Datong Yungang International Airport

Datong Yungang International Airport

大同云冈国际机场

Dàtóng Yúngāng Guójì Jīchǎng
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorShanxi Civil Airport Group
ServesDatong, Shanxi, China
LocationBeijiazao
OpenedJanuary 2006; 18 years ago (2006-01)
Elevation AMSL1,054 m / 3,458 ft
Coordinates40°03′37″N 113°28′55″E / 40.06028°N 113.48194°E / 40.06028; 113.48194
Websitewww.sxairport.org.cn
Map
DAT is located in Shanxi
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Location in Shanxi
DAT is located in China
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DAT (China)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
14/32 3,000 9,843 Concrete
Statistics (2021)
Passengers885,224
Aircraft movements21,468
Cargo (metric tons)1,602.7
Source: CAAC[1][2]

Datong Yungang International Airport (Chinese: 大同云冈国际机场) (IATA: DAT, ICAO: ZBDT) is an airport serving the city of Datong in Shanxi Province, China. It is located north of the town of Beijiazao in Datong County, 15.2 kilometers from the city center.[3]

Construction of Datong Airport began in 2001 with a total investment of 290 million yuan,[2] and the airport was opened in January 2006. The airport's expansion was completed in 2013. The flight area of the airport is civil 4C. The runway is 3000 meters long and 45 meters wide. It can take off and land models below B737-800 (inclusive) and A321 (inclusive). There are two existing terminals, T1 International (6328.2 square meters) and T2 Domestic (10854 square meters), with a total area of 17182.2 square meters; apron area of 37,950 square meters, which can park 7 aircraft (6C, 1B) at the same time; parking The field area is 31255 square meters; it can meet the aviation demand of an annual passenger throughput of 900,000 passengers, a peak hour of 518 passengers, and a cargo and mail throughput of 4,700 tons.[4] Originally called Datong Beijiazao Airport (大同倍加造机场), it was renamed to Yungang in August 2012, after the nearby Yungang Grottoes, a World Heritage Site and popular tourist attraction.[3] In 2024, Datong Yungang Airport was renamed to "Datong Yungang International Airport".

In 2019, Datong Airport operated 23 domestic routes and 2 international routes with 13 Chinese domestic airlines (Air China, United Airlines, Eastern Airlines, Guilin Airlines, Sichuan Airlines, China Southern Airlines, Lucky Air, Tianjin Airlines, Shandong Airlines, Shenzhen Airlines, Long Dragon Airlines, Kunming Airlines, and China Airlines). For domestic routes, there are 29 domestic cities including Beijing, Taiyuan, Tianjin, and Qinhuangdao in North China; Shanghai, Xiamen, Hangzhou, Nanjing, Hefei, Jinan, and Qingdao in East China; Harbin, Shenyang, Dalian in Northeast China; Wuhan, Guilin, Changsha, Guangzhou, and Guangzhou in Central South China. Shenzhen, Haikou, and Zhengzhou; Yinchuan, Xi'an, Lanzhou, Xining, Ürümqi in the northwest region; Chengdu, Kunming, and Chongqing in the southwest region. Two international routes go to Southeast Asian countries, Siem Reap, Cambodia, and Bangkok, Thailand.[5]

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
China Eastern Airlines Guangzhou, Hangzhou,[6] Kunming,[7] Nanjing, Shanghai–Pudong, Taiyuan,[6] Wuhan
China Southern Airlines Shenzhen,[7] Zhengzhou[7]
Chongqing Airlines Chongqing, Dalian
Donghai Airlines Shenzhen,[7] Zhengzhou[7]
Hong Kong Airlines Hong Kong (begins 11 April 2024)[8]
Ruili Airlines Changsha,[7] Chengdu–Tianfu,[9] Harbin,[9] Shenyang[7]
Shandong Airlines Jinan (ends 31 March 2024),[10][11] Lanzhou,[7] Qingdao,[7] Xiamen (ends 31 March 2024)[11]
Shanghai Airlines Changchun, Wenzhou
Tianjin Airlines Haikou (ends 31 March 2024),[11] Tianjin (ends 31 March 2024)[11]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Spreadsheet". www.caac.gov.cn. China. Archived from the original on 2018-06-12. Retrieved 2016-07-25.
  2. ^ a b "大同倍加皂机场". Archived from the original on 2012-04-25. Retrieved 2011-10-15.
  3. ^ a b Liu Junqing (22 August 2012). 山西大同机场更名为大同云冈机场. Carnoc (in Chinese). Retrieved 22 August 2012.
  4. ^ "Datong Baijiazao Airport". www.sxairport.org.cn. Archived from the original on 2012-04-25. Retrieved 2021-03-20.
  5. ^ "Datong Yungang Airport – Airport Introduction". www.sxairport.org.cn. China.
  6. ^ a b "10月29日起执行!太原机场冬航季航班计划出炉!新开哪些城市航线…". Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i "2024年大同机场最新航班时刻表". Retrieved 13 March 2024.
  8. ^ "Hong Kong Airlines NS24 Network Changes – 25FEB24". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
  9. ^ a b "瑞丽航空夏秋换季九线新开,票价低至200元". mp.weixin.qq.com.
  10. ^ "大同云冈机场新增"济南—大同—西宁"航线_班期". www.sohu.com.
  11. ^ a b c d "【航班时刻】大同云冈国际机场2024年夏秋季航班时刻表!!". Retrieved 13 March 2024.
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