Yiwu Airport
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Yiwu Airport is a dual-use miltary and civil airport serving the city of Yiwu
in Zhejiang Province, China
. It is located 5.5 kilometres (3.4 mi) northwest of the city center and 51 km (31.7 mi) from the urban area of Jinhua
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. In 1988 the national government approved opening the conversion of the airfield to a dual-use military and civil airport. The airport was opened to civil flights on 1 April 1991. In December 1993 the airport was closed for a 100-million yuan expansion, and reopened in December 1994. A second round of expansion began in 2006 with a total investment of 300 million yuan, and a new terminal building was opened in April 2009.
Yiwu
Yiwu is a city of about 1.2 million people in central Zhejiang Province near the central eastern coast of the People's Republic of China. The city is famous for its small commodity trade and vibrant free markets and is a regional tourist destination...
in Zhejiang Province, China
China
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. It is located 5.5 kilometres (3.4 mi) northwest of the city center and 51 km (31.7 mi) from the urban area of Jinhua
Jinhua
Jinhua is a prefecture-level city in central Zhejiang province of Eastern China. It borders the provincial capital of Hangzhou to the northwest, Quzhou to the southwest, Lishui to the south, Taizhou to the east, and Shaoxing to the northeast....
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History
Yiwu airport was originally a military training airfield for the People's Liberation Army NavyPeople's Liberation Army Navy
The People's Liberation Army Navy is the naval branch of the People's Liberation Army , the military of the People's Republic of China. Until the early 1990s, the navy performed a subordinate role to the PLA Land Forces. Since then, it has undergone rapid modernisation...
. In 1988 the national government approved opening the conversion of the airfield to a dual-use military and civil airport. The airport was opened to civil flights on 1 April 1991. In December 1993 the airport was closed for a 100-million yuan expansion, and reopened in December 1994. A second round of expansion began in 2006 with a total investment of 300 million yuan, and a new terminal building was opened in April 2009.
Facilities
Yiwu Airport has one runway that is 2,500 meters long and 45 meters wide, and a 18,000 square-meter terminal building. It is capable of handling 1 million passengers per year.Airlines and destinations
The following airlines serve Yiwu Airport with scheduled flights:See also
- List of airports in the People's Republic of China
- List of the busiest airports in the People's Republic of China
- List of People's Liberation Army Air Force airbases