Wenzhou Yongqiang International Airport is the airport serving the city of Wenzhou

Wenzhou

Wenzhou is a prefecture-level city in southeastern Zhejiang province, People's Republic of China. The area under its jurisdiction, which includes two satellite cities and six counties, had a population of 9,122,100 as of 2010....

 in southern Zhejiang Province, China

China

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The airport is located 24 km southeast of the city. In 2010, Wenzhou airport was the 28th busiest airport in the People's Republic of China

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 with 5,326,802 passengers.

History

The airport was opened for civil service on July 12, 1990. The construction cost was RMB

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 132.5 million dollars and was funded by Wenzhou's municipal government.

Facilities

The airport can handle aircraft as large as the Boeing 767

Boeing 767

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 and Airbus A300

Airbus A300

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. The departure lounge occupies 12,000 m². in area. The apron occupies an area of 73,000 m².

New terminal

Construction of the new Terminal 2 officially began on 11 November 2011. It will have an area of 100,000 square meters, four times as big as the existing Terminal 1, and will be able to handle 13 million passengers per year. When completed it will be used exclusively for domestic flights, while Terminal 1 will be converted to a dedicated international terminal. Terminal 2 is the centerpiece of the new Wenzhou Comprehensive Transportation Hub development which also includes a long-distance bus terminal, subway station, as well as commercial real estate.

Airlines and destinations

Incidents and accidents

• On 20 March 2011 China Eastern Airlines
  China Eastern Airlines
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   flight MU5577 from Shanghai Hongqiao Airport
  Shanghai Hongqiao Airport
  Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport is the main domestic airport serving Shanghai, China, with limited international flights. It is located near the town of Hongqiao in Changning District, 13 km west of downtown, and is closer to the city center than Pudong Airport, Shanghai's main...
  
   clipped trees on approach at Yongqiang Airport.

See also

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

Reference