Shaoyang Wugang Airport is an airport serving the city of
Shaoyang in
Hunan Province, China. It is located north of
Wugang, a
county-level city under the administration of Shaoyang, and from the urban center of Shaoyang.
The airport received approval from the
State Council of China
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and the
Central Military Commission in July 2013. It is expected to cost 957 million yuan to build.
The airport was opened on 28 June 2017, with an inaugural
China Southern Airlines flight from
Changsha Huanghua International Airport.
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Facilities
The airport has a 2,600-meter runway and a 3,000-square-meter terminal building. It is projected to handle 250,000 passengers and 500 tons of cargo annually by 2020.
Airlines and destinations