Wuxi Airport
| Wuxi Airport (Wuxi International Airport) | |
|---|---|
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| Characteristics | |
| ICAO code | ZSWX |
| IATA code | WUX |
| Coordinates | |
| Height above MSL | 5 m (16 ft ) |
| Transport links | |
| Distance from the city center | 12 km southeast of Wuxi, Jiangsu |
| Basic data | |
| opening | 2004 |
| operator | Wuxi Airport Industry Investment Ltd. Co. |
| Terminals | 1 |
| Passengers | 2,218,000 (2009) |
| Air freight | 47,021 t |
| Flight movements |
19,723 |
| Start-and runway | |
| 03/21 | 3200 m × 45 m asphalt |
The Wuxi Airport ( IATA code WUX , ICAO code ZSWX , chin.苏南硕放国际机场) is an international airport in the province of Jiangsu in the southeast of China . It is located around twelve kilometers southeast of Wuxi and around 100 kilometers west of Shanghai . It also serves the city of Suzhou .
In 2009 it had more than two million passengers.
The airport was created in 2004 from a military airfield. In 2007 a new terminal was built.
There are no direct flights to the airport from German-speaking countries; Connections exist via Beijing , Hong Kong or Osaka (as of November 2011). Wuxi is also served from Canton and Macau . In addition to Air China , Shenzhen Airlines , China Eastern , China Southern Airlines , Sichuan Airlines and China United Airlines fly .
Web links
- Wuxi Airport website (Chinese), last accessed on December 10, 2012