Zunyi Maotai Airport is an airport in
Renhuai
Renhuai () is a county-level city located in the north of Guizhou province, China, bordering Sichuan province to the west. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Zunyi
Zunyi () is a prefecture-level city in northern Gui ...
city, which is under the administration of the
prefecture-level city
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During the Republican era, many of China' ...
of
Zunyi
Zunyi () is a prefecture-level city in northern Guizhou province, People's Republic of China, situated between the provincial capital Guiyang to the south and Chongqing to the north, also bordering Sichuan to the northwest. Along with Guiyang an ...
in
Guizhou
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Province, China. It is located in Yinshui Village, Gaodaping Town, from downtown Renhuai. The airport is named after the famous
Maotai
Maotai or Moutai is a style of baijiu, a distilled Chinese liquor (spirit), made in the town of Maotai in China's Guizhou province. Produced by the state-owned Kweichow Moutai Company, it is distilled from fermented sorghum and comes in severa ...
liquor produced in the nearby
town
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Origin and use
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of the same name. It is the second airport in Zunyi, after
Zunyi Xinzhou Airport.
Construction
Preparation for building the airport began in 2000 and the site was chosen in 2003. Construction was originally scheduled to begin in 2006, but was delayed for five years until finally starting on December 25, 2011. Construction for the airport expressway also began on the same day.
The airport cost 2.437 billion yuan to build. It was opened on 31 October 2017.
Facilities
The airport has a runway that is 2,600 meters long and 45 meters wide (class 4C), a 15,000 square-meter terminal building, and 4 aircraft parking aprons.
Airlines and destinations
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 Guizhou
Airports established in 2017
Zunyi
2017 establishments in China