Zunyi Maotai Airport
| Zunyi Maotai Airport 遵义茅台机场 Zūnyì Máotái Jīchăng | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Serves | Renhuai, Zunyi, Guizhou, China | ||||||||||
| Location | Yinshui Village, Gaodaping Town | ||||||||||
| Opened | 31 October 2017 | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,240 m / 4,068 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 27°58′05″N 106°26′20″E / 27.96806°N 106.43889°ECoordinates: 27°58′05″N 106°26′20″E / 27.96806°N 106.43889°E | ||||||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 遵义茅台机场 | ||||||
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Zunyi Maotai Airport (IATA: WMT, ICAO: ZUMT) is an airport in Renhuai city, which is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Zunyi in Guizhou Province, China. It is located in Yinshui Village, Gaodaping Town, 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) from downtown Renhuai. The airport is named after the famous Maotai liquor produced in the nearby town of the same name. It is the second airport in Zunyi, after Zunyi Xinzhou Airport.[1][2]
Construction
Preparation for building the airport began in 2000 and the site was chosen in 2003. Construction was originally scheduled to begin in 2006, but was delayed for five years until finally starting on December 25, 2011. Construction for the airport expressway also began on the same day.[1] The airport cost 2.437 billion yuan to build. It was opened on 31 October 2017.[2]
Facilities
The airport has a runway that is 2,600 meters long and 45 meters wide (class 4C), a 15,000 square-meter terminal building, and 4 aircraft parking aprons.[2]
Airlines and destinations
See also
References
- 1 2 贵州茅台机场奠基 建设能标准满足737飞机需要. Sohu (in Chinese). 26 December 2011.
- 1 2 3 "茅台机场通航 遵义成第3个有2座民航机场的城市". Sina (in Chinese). 1 November 2017.