Qionghai Bo'ao Airport

Qionghai Bo'ao Airport
Summary
Airport type Public
Serves Qionghai, Hainan, China
Opened 17 March 2016
Coordinates 19°8′26″N 110°27′32″E / 19.14056°N 110.45889°E / 19.14056; 110.45889Coordinates: 19°8′26″N 110°27′32″E / 19.14056°N 110.45889°E / 19.14056; 110.45889
Map
BAR
BAR
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
15/33 3,200 10,499
Sources: [1]
Qionghai Bo'ao Airport
Simplified Chinese 琼海博鳌机场

Qionghai Bo'ao Airport (IATA: BAR, ICAO: ZJQH) is an airport serving the city of Qionghai in Hainan Province, China. The airport received approval from the national government in January 2013,[1][2] and was opened on 17 March 2016 after three years of construction.[3]

History

The Qionghai airport was built to facilitate travel to the Boao Forum for Asia, an annual political event held 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) away in Boao.[4][5] The airport also serves rising tourism to the province of Hainan.[5][6] A feasibility study on the airport was approved by government officials in December 2012,[7] followed by the master plan in May 2013.[8] A groundbreaking ceremony was held on 17 March 2015.[4]

After a test flight in March 2016,[9] the airport received its first commercial flight – a Hainan Airlines Boeing 737 from Beijing – on 17 March 2016.[10] For a short period thereafter, the airport remained open to domestic charter flights carrying Boao Forum attendees.[11][12] After the forum, the Qionghai airport closed so that a new international terminal and a 600-metre (2,000 ft) runway extension could be completed before the next forum. The airport reopened on 29 December 2016, receiving an Air Guilin flight from Guilin.[12]

Facilities

Qionghai Airport has a 3,200-meter runway capable of handling large jet aircraft, a 9,000 square-meter terminal building, and 26 aircraft parking aprons. It is designed to handle 480,000 passengers and 1,440 tons of cargo annually by 2020.[1][2]

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Urumqi Air Hefei, Zhengzhou

References

  1. 1 2 3 海南博鳌机场可研报告获批 预计上半年动工. Xinhuanet (in Chinese). 2013-01-15. Retrieved 2013-01-23.
  2. 1 2 海南博鳌机场可研报告获批 2015年底建成通航. Chinanews (in Chinese). 2013-01-15. Retrieved 2013-01-23.
  3. ↑ "博鳌机场迎北京-博鳌首航班 试运行阶段每日1班". Carnoc (in Chinese). 2016-03-17.
  4. 1 2 Ji, Michelangelo (19 March 2015). "Boao Airport Starts Construction Officially". China Aviation Daily. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
  5. 1 2 Wong, Joy (18 February 2013). "Construction of Boao Airport to Start in May". China Aviation Daily. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
  6. ↑ Zhou, Su; Xiaoli, Liu (24 March 2016). "New Airport Helps Hainan's Tourism Take off". China Daily. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
  7. ↑ Ge, Lena (15 January 2013). "Hainan Boao Airport Given Green Light". China Aviation Daily. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
  8. ↑ Zheng, Leon (27 May 2013). "Hainan Qionghai Boao Airport Master Plan Gets Approval". China Aviation Daily. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
  9. ↑ "Boao airport ready to open for upcoming Asian forum". Xinhua News Agency. 3 March 2016. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
  10. ↑ Ge, Lena (17 March 2016). "Bo'ao Airport Opens for Business, Serving Upcoming Asian Forum". China Aviation Daily. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
  11. ↑ "Bo'ao Airport Resumes Operation on December 29". China Aviation Daily. Xinhua News Agency. 28 December 2016. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
  12. 1 2 "Qinghao Bo'ao, China reopens to commercial traffic". ch-aviation. 30 December 2016. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
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