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Shuangliu Airport



Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport
成都双流国际机场
Chéngdū Shuāngliú Guójì Jīchǎng
IATA: CTU – ICAO: ZUUU
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Sichuan Province Airport Group Co.,Ltd
Serves Chengdu
Location Shuangliu County, Chengdu
Hub for Air China
Sichuan Airlines
Elevation AMSL 1,625 ft / 495 m
Coordinates 30°34′42″N 103°56′49″E / 30.57833°N 103.94694°E / 30.57833; 103.94694Coordinates: 30°34′42″N 103°56′49″E / 30.57833°N 103.94694°E / 30.57833; 103.94694
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
02R/20L 11,811 3,600 Concrete
02L/20R 11,811 3,600 Concrete

Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (IATA: CTU, ICAO: ZUUU) (simplified Chinese: 成都双流国际机场; traditional Chinese: 成都雙流國際機場; pinyin: Chéngdū Shuāngliú Guójì Jīchǎng) is the major airport in Chengdu, China. It is located in the north of Shuangliu County, about 16 kilometres (10 mi) southwest of downtown Chengdu.

In 2009, it was the busiest airport in Western China and the 6th busiest airport nationwide in terms of passenger traffic, with 22,637,762 passengers handled. Shuangliu Airport was also the 6th busiest airport in terms of cargo traffic and the 6th busiest airport by traffic movements in China as for 2009.

On May 12, 2008 the airport was temporarily shut down after sustaining some minor damages from the great Sichuan Earthquake but was quickly reopened the following day after inspection of the runway. The continued operation of the airport played a crucial role in facilitating the rescue work after the earthquake.

There is also a long-term plan to build a second airport in Jintang County with five runways. Upon completion, it will take less than 30 minutes to travel from Jintang to downtown Chengdu.

Overview

History

The airport, formerly named Shuangguisi Airport, opened in 1938 as a military airfield, in which capacity it operated during the second Sino-Japanese War and World War II. At that time, it possessed only earth surface for small biplanes to take off and touch down.

During World War II, the airport was known as Shwangliu (Shaungliu) Airfield and was used by the United States Army Air Forces Fourteenth Air Force as part of the China Defensive Campaign (1942–1945). It was used as a fighter base by the 33d Fighter Group, which flew P-47 Thunderbolt figher-bombers from the airport in 1944 to support Chinese ground forces, and also by reconnaissance units that operated camera-equipped P-38 Lightnings that located Japanese forces and provided intelligence to the fighter-bombers. The Americans closed their facilities at Shwangliu Airfield at the end of August 1945.

On December 12, 1956, the Shuangguisi Airport was put under civil aviation, which was then formally listed as a civil aviation airport and renamed Chengdu Shuangliu Airport. In 1957, the flights of Chengdu civil aviation were shifted to Shuangliu Airport from Guanghan Airport. The flight courses from Chengdu were thus opened to various cities within China including Beijing, Taiyuan, Xi An, Chongqing, Kunming, Guiyang, Nanchong, etc. The airport went through several earlier expansions in 1959, 1967, 1983, 1991, respectively.

Current State

A large-scale expansion was conducted on flight area and navigation area from 1994 to 2001. The runway was extended to 3,600m with Class 4E rating, allowing for larger jumbo jets including Boeing 747-400. The newly built terminal building was incorporated with three-parallel-porch design, accommodating an hourly capacity of 3,500 passengers at rush hours, while the previous terminal building was only designated for regional flights within Sichuan and Chongqing henceforth.

The airport is now an international civil airport with flights to more than 20 international destinations and many domestic airports, and is a hub for United Eagle Airlines, Air China and Sichuan Airlines. It is linked to downtown Chengdu by an expressway.

The construction of its second runway started from late 2008 and has started service in December 2009. The completed new runway, with 3,600 m length and 60 m width, upgraded the previous flight area rating from 4E to 4F, capable of handling the Airbus A380. The new Terminal 2 has started construction in June 2009 and is expected to be in service in 2011. The new terminal is twice the size of the current T1, which will allow the airport to handle up to 35 million passengers annually by the time of completion.






Airlines and destinations

Scheduled

Flights to and from Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan are treated as international flights.

Airlines Destinations
AirAsia X Kuala Lumpur
Air China Ali, Bangalore, Beijing-Capital, Changchun, Changsha, Changzhi, Dalian, Daxian, Fuzhou, Guangzhou, Guilin, Guiyang, Hangzhou, Harbin, Hefei, Hohhot, Hong Kong, Jiuzhaigou, Karachi, Kathmandu, Kunming, Lanzhou, Lhasa, Lijiang, Luxi, Nagoya-Centrair, Nanchang, Nanjing, Nanning, Nyingchi, Osaka-Kansai, Panzhihua, Qingdao, Sanya, Shanghai-Pudong, Shenyang, Shenzhen, Singapore, Seoul-Incheon, Tianjin, Tokyo-Narita, Urumqi, Taipei-Taoyuan, Wuhan, Wuxi, Wenzhou, Xiamen, Xi'an, Xichang, Xining, Xishuangbanna, Yinchuan, Yiwu, Zhangjaijie, Zhengzhou
Air Macau Macau
Asiana Airlines Seoul-Incheon
China Airlines Taipei-Taoyuan
China Eastern Airlines Hangzhou, Hefei, Jiuzhaigou, Jinan, Jinghong, Kangding, Kunming, Lanzhou, Lijiang, Nanchang, Nanjing, Ningbo, Seoul-Incheon, Shanghai-Pudong, Shijiazhuag, Taiyuan, Qingdao, Wenzhou, Wuhan, Wuxi, Xi'an, Yinchuan, Yulin
China Southern Airlines Baotou, Beijing-Capital, Changchun, Changsha, Dalian, Daqing, Guangzhou, Guilin, Guiyang, Harbin, Jiuzhaigou, Shantou, Shenyang, Shenzhen, Urumqi, Wuhan, Xi'an, Xichang, Yantai, Zhengzhou, Zhuhai
China United Airlines Beijing-Nanyuan
Chengdu Airlines Beihai, Changsha, Dalian, Guangzhou, Guilin, Hangzhou, Jinggangshan, Jinan, Kunming, Lijiang, Liuzhou, Nanjing, Nanning, Ningbo, Sanya, Shenzhen, Shijiazhuang, Wenzhou, Xiamen
Beijing Capital Airlines Guangzhou, Sanya, Lijiang
Dragonair Hong Kong
Hainan Airlines Beijing-Capital, Changsha, Haikou, Jiuzhaigou, Ningbo, Shenzhen, Urumqi, Xi'an
Juneyao Airlines Shanghai-Hongqiao
KLM Amsterdam
Lucky Air Kunming, Tianjin
Okay Airways Tianjin
Shandong Airlines Jinan, Qingdao
Shanghai Airlines Shanghai-Pudong, Shanghai-Hongqiao
Shenzhen Airlines Guangzhou, Guiyang, Kunming, Nanning, Shenzhen, Wuxi
Sichuan Airlines Beijing-Capital, Changchun, Changsha, Dalian, Fuzhou, Guangzhou, Guilin, Guiyang, Haikou, Hangzhou, Harbin, Hefei, Hohhot, Hong Kong, Jinan, Jiuzhaigou, Kunming, Lanzhou, Lhasa, Lijiang, Malé, Nanchang, Nanjing, Nanning, Nantong, Ningbo, Panzhihua, Qingdao, Sanya, Seoul-Incheon, Shanghai-Pudong, Shenzhen, Shenyang, Shijiazhuang, Taipei-Songshan, Taiyuan, Tianjin, Urumqi, Wenzhou, Wuhan, Wuxi, Xiamen, Xi'an, Xichang, Xining, Xuzhou, Yichang, Yinchuan, Zhangjiajie, Zhengzhou
SilkAir Singapore
Spring Airlines Shijiazhuang
Thai Airways International Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi
TransAsia Airways Taipei-Taoyuan
Xiamen Airlines Changsha, Fuzhou, Hangzhou, Jinjiang, Wuhan, Xiamen

Cargo

Airlines Destinations
Air China Cargo Beijing-Capital, Shanghai-Pudong
Jade Cargo International Amsterdam, Dubai, Frankfurt, Hong Kong, Vienna


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General Info
Country China
ICAO ID ZUUU
Time UTC+8
Latitude 30.578528
30° 34' 42.70" N
Longitude 103.947086
103° 56' 49.51" E
Elevation 1625 feet
495 meters
Type Civil
Magnetic Variation 001° W (06/06)
Operating Agency CIVIL GOVERNMENT, (LANDING FEES AND DIPLOMATIC CLEARANCE MAY BE REQUIRED)
Alternate Name CHENGDU
Near City Chengdu
Operating Hours SEE REMARKS FOR OPERATING HOURS OR COMMUNICATIONS FOR POSSIBLE HOURS


Communications
CHENGDU TWR
Opr HO.
123.0
118.85
CHENGDU GND
Opr 0200-1400Z.
121.85
ATIS
Opr HO.
128.6
CHENGDU APP AREA 1
Opr H24
125.6
120.2
Blw 19700


Runways
ID Dimensions Surface PCN ILS
02/20 11811 x 197 feet
3600 x 60 meters
CONCRETE. 080RBWT YES


Navaids
Type ID Name Channel Freq Distance From Field Bearing From Navaid
VOR-DME CTU SHUANGLIU 104X 115.7 At Field -


Remarks
CAUTION Bird haz.
CSTMS/AG/IMG Avbl.
FUEL (NC-J)
OPR HOURS Opr HS or O/R.



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