Yibin Wuliangye Airport is a dual-use public and military airport serving the city of
Yibin
Yibin (; Sichuanese Pinyin: nyi2bin1; Sichuanese pronunciation: ) is a prefecture-level city in the southeastern part of Sichuan province, China, located at the junction of the Min and Yangtze Rivers. Its population was 4,588,804 inhabitants, a ...
in southern
Sichuan
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 ...
province, China. Opened in December 2019, it replaced the older
Yibin Caiba Airport. The airport is named after
Wuliangye
Wuliangye () is a Chinese ''baijiu'' liquor made from proso millet, maize, glutinous rice, long-grain rice and wheat. Although the formula was developed during the Ming dynasty (1368–1644), the name ''Wuliangye'' was given to it in 1905. Since ...
, a locally made liquor that is one of the most famous ''
baijiu
''Baijiu'' (), also known as ''shaojiu'' (/), is a colorless Chinese liquor typically coming in between 35% and 60% alcohol by volume (ABV). Each type of baijiu uses its own type of ''qū'' for fermentation to create a distinct and charact ...
'' brands in China.
Overview
The airport received approval from the
State Council of China in May 2012. It occupies an area of 4,500 ''
mu'' (300
ha) in
Zongchang Town (宗场),
Cuiping District
Cuiping () is the core urban district of the city of Yibin in Sichuan Province, People's Republic of China, located at the confluence of the Jinsha and Min Rivers, which form the Yangtze here. It was formerly the county-level city of Yibin unti ...
, northwest of the city center.
Construction began in October 2016 with a total investment of 2.927 billion yuan, and the airport opened on 5 December 2019.
It replaced the older
Yibin Caiba Airport.
Facilities
The airport has a runway that is long and wide (class 4C), a terminal building, and 13 aircraft parking aprons. It is projected to handle 2.5 million passengers annually by 2024.
Airlines and destinations