Jiuzhai Huanglong Airport

Jiuzhai Huanglong Airport
九寨黄龙机场
Jiǔzhài Huánglóng Jīchǎng
IATA: JZH – ICAO: ZUJZ
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Sichuan Jiuzhaihuanglong Airport Co. Ltd.
Location Songpan, Sichuan
Elevation AMSL 3,448 m / 11,312 ft
Coordinates 32°51′15″N 103°41′07″E / 32.85417°N 103.68528°E / 32.85417; 103.68528Coordinates: 32°51′15″N 103°41′07″E / 32.85417°N 103.68528°E / 32.85417; 103.68528
Website www.jzairport.com
Map
JZH

Location of airport in Sichuan

Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
02/20 3,200 10,499 Concrete
Statistics (2015)
Passengers 1,416,980
Aircraft movements 12,898
Cargo (metric tons) 232.9
Source: CAAC[1]
Jiuzhai Huanglong Airport
Traditional Chinese 九寨黃龍機場
Simplified Chinese 九寨黄龙机场

Jiuzhai Huanglong Airport (IATA: JZH, ICAO: ZUJZ), also known as Jiuzhaigou Airport (simplified Chinese: 九寨沟机场; traditional Chinese: 九寨溝機場) and Jiuhuang Airport, is an airport in Songpan County, Sichuan province, China. This airport serves two major scenic places of interest in this area, namely Huanglong, 53 kilometres (33 mi) away, and Jiuzhaigou, 88 km (55 mi) away. It is 3,448 metres (11,312 ft) above sea level .

Jiuzhai Huanglong Airport is about 240 km (150 mi) (40 minutes' flight) from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport, an aviation hub of Southwest China. It started flights on September 28, 2003, and has one runway of length 3,200 m (10,500 ft) and width 60 m (200 ft).

Due to the elevation of 3,448 m (11,312 ft), some passengers may experience symptoms of altitude sickness. This should be taken into consideration when planning to fly into or out of Jiuzhai Huanglong airport. The first aid center at the airport has small canisters of oxygen and Tibetan herbal medicine for sale.

Airlines and destinations

As of April 2012, the airport is served by the following airlines.[2]

AirlinesDestinations
Air ChinaBeijing, Chengdu, Chongqing, Guangzhou
Chengdu AirlinesChengdu
China Eastern AirlinesChengdu, Shanghai-Pudong, Xi'an
Hainan AirlinesChengdu
Sichuan AirlinesChengdu, Hangzhou, Xi'an
West AirChongqing

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.caac.gov.cn/XXGK/XXGK/TJSJ/201603/P020160331391016414029.xls
  2. ↑ (Chinese) Jiuzhai Huanglong Airport website. Airport schedule
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