–45) and World War II. At the time, it possessed only earth surface for small biplanes to take off and touch down, where the Nationalist Chinese Air Force Polikarpov I-15 fighters of the 5th Pursuit Group were based for aerial defense of the Chengdu area against Japanese bomber raids;[3] this following the Chinese retreat from Wuhan to Chongqing as the new provisional capital in face of the Imperial Japanese onslaught.
During World War II, the airport was known as Shwangliu (Shuangliu) Airfield and 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 figher-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.[4][5]
On December 12, 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, Nanchong, etc.[6] The airport went through several earlier expansions in 1959, 1967, 1983 and 1991 respectively.
Current status
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 Boeing 747-400. The newly built terminal building was incorporated with three-parallel-porch design, accommodating an hourly capacity of 3,500 passengers at rush hours, while the previous terminal building was only designated for regional flights within Sichuan and Chongqing henceforth.[citation needed]
The airport is now an international civil airport with flights to more than 20 international destinations and many domestic airports, and is a hub for Chengdu Airlines, Air China and Sichuan Airlines. It is linked to downtown Chengdu by an expressway.
The construction of its second runway started from late 2008 and has started service in December 2009. The completed new runway, with 3,600 metres length and 60 metres (197 ft) width, upgraded the previous flight area rating from 4E to 4F, capable of handling the Airbus A380.[7] The new Terminal 2 has started construction in June 2009 and trial operations began on July 28, 2012 with limited airlines and was officially opened on August 9, 2012 for all domestic airlines other than Sichuan Airlines. T1 is split into Domestic and International wings, and retained all international flights from airlines within and outside China. The new terminal is twice the size of the current T1, and allows the airport to handle up to 35 million passengers annually.
Airlines and destinations
Scheduled
Flights to and from Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan are international flights. For international flights, the list only includes non-stop flights that do not make a stop-over on the route to final destination.
Cargo airlines
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Air China Cargo | Shanghai-Pudong |
| AirBridgeCargo Airlines | Zhengzhou[11] |
| Cathay Pacific Cargo | Hong Kong, Shanghai-Pudong |
| China Postal Airlines | Nanjing |
| FedEx Express | Anchorage, Delhi, Guangzhou |
| Korean Air Cargo | Seoul-Incheon |
| SF Airlines | Shenzhen |
| Shenzhen Donghai Airlines | Hong Kong, Shenzhen |
| UPS Airlines | Almaty, Cologne/Bonn, Seoul-Incheon, Shanghai-Pudong, Warsaw[12] |
| Yangtze River Express | Hong Kong, Luxembourg, Paris-Vatry, Prague, Shanghai-Pudong, Shenzhen |
| SF Airlines | Shenzhen[13] |
| DHL[14] | Shanghai-Pudong |
Other facilities
When China Southwest Airlines existed, its headquarters were on the airport property.[15]
Gallery
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The outside of Terminal 1
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Planes of Air China, China Southern Airlines and China Eastern Airlines in Airside Concourse C
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Terminal 2 under construction
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The Transporting system
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One of the lifts of Terminal 2, Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport. It connects the departure floor (floor 3), the arrival floor(floor 1), the office area（floor 2）, VIP zone (floor 4) and the Chengdu Metro system (underground floor).
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Inside of Terminal 2, Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport.
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Outside of Terminal 2, Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport.
References
This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Air Force Historical Research Agency.
- ^ "2011年全国民航运输机场吞吐量排名表".
- ^ Chengdu Shuangliu Int'l airport re-opens
- ^ http://surfcity.kund.dalnet.se/sino-japanese-1940.htm
- ^ Maurer, Maurer. Air Force Combat Units Of World War II. Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama: Office of Air Force History, 1983. ISBN 0-89201-092-4
- ^ USAFHRA document search - Shwangliu
- ^ Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport
- ^ Sichuan Online (Chinese)
- ^ "British Airways launches New Route to China" (Press release). British Airways. 19 December 2012. Retrieved 19 December 2012.
- ^ "Melbourne Airport ready to welcome Sichuan Airlines". Melbourne Airport. 2013-02-04. Retrieved 2013-0217.
- ^ http://www.scal.com.cn/Scal.WebMaster/FileUpLoad/htmlpage/2447.html
- ^ http://www.aircargoworld.com/Air-Cargo-News/2012/01/airbridgecargo-commences-chengdu-route/124455
- ^ "UPS Launches Express Flights to Fast-Growing Chengdu". UPS. 2011-07-26. Retrieved 2013-02-04.
- ^ "国内通航城市数量仅次于北京 成都天空谱写开放乐章". 新华网. 2012-08-10. Retrieved 2012-08-10.
- ^ "Apple's massive 'iPad 3' air freight deal with DHL shaking up shipping rates". Apple Insider. 2012-03-05. Retrieved 2013-01-27.
- ^ "World Airline Directory." Flight International. 1–7 April 1998. 57. "Shuangliu Airport, Chengdu, 610202, Sichuan, China"
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