Cangyuan Washan Airport () is an airport serving
Cangyuan Va Autonomous County
Cangyuan Va Autonomous County (; Va: ) is under the administration of Lincang City, in the southwest of Yunnan province, China. Wa/Va people are the main inhabitants here. Wa language
Wa (Va) is an Austroasiatic language spoken by the Wa ...
in
Lincang
Lincang () is a prefecture-level city located in the southwest of Yunnan province, People's Republic of China.
History
Lincang was previously called Baihuai during the Shang dynasty.
On December 26, 2003, the state council approved the cancell ...
,
Yunnan
Yunnan , () is a landlocked Provinces of China, province in Southwest China, the southwest of the People's Republic of China. The province spans approximately and has a population of 48.3 million (as of 2018). The capital of the province is ...
province, southwest China. The airport is located in Nuoliang Township and opened in December 2016.
History
Construction of the airport began on 20 December 2013, with an estimated total investment of 1.589 billion
yuan.
Cangyuan Washan Airport opened on 8 December 2016 with the arrival of a
Lucky Air
Lucky Air () is a low cost carrier based in Kunming, Yunnan, China. The airline started with flights connecting Kunming with Dali and Xishuangbanna, and later expanded to other domestic and international destinations. Its main base is Kunming ...
flight from
Kunming
Kunming (; ), also known as Yunnan-Fu, is the capital and largest city of Yunnan province, China. It is the political, economic, communications and cultural centre of the province as well as the seat of the provincial government. The headquar ...
, the capital of the province.
The airport supports tourism in the county; it is closer than
Lincang Airport
Lincang Airport is an airport serving the city of Lincang in Yunnan province, China. The airport started operation on March 25, 2001. The airport is 22.5 km from the center of the city in the town of Boshang.
Airlines and destinations
...
, originally the only airport in
Lincang
Lincang () is a prefecture-level city located in the southwest of Yunnan province, People's Republic of China.
History
Lincang was previously called Baihuai during the Shang dynasty.
On December 26, 2003, the state council approved the cancell ...
,
to Wengding
Wa village, a popular tourist attraction.
Facilities
The airport has one runway that measures . It can handle 270,000 passengers and of cargo per year.
Airlines and destinations
See also
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List of airports in China
This is a list of public airports in the People's Republic of China grouped by provincial level division and sorted by main city served. It includes airports that are being built or scheduled for construction, but excludes defunct airports and ...
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List of the busiest airports in China
China's busiest airports are a series of lists ranking the 100 busiest airports in Mainland China according to the number of total passengers, including statistics for total aircraft movements and total cargo movements, following the official ...
References
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Airports in Yunnan
Airports established in 2016
2016 establishments in China
Transport in Lincang