Airport type Public 01/19 3,200 Code KWE | Elevation AMSL 1,139 m / 3,737 ft 3,200 10,499 Elevation 1,139 m Phone +86 851 96967 | |
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Similar Guizhou Airport Group Co, 机场路口, Guiyang Jichang Hotel, 中国国际航空贵州分公司 | ||
Guiyang Longdongbao International Airport (IATA: KWE, ICAO: ZUGY) is an airport serving Guiyang, the capital of Guizhou Province in southwestern China.
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Guiyang Longdongbao Airport was opened on May 28, 1997 and adopted its current name on Jan 19, 2006. It is located 11 km southeast from Guiyang's city center. It is about 4 square kilometers and has a 3200-meter long, 45-meter wide runway, which can accommodate Boeing 747, Airbus A330 widebodied aircraft. The terminal is about 34000 square meters, available for over 2000 passengers departing and arriving per hour. Guiyang airport is an important hub in Southern China.
in 2011, Guiyang Longdongbao International Airport was the 25th busiest airport in the People's Republic of China with 7,339,229 passengers.
Expansion
Guiyang airport in 2010 exceeded its design capacity of 5 million passengers. The airport expansion project was authorized and started in Sept, 2010, with the total annual passenger capability of 15.5 millions and annual cargo traffic of 220 thousand tons per year. The total investment on it will be about 3.4 billion yuan.
Other facilities
China Express Airlines was previously headquartered on the grounds of Guiyang Longdongbao International Airport.