Zhangjiajie Hehua International Airport

Zhangjiajie Hehua International Airport (Chinese: 张家界荷花国际机场) is an airport serving Zhangjiajie, Hunan, People's Republic of China (IATA: DYG, ICAO: ZGDY). The airport is located in Huhua village in Yongding District of Zhangjiajie. It is the second largest airport in Hunan, after Changsha Huanghua Airport, and the only international airport in the Wuling Mountains region.[2][3] As of 2019 it has a capacity of 5 million passengers, 19,000 tons of cargo and 45,000 aircraft movements.[2]

Zhangjiajie Hehua International Airport

张家界荷花国际机场
Summary
Airport typePublic
ServesZhangjiajie, Hunan
Opened18 August 1994 (1994-08-18)
Elevation AMSL217 m / 712 ft
Coordinates29°06′11″N 110°26′36″E
Map
DYG is located in Hunan
DYG
DYG
Location of airport in Hunan
DYG is located in China
DYG
DYG
DYG (China)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
08/26 2,600 8,530 Concrete
Statistics (2021)
Passengers1,433,164
Aircraft movements14,722
Cargo (metric tons)2,628.1
Source: CAAC[1]
Zhangjiajie Hehua International Airport
Simplified Chinese张家界荷花国际机场
Traditional Chinese張家界荷花國際機場

History

In 1991 construction started on Dayong Airport, which had its first test flight in December 1993 (Dayong is the former name of Zhangjiajie City).[3]

The airport eventually opened for commercial flights under the name Dayong Zhangjiajie Airport on 18 August 1994.[4] In 1995 it was renamed Zhangjiajie Hehua Airport. In 1999 it served 500,000 passengers annually.[5]

In 2011 the first international flight (excluding Macao and Hong Kong) arrived from Seoul's Incheon International Airport.[3]

In 2015 the second terminal opened after an 18 months construction period.[3]

Airlines and destinations
AirlinesDestinations
Air China Beijing–Capital, Beijing–Daxing, Chengdu–Tianfu
Air Guilin Haikou, Jinan, Shijiazhuang, Xuzhou
Air Seoul Seoul–Incheon (resumes 15 June 2023)[6]
Air Travel Changsha
Beijing Capital Airlines Xi'an
Chengdu Airlines Chengdu–Tianfu, Yueyang[7]
China Eastern Airlines Shanghai–Pudong, Xi'an
China Southern Airlines Guangzhou, Jieyang, Yancheng
Juneyao Airlines Hangzhou, Huizhou, Kunming, Nanjing, Shanghai–Pudong, Taiyuan, Wenzhou
Qingdao Airlines Hanoi,[8] Nanchang,[9] Qingdao,[9] Quanzhou (begins 8 June 2023)[9]
Shandong Airlines Nanjing
Shanghai Airlines Shanghai–Pudong
Sichuan Airlines Chengdu–Tianfu,[10] Cheongju (begins 7 June 2023),[11] Daegu (begins 8 June 2023),[11] Muan (begins 9 June 2023),[11] Nanjing, Tianjin, Xi'an
Spring Airlines Shanghai–Pudong, Shijiazhuang
XiamenAir Fuzhou

See also

References
  1. 2015年民航机场吞吐量排名 (XLS) (in Chinese (China)). CAAC. 2016-03-31.
  2. sina_mobile (2019-11-04). "湖南省的第二大国际机场——张家界荷花国际机场". k.sina.cn. Retrieved 2021-05-09.
  3. 网易 (2021-02-06). "5月通车！荷花机场大变样！新航站楼高架桥修成这样啦！". www.163.com. Retrieved 2021-05-09.
  4. "公司简介-张家界荷花国际机场 ZhangJiaJie HeHua International Airport-". www.zjjhhjc.com. Retrieved 2021-05-09.
  5. Ryan, Chris; Huimin, Gu (2009-01-13). Tourism in China: Destination, Cultures and Communities. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-135-85178-1.
  6. "에어서울, 인천~중국 장자제 직항편 3년 만에 운항 재개" [Air Seoul, resumes direct flights from Incheon to China for the first time in three years]. Chosun Biz (in Korean). Retrieved 28 April 2023.
  7. "目前唯一一个中国直飞苏梅岛航线复航，成都航空夏秋航季新增加密恢复旅游航线". Retrieved 5 March 2023.
  8. "Qingdao Airlines Adds Dayong – Hanoi Route in 2Q23". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
  9. "2023青岛航空夏秋换季航线发布；吉祥航空陆续恢复日本航班". Retrieved 26 March 2023.
  10. "2023年新航季川航最新航线出炉，附国际/地区航线新消息". Retrieved 16 March 2023.
  11. "Mainland Chinese Carriers NS23 International / Regional Network – 14MAY23". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
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