Shijiazhuang Zhengding International Airport is the primary airport serving
Shijiazhuang, the capital of
Hebei
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province, China. The airport is the hub for
Hebei Airlines
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and a focus city for both
China United Airlines
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and
Spring Airlines
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. It is also one of the few airports in China that
Antonov An-225
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It was ...
was able to operate.
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History
Shijiazhuang Zhengding Airport was opened in 1995. It was renamed to Shijiazhuang Zhengding International Airport in July 2008.[
Due to the ]COVID-19 pandemic
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, flights bound for Beijing
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were being redirected to Shijiazhuang and other nearby airports to minimize imported cases.
Airlines and destinations
Passenger