Taiyuan Wusu International Airport
Taiyuan Wuxu International Airport 太原武宿国际机场 Tàiyuán Wǔxù Guójì Jīchǎng | |||||||||||
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IATA: TYN – ICAO: ZBYN | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Location | Taiyuan, Shanxi | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 785 m / 2,575 ft | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 37°44′49″N 112°37′42″E / 37.74694°N 112.62833°E | ||||||||||
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TYN Location of the Airport in Shanxi | |||||||||||
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Taiyuan Wusu International Airport | |||||||
Traditional Chinese | 太原武宿國際機場 | ||||||
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Simplified Chinese | 太原武宿国际机场 | ||||||
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Taiyuan Wuxu International Airport (IATA: TYN, ICAO: ZBYN) is an airport serving Taiyuan, the capital of Shanxi province, China. It is the largest airport in Shanxi and is located about 15 kilometers (about 9.3 miles) southeast of downtown Taiyuan.
Built in 1939, it has evolved into one of the busiest and most important airport of Shanxi Province with connection to most major cities within China. Since March 2006, the airport has undergone an expansion phase with a new Terminal at a cost of CNY 1.57 billion and is capable of serving 6 million passengers a year. Construction was completed in late 2007. During the 2008 Beijing Olympics, it served as a supplementary airport to Beijing Capital International Airport.
The airport is a focus city for both China Eastern Airlines and Hainan Airlines. As for 2015, Taiyuan Wuxu International Airport was the 28th busiest airport in the People's Republic of China with 8,842,987 passengers.
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References
- ↑ 东航新增兰州—太原—北京往返航线
- 1 2 "China Eastern Adds Yantai - Nagoya Service in Sep/Oct 2015". Airlineroute.net. 8 September 2015. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
- ↑ http://airlineroute.net/2014/05/18/brb7-china-jul14/