Hengyang Nanyue Airport is an airport serving the city of
Hengyang in
Hunan province,
China
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. Located in Yunji Town,
Hengnan County, the airport is named after
Mount Heng, also known as Nanyue. It replaced the old
Bajialing Airport, which was shut down in 1995. Construction of the airport started on 7 January 2012 with a total investment of 656 million yuan, and the airport was opened on 23 December 2014, with an inaugural flight from
Beijing Nanyuan Airport.
Facilities
The airport has a runway that is long and wide (class 4C), capable of handling
Boeing 737 and
Airbus A320 aircraft, and a terminal building, and five aircraft parking places.
[ It is projected to serve 360,000 passengers annually by 2020.湖南衡阳：南岳机场建设获得国务院批准]
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Airlines and destinations
See also
* List of airports in China
* List of the busiest airports in China
References
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Airports in Hunan
Hengyang
Airports established in 2014
2014 establishments in China