Wenzhou Longwan International Airport

Wenzhou Longwan International Airport (IATA: WNZ, ICAO: ZSWZ) is the airport serving the city of Wenzhou in southern Zhejiang Province, China. Formerly called Wenzhou Yongqiang Airport, it adopted the current name on 25 April 2013.[1]

Wenzhou Longwan International Airport

温州龙湾国际机场
Wenzhou Airport interior
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorWenzhou Airport Group Co. Ltd.
ServesWenzhou, Zhejiang
LocationLongwan District, Wenzhou
Coordinates27°54′43″N 120°51′07″E
Websitewww.wzair.cn
Map
WNZ
Location of airport in Zhejiang
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
03/21 3,200 10,499 Concrete
Statistics (2018)
Passengers11,218,701
Cargo80,189.5
Aircraft movements86,362
Wenzhou Longwan International Airport
Simplified Chinese温州龙湾国际机场
Traditional Chinese溫州龍灣國際機場
Wenzhou Yongqiang Airport
Simplified Chinese温州永强机场
Traditional Chinese溫州永強機場

The airport is located 24 km (15 mi) southeast of the city. In 2010, Wenzhou airport was the 28th busiest airport in mainland China with 5,326,802 passengers.

History

The airport was opened for civil service on July 12, 1990. The construction cost was RMB 132.5 million dollars and was funded by Wenzhou's municipal government.

Facilities

The airport can handle aircraft as large as the Boeing 767 and Airbus A330. The departure lounge occupies 12,000 m2 (130,000 sq ft) in area. The apron occupies an area of 73,000 m2 (790,000 sq ft).

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.[2]

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

AirlinesDestinations
9 Air Guangzhou, Guiyang
Air Chang'an Guiyang, Xi'an, Yichang
Air China Beijing–Capital, Beijing–Daxing, Changchun, Chengdu–Shuangliu, Chongqing, Guangzhou, Guiyang, Kunming, Lanzhou, Shanghai–Pudong, Taiyuan, Tianjin, Xi'an
Air Guilin Xuzhou, Zhengzhou, Zhoushan
Air Macau Macau
Beijing Capital Airlines Qingdao
Chengdu Airlines Chengdu–Tianfu, Guiyang, Hengyang, Jinan, Yancheng, Yueyang
China Eastern Airlines Beihai, Beijing–Daxing, Chengdu–Shuangliu, Chengdu–Tianfu, Guangzhou, Guilin, Harbin, Kunming, Lanzhou, Liuzhou, Luzhou, Nanning, Qingdao, Shanghai–Pudong, Shenyang, Taiyuan, Weihai, Wuhan, Xi'an, Xinyang,[3] Yancheng, Yantai, Zhengzhou
China Express Airlines Changde, Chongqing
China Southern Airlines Beijing–Daxing, Changchun, Changsha, Guangzhou, Guiyang, Shenzhen, Urumqi, Wuhan, Zhengzhou
China United Airlines Beijing–Daxing, Changsha, Dalian, Dongying, Foshan, Handan, Hanzhong, Lianyungang, Liuzhou, Ordos, Qiqihar, Tongren, Yichang, Yichun, Yulin, Yuncheng
Chongqing Airlines Chongqing, Hongyuan
Hainan Airlines Changsha, Chongqing, Guangzhou, Lanzhou, Qingdao, Shenzhen, Taiyuan, Urumqi, Wuhan, Zhengzhou
Hebei Airlines Changsha, Shijiazhuang
Juneyao Airlines Changsha, Chifeng, Dalian, Guilin, Guiyang, Nantong, Qingdao, Wuhan, Zhangjiajie
Kunming Airlines Kunming
Loong Air Bazhong, Changchun, Chengdu–Shuangliu, Chongqing, Guilin, Guiyang, Hangzhou, Hefei, Lijiang, Linyi, Qianjiang, Shiyan, Wuhan, Xiangyang, Xining, Xishuangbanna, Xuzhou, Yantai, Zunyi–Maotai, Zunyi–Xinzhou
Lucky Air Kunming, Zhengzhou
Qingdao Airlines Changchun, Guiyang, Nanning, Qingdao, Sanya, Shenyang
Ruili Airlines Kunming
Shandong Airlines Jinan, Qingdao, Zhanjiang, Zhuhai
Shanghai Airlines Changchun, Haikou, Jinan,[4] Kunming, Shanghai–Hongqiao, Shanghai–Pudong, Xingyi, Yinchuan, Zhangjiajie, Zhengzhou
Shenzhen Airlines Dalian, Guangzhou, Harbin, Huizhou, Linyi, Sanya, Shenyang, Shenzhen, Yibin, Yichang, Yinchuan
Sichuan Airlines Changsha, Chengdu–Shuangliu, Chongqing, Guiyang, Haikou, Harbin, Sanya, Xichang
Spring Airlines Fuyang, Hohhot, Huai'an, Lanzhou, Shijiazhuang, Xi'an
Suparna Airlines Guiyang, Jinggangshan
Tianjin Airlines Jieyang, Qingdao, Tianjin
Tibet Airlines Golmud, Guiyang, Lhasa, Mianyang, Xining
Urumqi Air Hefei, Nanchong, Urumqi, Wanzhou, Wuhan, Zhengzhou
West Air Chongqing, Zhengzhou

Accidents and incidents

See also

References
  1. 温州永强机场正式更名为温州龙湾国际机场. Carnoc (in Chinese). 2013-05-09.
  2. 温州机场T2航站楼今日开工　面积10万平方米_民航新闻_民航资源网. news.carnoc.com. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
  3. "夏秋航季 信阳明港机场新增5条航线". news.carnoc.com. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  4. "冬春航季到来 东航山东新增四条航线_民航新闻_民航资源网". news.carnoc.com. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  5. "Incident: China Eastern A320 at Wenzhou on Mar 20th 2011, clipped trees on approach". avherald.com. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
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