Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport
| Hangzhou Xiaoshan Airport | |
|---|---|
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| Characteristics | |
| ICAO code | ZSHC |
| IATA code | HGH |
| Coordinates | |
| Height above MSL | 7 m (23 ft ) |
| Transport links | |
| Distance from the city center | 27 km east of Hangzhou |
| Local transport | Airport shuttle |
| Basic data | |
| surface | 483 ha |
| Passengers | 17,060,000 (2010) |
| Air freight | 210,000 t (2008) |
| Flight movements |
166,000 (2010) |
| Start-and runway | |
| 07/25 | 3600 m × 45 m concrete |
The Airport Hangzhou Xiaoshan ( Chinese 杭州萧山国际机场 , Pinyin Hangzhou Xiaoshan Guoji Jīchǎng ; English: Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport ) is an international airport in the district of Xiaoshan the provincial capital Hangzhou in the province of Zhejiang of China . In terms of passenger numbers, it is the tenth largest airport in China and the largest in the province. It is located south of the Qiantang River , on which the city of Hangzhou is located.
Transport links
Hangzhou Xiaoshan Airport can be reached by car, taxi, or bus . There are a total of three parking spaces, one VIP parking space and one long-term parking space . A taxi ride to the city center costs about 150 renminbi and a bus ride about 30 renminbi. Buses run from the terminal every 15-30 minutes. There is also a bus service to Shanghai Huangpu Bus Terminal for around 100 Renminbi. The journey time is around three and a half hours.
history
When planning the airport, expansion was planned in three phases. The first phase of construction began in July 1997 and was completed on December 30, 2000. It replaced the old Hangzhou-Jianqiao Airport, which was both a civil and a military airport . In September 2003, the central government of China decided to expand the airport for international traffic. In March 2004, after the customs and security area had been completed, the airport officially opened as an international airport.
The annual volume increased from 2.98 million passengers and 73,000 tons of freight in 2001 to 12.67 million passengers and 210,000 tons in 2008. The number of take-offs and landings was 36,400 in 2001 and 119,000 in 2008. The airport is one of the ten largest of all 152 Chinese civil airports. The airport is served by more than 38 airlines with over 2,400 take-offs and landings per week. There are flights to over 58 cities and regions from Hangzhou.
terminal
The terminal building has a size of over 100,000 m². In addition, it has around 55 check-in counters, 23 of which are for international flights, twelve departure gates, twelve passenger boarding bridges , a VIP area, fast food and Chinese restaurants, several banks, an exchange office, a first aid center. Station, a lost property office and numerous shops. Many systems on the airport grounds and in the terminal have been built and designed in an environmentally friendly manner.
Expansion plans
The second expansion phase began in 2007. First a terminal was built for international traffic with an area of 96,000 m². It was put into operation in 2010. The following expansion plan is to be implemented by 2015:
- Construction of a second runway
- Construction of an international terminal
- Construction of an inland terminal
- Take the necessary measures for the A380
The airport will then have an annual capacity of 25,600,000 passengers, 500,000 tons of freight and 260,000 flights.
By 2035, the plan is to achieve a third expansion stage with a capacity of 52,000,000 passengers, 1,000,000 t of freight, 500,000 flights and an area of 1,270 hectares.
Airlines and Destinations
Hangzhou is currently (as of September 2014) no direct flights from German-speaking countries. Hainan Airlines serves it via Paris CDG , KLM via Amsterdam , Air China via Chengdu and Asiana Airlines via Seoul .
Destinations from Hangzhou include: Beijing , Tapei , Xi'an , Guangzhou (Canton), Busan , Hong Kong , Sydney , Australia, Singapore , Kunming , Yunnan Province and Osaka , Japan.
The following airlines fly to the airport: Air China , Air Macau , AirAsia X , All Nippon Airways , Beijing Capital Airlines , Chengdu Airlines , China Eastern Airlines , China Southern Airlines , Cathay Dragon , EVA Air , Hainan Airlines , Hong Kong Airlines , Jetstar Asia Airways , Mandarin Airlines , Okay Airways , Shandong Airlines , Shanghai Airlines , Shenzhen Airlines , Spring Airlines , Sichuan Airlines , Tianjin Airlines , TransAsia Airways , Uni Air and Xiamen Airlines .
Air freight connections
UFO appearance
On July 9, 2010, the airport was closed for an hour because an unidentifiable flying object was sighted there. The air surveillance could not detect an object on the radar. The incident drew the attention of the Chinese media and sparked much speculation.
See also
Web links
- Airport data on World Aero Data ( 2006 )
- Airport data in the Aviation Safety Network (English)
- Official website of the airport (English, Chinese )
- Description of the airport on ifly.com (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Airport Profile (English), General information on the airport
- ↑ Hangzhou airport gets a new passenger terminal Business Traveler, August 26, 2010
- ↑ a b Airport Expansion Project
- ↑ http://www.nationalledger.com/cgi-bin/artman/exec/view.cgi?archive=51&num=33158 ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/90001/90782/90872/7058628.html
- ↑ http://abcnews.go.com/International/ufo-china-closes-airport-prompts-investigation/story?id=11159531
