Airport type Public Location Haikou, Hainan, China Code HAK Province Hainan Passenger count 16,167,004 | Operator HNA Infrastructure Elevation AMSL 23 m / 75 ft Elevation 23 m Phone +86 898 6576 0114 | |
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Owner Haikou Meilan International Airport Hub for Hainan Airlines
Tianjin Airlines Address Meilan, Haikou, Hainan, China | ||
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Haikou Meilan International Airport (IATA: HAK, ICAO: ZJHK) is the airport serving Haikou, the capital of Hainan Province, China. It is located 25 kilometres (16 mi) southeast of the city center and was opened in 1999, replacing the old Dayingshan Airport located along what is now the city's Guoxing Avenue (国兴大道). The airport is operated by HNA Infrastructure.
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Haikou Meilan International Airport is the largest airport in Hainan, but the 2nd busiest (21st busiest airport in China with 10,696,585 passengers in 2012).
Facilities
The airport terminal has 60,200 square metres of space, with 45 check-in counters and 11 security checkpoints. The airport is staffed by 565 employees.
A new, international terminal opened on August 14, 2013. Situated at the east side of the existing terminal, this new apron increases international capacity to ten flights, from the previous capacity of three. Construction of this new terminal began on April 18, 2011.
Ground transportation
Getting to the airport from Haikou city by taxi usually costs about RMB 60 and takes about 30 minutes.
The Meilan Railway Station is served by Hainan Eastern Ring Railway.