Aba Hongyuan Airport (IATA: AHJ, ICAO: ZUHY) is an airport serving Hongyuan County in Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture of Sichuan province, China. It is located 48 kilometres (30 mi) southwest of the county seat, and 128 kilometres (80 mi) from Barkam, the prefecture capital. Construction started in July 2012, and the airport was opened on 28 August 2014. Hongyuan is a high-altitude airport, situated 3,535 metres (11,598 ft) above sea level.[2]
Ngawa Hongyuan Airport 阿坝红原机场 | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Serves | Hongyuan County, Sichuan | ||||||||||
| Opened | 28 August 2014 | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 3,535 m / 11,598 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 32°31′45″N 102°21′25″E / 32.52917°N 102.35694°E | ||||||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 阿坝红原机场 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 阿壩紅原機場 | ||||||
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Facilities
editThe airport has a 3,600-meter runway (class 4C) and a 3,600 square-meter terminal building. It is projected to handle 350,000 passengers annually by 2020.[1]
Airlines and destinations
edit| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Air China | Chengdu–Tianfu,[3] Lhasa |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b 红原机场试验段动工建设 (in Chinese (China)). Ngawa Prefecture People's Government. 2011-05-25. Archived from the original on 2011-08-21. Retrieved 2011-10-30.
- ^ 四川阿坝红原机场通航. Xinhua (in Chinese (China)). 2014-08-29. Archived from the original on October 19, 2014.
- ^ "西藏区内机场2023年冬春航季航班换季来啦！". Retrieved 1 February 2024.