Sunan Shuofang International Airport

苏南硕放国际机场
Summary
Airport typePublic
Owner/OperatorSunan Shuofang International Airport Ltd.
ServesWuxi and Suzhou
LocationXinwu, Wuxi, Jiangsu
Opened18 February 2004; 20 years ago (2004-02-18)
Elevation AMSL5 m / 16 ft
Coordinates31°29′40″N 120°25′46″E / 31.49444°N 120.42944°E / 31.49444; 120.42944
Websitewww.wuxiairport.com
Maps
CAAC airport chart
CAAC airport chart
WUX is located in Jiangsu
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Location in Jiangsu
WUX is located in China
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WUX (China)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
03/21 3,200 10,499 Asphalt
Statistics (2021)
Passengers7,126,411
Cargo (tons)163,395.2
Aircraft movements65,650
Sources:[1][2]
Sunan Shuofang International Airport
Simplified Chinese无锡硕放机场
Traditional Chinese無錫碩放機場

Sunan Shuofang International Airport (IATA: WUX, ICAO: ZSWX), originally as Wuxi Shuofang Airport, is an airport in Wuxi, southern Jiangsu, China.[3]

The airport was built in 1955 for military use, and commercial flights only started in 2004.[4] In 2019, the airport handled 7.97 million passengers and 145,000 tons of cargo and mail, ranking 42nd and 22nd in terms of business volume among civil aviation airports in China.

Wuxi Shuofang Airport is the second largest airport in Jiangsu Province and the only profitable airport among the nine airports in Jiangsu Province except Nanjing Airport. The airport currently has two terminals, 23 boarding gates (T1 Terminal Building 1-12, T2 Terminal Building 13-23), 26 parking spaces (new parking spaces are currently under construction), and the flight runway is 3,200 meters long. , the airport flight area level is 4E.[5]

In May 2023, the airport cargo hub station building and part of the supporting second runway taxiway project officially started, which also marked the official start of the airport expansion.[6]

Facilities

The airport has one runway designated 03/21 which measures 3,200 by 50 metres (10,499 ft × 164 ft).[2]

According to the short-term goals set by the Wuxi Airport Terminal Expansion Project, the airport's annual passenger throughput will reach 10 million by 2020, including 9 million domestic and 1 million international. The annual number of aircraft takeoffs and landings is approximately 80,000, and the passenger throughput during peak periods reaches 3,460 passengers per hour. By 2050, the annual passenger throughput of the airport will be approximately 25 million.[7]

In accordance with Jiangsu Province’s Civil Aviation “Eleventh Five-Year Plan” and 2020 development plan, Wuxi Shuofang Airport is positioned as a hub airport and an important part of Shanghai’s large-scale composite hub airport. Relying on the air passenger and cargo demand in southern Jiangsu, a first-class port will be opened. It was eventually built into a total of 3 terminals with 2 runways, T1, T2, and T3, with a designed annual passenger throughput capacity of 25 million passengers and a cargo and mail throughput capacity of 1.5 million tons.[8]

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

AirlinesDestinations
9 Air Dalian, Guangzhou, Guiyang, Hengyang, Shenyang, Xishuangbanna, Yingkou
Air Travel Changchun, Changsha, Chengdu–Shuangliu, Harbin, Kaili, Kunming, Lijiang, Tengchong,[9] Ürümqi, Yantai, Yibin, Zhangjiajie
China Eastern Airlines Beijing–Daxing, Changsha, Chengdu–Shuangliu, Chongqing, Dalian, Guangzhou, Harbin, Hong Kong,[10] Kunming, Macau,[10] Qingdao, Sanya, Seoul–Incheon, Shenyang, Shenzhen, Taiyuan,[11] Ürümqi, Xiamen, Xi'an, Yinchuan
China Southern Airlines Guangzhou, Shenzhen
Donghai Airlines Shenzhen
Jetstar Asia Singapore[12]
Juneyao Air Changsha, Fuzhou, Guilin, Harbin, Huizhou, Nanning, Qingdao, Sanya, Taiyuan,[13] Xi'an, Zhangjiajie
Loong Air Guiyang,[14] Lijiang,[15] Luzhou,[16] Xiangyang[15]
Lucky Air Kunming
Qingdao Airlines Chengdu–Tianfu (ends 30 March 2024)[17][18]
Royal Air Philippines Charter: Manila
Ruili Airlines Chongqing, Kunming, Mangshi, Shenyang,[19] Xi'an
Shenzhen Airlines Beijing–Capital, Changchun, Chengdu–Shuangliu, Chongqing, Guangzhou, Guiyang, Harbin, Hong Kong,[10] Huizhou, Lanzhou, Linyi, Macau,[10] Nanning,[20] Osaka–Kansai,[21] Quanzhou,[22] Seoul–Incheon, Shenyang, Shenzhen, Tokyo–Narita, Xi'an, Yantai, Yichang, Yuncheng, Zhuhai
Sichuan Airlines Chengdu–Shuangliu, Chongqing, Kunming
Vietnam Airlines Nha Trang
XiamenAir Fuzhou

Cargo

AirlinesDestinations
Central Airlines Seoul–Incheon, Shenzhen
Donghai Airlines Beijing–Capital, Quanzhou, Shenzhen
SF Airlines Shenzhen
DHL Air UK East Midlands, Leipzig/Halle
Suparna Airlines Cargo Hong Kong, Shanghai–Pudong

Ground transportation

The airport is served by a station on Line 3 of the Wuxi Metro.

See also

References

  1. ^ (in Chinese) Wuxi Airport Co., Ltd. Archived 2010-05-05 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ a b Airport information for Sunan Shuofang International Airport at Great Circle Mapper.
  3. ^ "苏南硕放国际机场介绍|最新信息". www.chinairport.net. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
  4. ^ 苏南硕放国际机场有限公司正式揭牌 Archived 2012-04-04 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ "苏南硕放国际机场改扩建工程全面动工 总投资约35亿元". sghexport.shobserver.com. Retrieved 2024-03-30.
  6. ^ "江苏省人民政府 市县动态 苏南硕放国际机场改扩建工程全面动工 总投资约35亿元". www.jiangsu.gov.cn. Retrieved 2024-03-30.
  7. ^ "官宣！无锡硕放机场将有大动作". app.myzaker.com. Retrieved 2024-03-30.
  8. ^ "官方发布十四五重磅规划！涉及硕放机场二跑道和T3航站楼！_苏南". www.sohu.com. Retrieved 2024-03-30.
  9. ^ "【官宣】10月30日起，腾冲机场恢复、加密多条航线". Retrieved February 8, 2023.
  10. ^ a b c d "Mainland Chinese Carriers NS23 International / Regional Network – 23APR23". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  11. ^ "【新航季】太原机场2022年冬春航季航班时刻计划". Retrieved December 19, 2022.
  12. ^ "Jetstar to launch Singapore-Wuxi service". Business Traveller. 9 October 2023. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
  13. ^ "10月29日起执行！太原机场冬航季航班计划出炉！新开哪些城市航线…". Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  14. ^ "大美中国 浙里出发 | 盘点冬航季新变化，点击查看". Retrieved December 10, 2022.
  15. ^ a b "襄阳机场2022年冬航季航班计划来啦！多条航线有调整". Retrieved January 4, 2023.
  16. ^ "出行更加方便快捷！泸州机场2022年冬航季航班计划出炉". Retrieved January 14, 2023.
  17. ^ "青岛航空冬春航季将通达50余个国内外航点". Retrieved 17 March 2024.
  18. ^ "新增加密多条热门航线，青岛航空2024夏秋新航季航班计划出炉". Retrieved 16 March 2024.
  19. ^ "瑞丽航空夏秋换季九线新开，票价低至200元".
  20. ^ "【首发头条】南宁机场2022年冬航季换季特别资讯". Retrieved February 4, 2023.
  21. ^ "Mainland Chinese Carriers N23 Japan Operation – 02APR23". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
  22. ^ "泉州晋江机场2018冬航季新开曼谷和达沃两条国际航线-中新网".

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