Qingdao Jiaodong International Airport is an airport serving the city of
Qingdao
Qingdao (, also spelled Tsingtao; , Mandarin: ) is a major city in eastern Shandong Province. The city's name in Chinese characters literally means " azure island". Located on China's Yellow Sea coast, it is a major nodal city of the One Belt ...
in
Shandong
Shandong ( , ; ; alternately romanized as Shantung) is a coastal province of the People's Republic of China and is part of the East China region.
Shandong has played a major role in Chinese history since the beginning of Chinese civilizati ...
province, China. It received approval in December 2013, and replaced
Qingdao Liuting International Airport
Qingdao Liuting International Airport was the main airport that served the city of Qingdao in Shandong Province, China. It was about from the city center and served as a hub for Shandong Airlines, Beijing Capital Airlines and Qingdao Airline ...
as the city's main airport.
It is located in Jiaodong,
Jiaozhou, from the center of Qingdao.
The airport opened on 12 August 2021
and is currently the largest airport in Shandong, capable of handling 35 million passengers annually.
History
Timeline
June 2015 – Groundbreaking ceremony.
June 2016 – Hoisting of the first steel ball in the terminal building.
April 2017 – Start of construction phase.
October 2018 – Start of testing phase.
September 2019 – Start of large-scale decoration and equipment installation.
June 2020 – Terminal building construction and civil aviation professional project pass completion acceptance; project completion.
January 2021 – Two aircraft successfully completed test flights.
August 12, 2021 – Officially opened.
Facilities
The airport has two class 4F runways, both 3,600 meters long. The runways are able to handle extremely large aircraft, such as the
Airbus A380
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Airbus studies started in 1988, and the project was annou ...
. It has a terminal building. The terminal is designed in a starfish shape, with 5 airside concourses jutting out of it. The roof of the terminal is made out of thick stainless steel, and spans .
Airlines and destinations
Passenger
Cargo
Transport
Metro
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Jiaodong International Airport station
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(
Qingdao Metro Line 8)
Railway
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Qingdao Airport railway station
Qingdao Airport railway station is a railway station in Jiaozhou, Qingdao, Shandong, China
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(
Jinan-Qingdao high-speed railway)
See also
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List of airports in China
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List of the busiest airports in China
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References
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Airports in Shandong
Transport in Qingdao
Airports established in 2021
2021 establishments in China