Wuzhou Xijiang Airport

Coordinates: 23°24′05″N 111°05′55″E / 23.40139°N 111.09861°E / 23.40139; 111.09861
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Wuzhou Xijiang Airport

梧州西江机场

Wúzhōu Xījiāng Jīchǎng
Summary
Airport typePublic
ServesWuzhou, Guangxi, China
LocationTangbu Town, Teng County
Opened23 January 2019
Elevation AMSL89 ft / 27 m
Coordinates23°24′05″N 111°05′55″E / 23.40139°N 111.09861°E / 23.40139; 111.09861
Map
WUZ is located in Guangxi
WUZ
WUZ
Location of airport in Guangxi
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
04/22 2,500 8,202
Statistics (2021)
Passengers262,592
Aircraft movements108,008
Cargo (metric tons)51.6
Source:[1]

Wuzhou Xijiang Airport (Chinese: 梧州西江机场) (IATA: WUZ, ICAO: ZGWZ) is an airport serving the city of Wuzhou in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China. It is located south of the Xijiang river in the town of Tangbu in Teng County, 20 kilometres (12 mi) from the city center.[2]

The airport received approval from the State Council of China on 29 June 2014.[1] Construction began in 2016 and the airport was opened on 23 January 2019, replacing the older Wuzhou Changzhoudao Airport. The airport cost 1.765 billion yuan to build.[2]

Facilities[edit]

The airport has a 2,600-metre (8,500 ft) runway (class 4C) and an 8,000-square-metre (86,000 sq ft) terminal building. It is projected to handle 750,000 passengers and 6,000 tons of cargo annually by 2025.[1][2]

Airlines and destinations[edit]

AirlinesDestinations
Chengdu Airlines Chengdu–Tianfu,[3] Fuzhou
China Express Airlines Chongqing[3]
China United Airlines Beijing–Daxing
Shanghai Airlines Changsha, Shanghai–Pudong

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c 梧州机场迁建项目力争年内开工. Guangxi News (in Chinese). 2014-09-04.
  2. ^ a b c Chen Yibin 陈义斌 (2019-01-23). "梧州西江机场正式首航". Carnoc. Retrieved 2019-01-27.
  3. ^ a b "出行注意!梧州西江机场开启冬春航班换季,多条航线有调整!". Retrieved 19 December 2023.