Jiayuguan Airport

Jiayuguan Airport
嘉峪关机场
Jiāyùguān Jīchǎng

Jiayuguan Airport
IATA: JGNICAO: ZLJQ
Summary
Airport type Public
Serves Jiayuguan and Jiuquan
Location Jiayuguan, Gansu, China
Elevation AMSL 1,558 m / 5,112 ft
Coordinates 39°51′25″N 98°20′29″E / 39.85694°N 98.34139°E / 39.85694; 98.34139Coordinates: 39°51′25″N 98°20′29″E / 39.85694°N 98.34139°E / 39.85694; 98.34139
Map
JGN

Location of airport in China

Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
14/32 3,000 9,843
Statistics (2015)
Passengers 354,860
Aircraft movements 4,324
Cargo (metric tons) 1,673
Source: CAAC[1][2][3]
Jiayuguan Airport
Traditional Chinese

嘉峪關機場

P=Jiāyùguān Jīchǎng
Simplified Chinese 嘉峪关机场

Jiayuguan Airport (IATA: JGN, ICAO: ZLJQ) is an airport in Jiayuguan City, Gansu Province, China. It is located 9 kilometers northeast of Jiayuguan and also close to the city of Jiuquan. First built in 1938 for military use, the airport was rebuilt at the current location in 1953 and was formerly called Jiuquan Airport.[4] It was expanded and reopened in August 2006.[5]

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
China Eastern Airlines Beijing-Capital, Dunhuang, Guangzhou, Kunming, Lanzhou, Shanghai-Hongqiao, Ürümqi, Xi'an
China Express AirlinesChongqing, Dunhuang, Lanzhou
China United Airlines Beijing-Nanyuan, Jinchang
Sichuan Airlines Chengdu, Lanzhou

See also

References

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