Yichun Lindu Airport is an airport serving the city of
Yichun in
northeast China
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Heilongjiang
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Province. It started operations in August 2009, and is capable of serving 142,000 passengers a year. It is located in a forest approximately from downtown Yichun. It replaced the old airport (ZYYC) which was near the center of
Yichun (47°43'00.0"N 128°49'55.0"E).
In August 2010, the crash of
Henan Airlines Flight 8387 occurred at the airport which killed 44.
Passenger plane crashes in NE China
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