Mianyang Nanjiao Airport () is an airport serving the city of
Mianyang
Mianyang (; formerly known as Mienchow) is the second largest prefecture-level city of Sichuan province in Southwest China. Located in north-central Sichuan covering an area of consisting of Jiangyou, a county-level city, five counties, and thre ...
in
Sichuan Province
Sichuan (; zh, c=, labels=no, ; zh, p=Sìchuān; alternatively romanized as Szechuan or Szechwan; formerly also referred to as "West China" or "Western China" by Protestant missions) is a province in Southwest China occupying most of the ...
, China. It is located in the southern suburbs of Mianyang (Nanjiao means "southern suburbs" in Chinese), 10 kilometers from the city center.
Opened on 28 April 2001,
Mianyang Nanjiao is the second largest airport in Sichuan after
Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport
Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport is one of two international airports serving Chengdu, the capital of China's Sichuan province, the other one being Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU), and a major air hub. Located about southwes ...
. The airport is also used for pilot training by the
Civil Aviation Flight University of China
Civil Aviation Flight University of China (abbreviated CAFUC) is the largest civil aviation university in Asia and the world's largest flight training institution. It is under the direct leadership of Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAA ...
(Mianyang Flight College).
In 2011 Mianyang Nanjiao Airport served 622,816 passengers, ranking
66th among China's airports. It also handled 4,491.5 tons of cargo and 207,140 aircraft movements.
Facilities
Mianyang Nanjiao Airport has a 2,400-meter runway (class 4D) capable of handling major aircraft including the
Boeing 737
The Boeing 737 is a narrow-body aircraft produced by Boeing at its Renton Factory in Washington.
Developed to supplement the Boeing 727 on short and thin routes, the twinjet retains the 707 fuselage width and six abreast seating with two un ...
. It also has a 26,000 square-meter terminal building and 11 aircraft parking aprons. The airport is designed with an annual handling capacity of 2 million passengers.
Airlines and destinations
Mianyang Nanjiao Airport is served by the following airline
See also
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List of airports in China
This is a list of public airports in the People's Republic of China grouped by provincial level division and sorted by main city served. It includes airports that are being built or scheduled for construction, but excludes defunct airports and ...
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List of the busiest airports in China
China's busiest airports are a series of lists ranking the 100 busiest airports in Mainland China according to the number of total passengers, including statistics for total aircraft movements and total cargo movements, following the official ...
References
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Airports in Sichuan
Airports established in 2001
2001 establishments in China