Jiaxing Airport

嘉兴机场

Jiāxìng Jīchǎng
Summary
Airport typePublic / Military
ServesJiaxing, Zhejiang, China
LocationXiuzhou District
Coordinates30°42′24″N 120°40′50″E / 30.70667°N 120.68056°E / 30.70667; 120.68056
Map
Jiaxing Airport is located in Zhejiang
Jiaxing Airport
Jiaxing Airport
Location of airport in China
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
05/23 3,400 11,155
Source:[1]

Jiaxing Airport (Chinese: 嘉兴机场), or Jiaxing Air Base, is a military air base in the city of Jiaxing in Zhejiang province, China. It is being converted to a dual-use military and civilian airport. The airport is located 8 kilometers from the city center in Xiuzhou District.[2] Due to Jiaxing Airport's proximity to both Shanghai and Hangzhou, it is touted as "Shanghai's third airport" and "Hangzhou's second airport".[3] The airport is designed to handle 500,000 passengers annually.[3]Jiaxing Airport is expected to be officially operational in 2025.[4]

Facilities

Jiaxing Airport will be a class 4E airport when completed. Jiaxing Airport is planned to have one 3,400 meter long runway and a 25,700 square-meter terminal building. The airport will be able to accommodate Boeing 747 and Airbus A340 aircraft. [5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Jiaxing Air Base Archived 2012-04-25 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ↑ 浙江嘉兴将建小型支线机场
  3. 1 2 嘉兴年内开建“上海第三机场”
  4. ↑ 嘉兴机场项目全面开工建设
  5. ↑ "重磅！嘉兴要建机场了，计划9月开工！-嘉兴楼盘网". m.loupan.com. Retrieved 2022-08-03.
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