Nanyang Jiangying Airport is an airport serving the city of Nanyang

Nanyang, Henan

Nanyang is a prefecture-level city in the southwest of Henan province, People's Republic of China. The city with the largest administrative area in Henan, Nanyang borders Xinyang to the southeast, Zhumadian to the east, Pingdingshan to the northeast, Luoyang to the north, Sanmenxia to the...

 in Henan Province, China

China

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. It is located near Jiangying, in Wancheng District

Wancheng District

Wancheng District is a District in the center part of Nanyang City, southwestern Henan province, People's Republic of China....

, 12 kilometers east of the city center. The airport was opened in October 1992 and expanded in 1998. It is currently undergoing another phase of expansion.

Facilities

The airport has one runway that is 2,300 meters long and 50 meters wide (class 4C), and a 3,000 square-meter terminal building. Construction is under way to lengthen the runway to 2,800 meters and expand the terminal building.

History

The original Nanyang Airport was built in April 1934 and occupied by the Japanese during WWII. After the war it was used as a military airport with some civil flights. In October 1992 the new Jiangying Airport was built at the current location with an investment of 77 million yuan, and the old airport was closed. The new runway was 1,800 meters long and 45 meters wide. In 1998 the airport was expanded at a cost of 22.8 million yuan, lengthening the runway to 2,300 meters. Scheduled flights to Guangzhou

Guangzhou

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, Shanghai

Shanghai

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, and Beijing

Beijing

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 started in 2004.

Airlines and destinations

See also

• List of airports in the People's Republic of China
• List of the busiest airports in the People's Republic of China

External links

• Official web site