Qionghai Bo'ao Airport

Qionghai Boao Airport

琼海博鳌机场
Summary
Airport typePublic
ServesQionghai, Hainan
LocationZhongyuan, Qionghai
Opened17 March 2016
Coordinates19°8′26″N 110°27′32″E / 19.14056°N 110.45889°E / 19.14056; 110.45889
Map
BAR is located in Hainan
BAR
BAR
Location of airport in Hainan
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
15/33 3,200 10,499
Statistics (2021)
Passengers702,609
Aircraft movements16,952
Cargo (metric tons)1,337.4
Sources:[1]
Qionghai Bo'ao Airport
Simplified Chinese琼海博鳌机场
Traditional Chinese瓊海博鰲機場

Qionghai Boao Airport (IATA: BAR, ICAO: ZJQH) is an airport serving the city of Qionghai in Hainan Province, China. The airport received approval from the national government in January 2013,[1][2] and was opened on 17 March 2016 after three years of construction.[3]

History

The Qionghai airport was built to facilitate travel to the Boao Forum for Asia, an annual political event held 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) away in Boao.[4][5] The airport also serves rising tourism to the province of Hainan.[5] A feasibility study on the airport was approved by government officials in December 2012,[6] followed by the master plan in May 2013.[7] A groundbreaking ceremony was held on 17 March 2015.[4]

After a test flight in March 2016,[8] the airport received its first commercial flight – a Hainan Airlines Boeing 737 from Beijing – on 17 March 2016.[9] For a short period thereafter, the airport remained open to domestic charter flights carrying Boao Forum attendees.[10][11] After the forum, the Qionghai airport closed so that a new international terminal and a 600-metre (2,000 ft) runway extension could be completed before the next forum. The airport reopened on 29 December 2016, receiving an Air Guilin flight from Guilin.[11]

Facilities

Qionghai Airport has a 3,200-meter runway capable of handling large jet aircraft, a 9,000 square-meter terminal building, and 26 aircraft parking aprons. It is designed to handle 480,000 passengers and 1,440 tons of cargo annually by 2020.[1][2]

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
9 Air Guangzhou[12]
China Eastern Airlines Beijing–Daxing,[13] Hefei,[14] Nanjing,[15] Shanghai–Pudong,[15] Taiyuan,[16] Wuhan[15]
China United Airlines Ordos,[15] Wenzhou[15]
Colorful Guizhou Airlines Guiyang, Yibin[15]
Hainan Airlines Beijing–Capital,[17] Harbin,[15] Shenzhen,[18] Shijiazhuang[15]
Hebei Airlines Shijiazhuang,[19] Zunyi–Xinzhou[19]
Jiangxi Air Nanchang[15]
Ruili Airlines Kunming[15]
Shanghai Airlines Changchun,[15] Nanchang[15]
Sichuan Airlines Chengdu–Tianfu[20]
Spring Airlines Jieyang
Urumqi Air Zhengzhou

References

  1. ^ a b c 海南博鳌机场可研报告获批 预计上半年动工. Xinhuanet (in Simplified Chinese). 2013-01-15. Archived from the original on June 10, 2013. Retrieved 2013-01-23.
  2. ^ a b 海南博鳌机场可研报告获批 2015年底建成通航. Chinanews (in Chinese). 2013-01-15. Retrieved 2013-01-23.
  3. ^ 博鳌机场迎北京-博鳌首航班 试运行阶段每日1班. Carnoc (in Chinese). 2016-03-17.
  4. ^ a b Ji, Michelangelo (19 March 2015). "Boao Airport Starts Construction Officially". China Aviation Daily. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
  5. ^ a b Wong, Joy (18 February 2013). "Construction of Boao Airport to Start in May". China Aviation Daily. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
  6. ^ Ge, Lena (15 January 2013). "Hainan Boao Airport Given Green Light". China Aviation Daily. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
  7. ^ Zheng, Leon (27 May 2013). "Hainan Qionghai Boao Airport Master Plan Gets Approval". China Aviation Daily. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
  8. ^ "Boao airport ready to open for upcoming Asian forum". Xinhua News Agency. 3 March 2016. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
  9. ^ Ge, Lena (17 March 2016). "Boao Airport Opens for Business, Serving Upcoming Asian Forum". China Aviation Daily. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
  10. ^ "Boao Airport Resumes Operation on December 29". China Aviation Daily. Xinhua News Agency. 28 December 2016. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
  11. ^ a b "Qinghao Boao, China reopens to commercial traffic". ch-aviation. 30 December 2016. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
  12. ^ "九元航空冬春航线换季开始，快来看看有没有您心仪的航线！". Retrieved November 16, 2022.
  13. ^ "【新航季】太原机场2022年冬春航季航班时刻计划". Retrieved December 19, 2022.
  14. ^ "合肥新桥国际机场冬航季航班计划已启动！还有这个消息！". Retrieved January 1, 2023.
  15. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "航班换季|博鳌机场冬春航班时刻表新鲜出炉~". Retrieved 20 December 2023.
  16. ^ 2018年冬春季东航新增博鳌航线 | 换季没到，特惠先行. WeChat (in Chinese (China)). China Eastern South China Sales Center.
  17. ^ "Hainan Airlines to launch direct flight from Hainan's Boao to Beijing".
  18. ^ "Media: Hainan's Boao airport to resume flights to Xinjiang".
  19. ^ a b "遵义新舟机场2023年冬航季航班计划表来啦！". Retrieved 20 December 2023.
  20. ^ "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.
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