Cangyuan Washan Airport

Coordinates: 23°16′17″N 99°22′05″E / 23.27139°N 99.36806°E / 23.27139; 99.36806
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Cangyuan Washan Airport

沧源佤山机场
Summary
Airport typePublic
ServesCangyuan, Yunnan
LocationNuoliang Township
Opened8 December 2016; 7 years ago (2016-12-08)
Coordinates23°16′17″N 99°22′05″E / 23.27139°N 99.36806°E / 23.27139; 99.36806
Map
CWJ is located in Yunnan
CWJ
CWJ
Location of airport in Yunnan
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
05/23 2,600 8,530 concrete
Statistics (2021)
Passengers224,294
Aircraft movements2,636
Cargo (metric tons)254.8

Cangyuan Washan Airport (IATA: CWJ, ICAO: ZPCW) is an airport serving Cangyuan Va Autonomous County in Lincang, Yunnan province, southwest China. The airport is located in Nuoliang Township and opened in December 2016.

History[edit]

Construction of the airport began on 20 December 2013, with an estimated total investment of 1.589 billion yuan.[1] Cangyuan Washan Airport opened on 8 December 2016 with the arrival of a Lucky Air flight from Kunming, the capital of the province.[2] The airport supports tourism in the county; it is closer than Lincang Airport, originally the only airport in Lincang,[3] to Wengding Wa village, a popular tourist attraction.[4]

Facilities[edit]

The airport has one runway that measures 2,600 by 45 metres (8,530 ft × 148 ft). It can handle 270,000 passengers and 1,080 tonnes (1,190 short tons) of cargo per year.[3]

Airlines and destinations[edit]

AirlinesDestinations
China Eastern Airlines Kunming, Shanghai–Hongqiao[5]
Lucky Air Kunming

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ 云南临沧沧源佤山机场开工 2015年建成通航. Yunnan News (in Chinese). 2013-12-21. Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2014-02-25.
  2. ^ "Cangyuan Washan Airport launches operations". CAPA - Centre for Aviation. 9 December 2016. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
  3. ^ a b "Cangyuan Washan Airport". CAPA - Centre for Aviation. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
  4. ^ "China's 2nd county-level airport being built in Cangyuan". InKunming. 7 March 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
  5. ^ "沧源佤山机场2023年冬航季航班计划". Retrieved 1 February 2024.