Changchun Longjia International Airport is an

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Jilin Jilin (; alternately romanized as Kirin or Chilin) is one of the three provinces of Northeast China. Its capital and largest city is Changchun. Jilin borders North Korea (Rasŏn, North Hamgyong, Ryanggang and Chagang) and Russia (Prim ...

Province, China, for which it is an aviation hub in China's Civil Airport System. The airport is north-east of provincial capital

Changchun Changchun (, ; ), also romanized as Ch'angch'un, is the capital and largest city of Jilin Province, People's Republic of China. Lying in the center of the Songliao Plain, Changchun is administered as a , comprising 7 districts, 1 county and 3 c ...

and north-west of

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: responsibility for the operation of the airport is shared by both cities.Information about Changchun Airports
Changchun Airport is a regional hub for

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History

Longjia International Airport was approved for construction in 1998. Construction started on 29 May 2003, and the airport began its operations on 27 August 2005. It is named after Longjia (), the town where it is located. It replaced the dual-use civil and military

Changchun Dafangshen Airport Changchun Dafangshen Airport (), or Dafangshen Air Base, is a military air base in Changchun, the capital of Jilin Province in Northeast China. Originally constructed in 1941 by the Empire of Japan for the capital of its puppet state Manchukuo, ...

, which reverted to sole military use. Commercial flights of

Jilin Ertaizi Airport Jilin Ertaizi Airport () is a military airport that formerly served commercial flights to Jilin City in Jilin Province, China. On October 3, 2005, all of its commercial flights were transferred to the newly opened Changchun Longjia International ...

were also transferred to Longjia on 3 October 2005. According to original designs in 1998, the airport is estimated to serve only 2 million passengers, but the Municipal Government rejected this design, believing it would soon be insufficient for the city's needs, which later turned out to be a wise decision. However, due to this delay, the redesign of the airport did not start until July 2001. The airport was later expanded in 2009, the construction added two more gates with air bridges to the international section of the terminal, and enlarged the apron to the airport. The construction was finished in May, 2011. The airport is now able to accommodate long-distance wide-body jets such as the Boeing 747. The terminal, which was expanded to its present size in 2009, encompasses . of space. It was predicted that by 2015, the airport will be able to handle 6.5 million passengers per year. As in the year 2013, Changchun Airport received a passenger flow of 6.7 million, surpassing its original capacities, also making it the 30th busiest airport in Mainland China in terms of passenger services. The airport serves most major cities in China and East Asia, with scheduled international flights to Bangkok, Seoul, Singapore, Tokyo, Osaka, Hong Kong, Taipei and so on. In 2021, it gained direct access to Europe when

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started flights to

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. It is the one of the major international gateways in North-eastern China.

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

Cargo

Public transportation

Changchun Longjia is serviced by the Longjia railway station, a railway station of the Changchun–Jilin intercity railway located at the basement of the terminal. The airport is also serviced by coaches, which ferry passengers to and from Quan'an Square (also known as Nanguan Urban Terminal), Renmin Square, and Weixing Square in Changchun, and Jiangcheng Square in Jilin. Coach services to Changchun are available every day, from the first takeoff to the last arrival. The planned Line 9 of

Changchun Rail Transit Changchun Rail Transit, is the rapid transit and light rail system in the city of Changchun, Jilin Province, China. Its first line, Line 3, is the first true light rail line in Mainland China. The system consists of three light rail lines a ...

will also stop here.

References

External links

Official website
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