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Xining Caojiapu International Airport

Xining Caojiapu International Airport

西宁曹家堡国际机场
The airport terminal
Summary
OperatorChina West Airport Group
ServesXining and Haidong
Qinghai
LocationHuzhu County, Qinghai
Opened27 December 1991; 33 years ago (1991-12-27)
Elevation AMSL2,170 m / 7,119 ft
Coordinates36°31′39″N 102°02′34″E / 36.52750°N 102.04278°E / 36.52750; 102.04278
Websiteqhaport.cwag.com
Map
XNN/ZLXN is located in Qinghai
XNN/ZLXN
XNN/ZLXN
Location in Qinghai
XNN/ZLXN is located in China
XNN/ZLXN
XNN/ZLXN
Location in China
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
11/29 3,800 12,467 Asphalt
Statistics (2021)
Passengers5,864,258
Aircraft movements57,020
Cargo (in tonnes)33,820.8
Xining Caojiapu International Airport
Simplified Chinese西宁曹家堡国际机场
Traditional Chinese西寧曹家堡國際機場
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinXīníng Cáojiāpǔ Guójì Jīchǎng

Xining Caojiapu International Airport (IATA: XNN, ICAO: ZLXN), is an airport serving Xining, the capital of Qinghai Province, China. It is located in Huzhu County, Haidong, on the Tibetan Plateau about 30 kilometres (19 mi) east of downtown Xining. The airport began operation in 1991. In October 2011, a new 3,800-meter runway entered service. The older runway now serves as a taxiway.[3][4]

History

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The first airport in the area was located near the town of Lejiawan, 17 km (11 mi) west of the current airport. Built on the orders of military governor Ma Bufang in 1931,[5] it saw limited use by commercial airlines in 1933. In 1957, the runway was expanded to 2,600 metres (8,500 ft) and more facilities were added. A commercial route flew between Xining, Lanzhou, Baotou, and Beijing with fewer than 1,000 passengers per year. The airport was shared with the military.[6]

In 1975, plans were made to relocate the airport, as the Lejiawan Airport was limited by a one-way gravel runway. Construction of Caojiapu airport was approved by the State Council on 17 May 1985 and started in 1989. The airport opened in December 1991. The site of the former airport is now a military base.[6]

Airlines and destinations

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Arrivals Area
AirlinesDestinations
Air China Beijing–Capital, Chengdu–Shuangliu, Chengdu–Tianfu,[7] Hangzhou,[8] Shanghai–Pudong,[8] Taiyuan, Tianjin, Urumqi[9]
Air Guilin Guilin,[10] Haikou[10]
Air Travel Changsha[11]
Beijing Capital Airlines Beijing–Daxing,[12] Haikou,[13] Yushu[12]
China Eastern Airlines Beijing–Daxing,[14] Chengdu–Tianfu, Delingha, Dunhuang,[15] Golmud,[16] Golog, Guilin,[13] Hefei,[17] Huatugou, Jinan,[18] Kunming,[19] Nanchang,[20] Nanjing,[8] Ningbo, Ordos, Qilian,[21] Sanya,[13] Shanghai–Hongqiao, Shanghai–Pudong,[8] Wuhan, Xi'an, Yushu[12]
China Express Airlines Aksu,[13] Chongqing[9]
China Southern Airlines Guangzhou, Guiyang
Hainan Airlines Haikou,[13] Xi'an[13]
Loong Air Delingha, Handan,[9] Hangzhou[9]
Lucky Air Lhasa,[13] Zhengzhou[13]
Ruili Airlines Kunming,[7] Qionghai,[22] Xishuangbanna[23]
Shandong Airlines Jinan, Qingdao,[7] Yinchuan
Shanghai Airlines Shanghai–Pudong[8]
Shenzhen Airlines Shenzhen
Sichuan Airlines Chengdu–Tianfu,[13] Chongqing,[13] Lhasa,[24] Luzhou,[13] Sanya, Urumqi
Tibet Airlines Chengdu–Shuangliu, Chongqing,[13] Golmud, Golog, Lhasa, Yushu,[25] Zhengzhou[24]
West Air Zhengzhou
XiamenAir Changsha,[26] Chongqing, Fuzhou, Hangzhou,[27] Luoyang,[7] Quanzhou, Wuhan, Xiamen, Zhengzhou[13]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Airport information for ZLXN at Great Circle Mapper.
  2. ^ Airport information for Xining Caojiabao Airport at Transport Search website.
  3. ^ "西宁曹家堡机场". China West Airport Group. 2010-02-27. Archived from the original on 2010-02-27.
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  18. ^ 东航山东分公司夏秋换季新增多条航线 (in Chinese (China)). Carnoc.
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  20. ^ "襄阳机场2022年冬航季航班计划来啦！多条航线有调整". Retrieved January 4, 2023.
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  22. ^ "苏南瑞丽航空2024年冬春航季航班时刻表". Retrieved 14 December 2024.
  23. ^ "西双版纳机场W23航季航点整理". Retrieved 30 January 2024.
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  26. ^ "2024年冬航季厦航集团湖南地区航班时刻表". Retrieved 3 December 2024.
  27. ^ "洛阳=曼谷复航 特惠票价300起~". Retrieved 15 August 2024.
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