Zhangjiajie Hehua International Airport () is an airport serving
Zhangjiajie,
Hunan
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,
People's Republic of China
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. The airport is located in Huhua village in
Yongding District of Zhangjiajie. It is the second largest airport in Hunan, after
Changsha Huanghua Airport, and the only international airport in the
Wuling Mountains region.
As of 2019 it has a capacity of 5 million passengers, 19,000 tons of cargo and 45,000 aircraft movements.
History
In 1991 construction started on Dayong Airport, which had its first test flight in December 1993 (Dayong is the former name of Zhangjiajie City).
The airport eventually opened for commercial flights under the name Dayong Zhangjiajie Airport on 18 August 1994. In 1995 it was renamed Zhangjiajie Hehua Airport. In 1999 it served 500,000 passengers annually.
In 2011 the first international flight (excluding Macao and Hong Kong) arrived from Seoul's
Incheon International Airport.
In 2015 the second terminal opened after an 18 months construction period.
Airlines and destinations
See also
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List of airports in the People's Republic of China
References
Airports in Hunan
Zhangjiajie
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