Wenzhou Longwan International Airport is the airport serving the city of

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in southern Zhejiang Province, China. Formerly called Wenzhou Yongqiang Airport, it adopted the current name on 25 April 2013. The airport is located southeast of the city. In 2010, Wenzhou airport was the 28th busiest airport in mainland China with 5,326,802 passengers.

History

The airport was opened for civil service on July 12, 1990. The construction cost was

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132.5 million dollars and was funded by Wenzhou's municipal government.

Facilities

The airport can handle aircraft as large as the

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and

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. The departure lounge occupies in area. The apron occupies an area of .

New terminal

Construction of the new Terminal 2 officially began on 11 November 2011. It will have an area of 100,000 square meters, four times as big as the existing Terminal 1, and will be able to handle 13 million passengers per year. When completed it will be used exclusively for domestic flights, while Terminal 1 will be converted to a dedicated international terminal. Terminal 2 is the centerpiece of the new Wenzhou Comprehensive Transportation Hub development which also includes a long-distance bus terminal, subway station, as well as commercial real estate.

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

Accidents and incidents

* On 20 March 2011

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flight MU5577 from

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clipped trees on approach at Longwan Airport.

References

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