Ordos Ejin Horo International Airport is an airport serving
Ordos City
Ordos ( Mongolian: ''Ordos''; ), also known as Ih Ju, is one of the twelve major subdivisions of Inner Mongolia, China. It lies within the Ordos Plateau of the Yellow River. Although mainly rural, Ordos is administered as a prefecture-level ...
in China's
Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region
Inner Mongolia, officially the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, is an autonomous region of the People's Republic of China. Its border includes most of the length of China's border with the country of Mongolia. Inner Mongolia also accounts for a ...
. It is located in
Ejin Horo Banner
The Ejin Horo Banner, also known as Ejin Horo Qi or Yijinhuoluo County, is a banner in Ordos City in southwestern Inner Mongolia, China. It borders Shaanxi Province to the southeast. As of 2009, the Ejin Horo Banner covers an area of almost , ...
. First built in 1959 and called Dongsheng Airport, the airport ceased operation in 1983. In 2005 the airport was rebuilt at the current site with an investment of 350 million yuan, and re-opened in July 2007.
Facilities
Ordos Airport has a runway that is 3,200 meters long and 60 meters wide (class 4E). It is designed to handle 270,000 passengers per year.
The airport has two terminals: a main international terminal building with 11 jet bridges and a VIP Lounge. It also has a smaller domestic terminal nearby with two jet bridges.
The terminal buildings were completed in 2012 by an architectural group consisting of China Architecture Design & Research Group, Zhongxu Planning and Architecture Design Company, Limited, B+H Architects.
Airlines and destinations