Hohhot Baita International Airport

Hohhot Baita International Airport
呼和浩特白塔国际机场
ᠬᠥᠬᠡᠬᠣᠲᠠ ᠣᠯᠠᠨ ᠤᠯᠤᠰ  ᠦᠨ ᠨᠢᠰᠬᠦ ᠪᠠᠭᠤᠳᠠᠯ
Airport interior, 2008
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Civil Aviation Administration of China
Serves Hohhot, Inner Mongolia
Location Saihan District, Hohhot
Elevation AMSL 1,084 m / 3,556 ft
Coordinates 40°51′05.12″N 111°49′26.77″E / 40.8514222°N 111.8241028°E / 40.8514222; 111.8241028Coordinates: 40°51′05.12″N 111°49′26.77″E / 40.8514222°N 111.8241028°E / 40.8514222; 111.8241028
Maps

CAAC airport chart
HET
Location in Inner Mongolia
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
08/26 (Closed) 3,201 10,502 Concrete
08R/26L 3,600 11,811 Concrete
Statistics (2017)
Passengers 10,348,617
Aircraft movements 96,872
Cargo (metric tons) 39,611.3
Hohhot Baita International Airport
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese 呼和浩特白塔国际机场
Traditional Chinese 呼和浩特白塔國際機場
Mongolian name
Mongolian Cyrillic Хөххот олон улсын нисэх буудал
Mongolian script ᠬᠥᠬᠡᠬᠣᠲᠠ ᠣᠯᠠᠨ ᠤᠯᠤᠰ  ᠦᠨ ᠨᠢᠰᠬᠦ ᠪᠠᠭᠤᠳᠠᠯ

Hohhot Baita International Airport (IATA: HET, ICAO: ZBHH) is an international airport serving Hohhot, the capital of Inner Mongolia, China. It is the largest airport in Inner Mongolia and lies 14.3 km (8.9 mi) east of downtown Hohhot. Its name Baita meaning White Pagoda derives from Wanbu Huayanjing Pagoda, one of the historical attractions in Hohhot which lies 5.6 km (3.5 mi) south-east of the airport. In 2013 it served 6,150,282 passengers.

History and expansion

Hohhot Baita airport was opened on October 1, 1958. In the mid 1980s and 1990s, it underwent two expansions and in June 2007 a new terminal was constructed. The new terminal covers an area of 54499m² with 11 parking jetways and is capable of handling 3 million passengers each year. Its runway was also lengthened and its widened to accommodate jumbo jets such as the Airbus A380. It served as one of the diversion airports for air traffic during the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
9 Air Changsha
Aero Mongolia Ulaanbaatar
Air China Beijing–Capital, Chengdu, Chifeng, Guangzhou, Guiyang, Hangzhou, Mianyang, Shanghai–Pudong, Tianjin, Tongliao, Wuhan, Xi'an, Xiamen, Xilinhot, Yancheng, Zhengzhou
Air Guilin Guilin, Huangshan, Linfen
Beijing Capital Airlines Changsha, Guangzhou, Guiyang, Haikou, Hangzhou, Nanjing, Sanya, Shijiazhuang, Zhengzhou
China Eastern Airlines Dalian, Hefei[1], Kunming, Lianyungang, Luoyang(begins 28 October 2018),[2] Nanjing, Ningbo(begins 28 October 2018),[2] Qingdao, Shanghai–Hongqiao, Shijiazhuang, Taiyuan, Wuhai, Xi'an, Yantai(begins 28 October 2018)[3]
China Express Airlines Alxa Left Banner, Arxan, Chifeng, Chongqing, Dalian, Erenhot, Hailar, Handan, Harbin, Holingol, Jiagedaqi, Manzhouli, Ordos, Shenyang, Tongliao, Ulanhot, Wuhai, Xi'an, Xining, Zhalantun
China Southern Airlines Changchun, Changsha, Dalian, Guangzhou, Haikou, Luoyang, Qingdao, Sanya, Shenyang, Shenzhen, Tongliao, Urumqi, Wuhan, Xi'an, Yinchuan, Zhengzhou, Zhuhai
China United Airlines Beijing–Nanyuan
EVA Air Taipei–Taoyuan
Fuzhou Airlines Hailar, Harbin, Xi'an, Yichang
GX Airlines Guiyang, Nanning, Zhengzhou
Hainan Airlines Beijing–Capital, Changchun, Changsha, Dalian, Haikou, Hangzhou, Nanchang, Sanya, Shanghai–Pudong, Shenzhen, Tongren, Urumqi, Zhengzhou
Hebei Airlines Hailar, Shijiazhuang
Hongtu Airlines Kunming, Nanjing
Jiangxi Air Hailar, Manzhouli, Nanchang
Juneyao Airlines Shanghai–Pudong
Loong Air Chifeng, Xi'an
Lucky Air Chengdu, Hailar, Kunming, Taiyuan, Zhengzhou
New Gen Airways Charter: Bangkok–Don Mueang, Phuket
Qingdao Airlines Hailar, Yantai
Ruili Airlines Kunming, Lanzhou, Qingdao, Shenyang, Taiyuan
Shandong Airlines Changsha, Chifeng, Guiyang, Haikou, Hailar, Harbin, Jinan, Jining, Qingdao, Tianjin, Xiamen
Shandong Airlines Hong Kong
Shanghai Airlines Hailar, Shanghai–Hongqiao, Shantou, Xuzhou
Shenzhen Airlines Shenzhen, Wuhan
Sichuan Airlines Chengdu, Hailar
Spring Airlines Shanghai–Hongqiao, Shijiazhuang, Yangzhou
Spring Airlines Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi
Suparna Airlines Chifeng, Hailar, Shenzhen
Tianjin Airlines Bayannur, Chifeng, Chongqing, Dalian, Guiyang, Hailar, Hangzhou, Lanzhou, Ningbo, Qingdao, Shenyang, Tangshan, Tianjin, Tongliao, Ulanhot, Wuhai, Xi'an, Xilinhot, Yantai, Yinchuan, Zhengzhou
Tianjin Airlines Seasonal: Moscow–Sheremetyevo[4]
Vietnam Airlines Charter: Nha Trang[5]
West Air Chongqing, Harbin, Hefei
XiamenAir Changsha, Chongqing, Dalian, Fuzhou, Hailar, Hangzhou, Harbin, Quanzhou, Wuhan, Xiamen, Yichang

Cargo

AirlinesDestinations
China Postal Airlines Nanjing, Taiyuan, Zhengzhou
SF Airlines Hangzhou

See also

References

  1. ↑ 东航开通合肥—长白山、呼和浩特航线
  2. 1 2 东航新开宁波至洛阳、呼和浩特、大连等航线
  3. ↑ 新航季东航在烟台威海开通多条新航线
  4. ↑ "Tianjin Airlines plans Hohhet – Moscow route in 3Q18". routesonline. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
  5. ↑ "Vietnam Airlines adds new Cam Ranh - China charters in 1Q17". routesonline. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
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