Aba Hongyuan Airport

Aba Hongyuan Airport

阿坝红原机场
Summary
Airport typePublic
ServesHongyuan County, Sichuan
Opened28 August 2014; 9 years ago (2014-08-28)
Elevation AMSL3,535 m / 11,598 ft
Coordinates32°31′45″N 102°21′25″E / 32.52917°N 102.35694°E / 32.52917; 102.35694
Map
AHJ is located in Sichuan
AHJ
AHJ
Location of airport in Sichuan
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
16/34 3,600 11,811
Statistics (2021)
Passengers22,748
Aircraft movements566
Source:[1]

Aba Hongyuan Airport (Chinese: 阿坝红原机场; pinyin: Ābà Hóngyuán Jīchǎng) (IATA: AHJ, ICAO: ZUHY) is an airport serving Hongyuan County in Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture of Sichuan province, China. It is located 48 kilometres (30 mi) southwest of the county seat, and 128 kilometres (80 mi) from Barkam, the prefecture capital. Construction started in July 2012, and the airport was opened on 28 August 2014. Hongyuan is a high-altitude airport, situated 3,535 metres (11,598 ft) above sea level.[2]

Facilities

The airport has a 3,600-meter runway (class 4C) and a 3,600 square-meter terminal building. It is projected to handle 350,000 passengers annually by 2020.[1]

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Air China Chengdu–Shuangliu, Chengdu–Tianfu,[3] Lhasa

See also

References

  1. ^ a b 红原机场试验段动工建设 (in Chinese (China)). Ngawa Prefecture People's Government. 2011-05-25. Archived from the original on 2011-08-21. Retrieved 2011-10-30.
  2. ^ 四川阿坝红原机场通航. Xinhua (in Chinese (China)). 2014-08-29. Archived from the original on October 19, 2014.
  3. ^ "西藏区内机场2023年冬春航季航班换季来啦!". Retrieved 1 February 2024.