Haikou Meilan International Airport

Haikou Meilan International Airport 海口美兰国际机场 Hǎikǒu Měilán Guójì Jīchǎng
IATA: HAK – ICAO: ZJHK[1] HAK Location on Hainan Island
Summary
Airport type		Public
Operator		Meilan Airport Company Limited
Location		Haikou
Hub for		Hainan Airlines
Elevation AMSL		75 ft / 23 m
Coordinates		19°56′05″N 110°27′32″E / 19.93472°N 110.45889°E / 19.93472; 110.45889Coordinates: 19°56′05″N 110°27′32″E / 19.93472°N 110.45889°E / 19.93472; 110.45889
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	ft	m
09/27	11,811	3,600	Concrete
Statistics (2010)
Passengers			8,773,771
Source: China's busiest airports by passenger traffic

Haikou Meilan International Airport (IATA: HAK, ICAO: ZJHK^[1]) (occasionally but incorrectly listed as ZGHK) (simplified Chinese: 海口美兰国际机场; traditional Chinese: 海口美蘭國際機場; pinyin: Hǎikǒu Měilán Guójì Jīchǎng) is the largest and newest airport on the island of Hainan in the People's Republic of China. It is located 25km southeast of the main provincial city of Haikou and opened in 1999.

The airport, operated by Meilan Airport Company Limited, serves both domestic and international passengers.

As for 2010, Haikou Meilan International Airport was the 19th busiest airport in the People's Republic of China with 8,773,771 passengers.

Facilities

The airport terminal has 60,200 square metres of space, with 45 check-in counters and 11 security checkpoints. The airport is staffed by 565 employees.

Getting to the airport from Haikou city by taxi usually costs about RMB 50 and takes about 30 minutes.

The nearby Meilan Airport Railway Station is served by Hainan Eastern Ring Railway.

Operational statistics

• Number of passengers (2003): 6,025,000
• Cargo volume (2003): 81,404 tonnes

Airlines and destinations

Note: Destinations listed are flights to and from Haikou. Flights to Hong Kong and Taiwan are treated as international flights.

Airlines	Destinations
Air China	Beijing-Capital, Chengdu, Wuhan
AirAsia	Kuala Lumpur
Asiana Airlines	Charter: Seoul-Incheon
Beijing Capital Airlines	Dalian, Ningbo, Shenyang
China Airlines	Taipei-Taoyuan
China Eastern Airlines	Changsha, Guangzhou, Kunming, Shanghai-Pudong
China Southern Airlines	Beijing-Capital, Guangzhou, Hangzhou, Kunming, Nanning, Shanghai-Pudong, Shenzhen, Xiamen, Zhengzhou, Zhuhai
Grand China Express operated by Hainan Airlines	Nanning
Hainan Airlines	Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi, Beijing-Capital, Changsha, Chengdu, Chongqing, Fuzhou, Guangzhou, Guilin, Guiyang, Hangzhou, Hefei, Kunming, Nanchang, Nanjing, Ningbo, Shanghai-Pudong, Shenzhen, Singapore, Taipei-Taoyuan, Wenzhou, Wuhan, Xiamen, Zhengzhou
Hong Kong Express Airways	Hong Kong
Jetstar Asia Airways	Singapore
Okay Airways	Tianjin
Shandong Airlines	Shenzhen
Shanghai Airlines	Shanghai-Pudong
Shenzhen Airlines	Guangzhou, Shenzhen
Sichuan Airlines	Chengdu
Spring Airlines	Shanghai-Pudong
Tiger Airways	Singapore
West Air	Chongqing
Xiamen Airlines	Fuzhou, Xiamen, Zhuhai

See also

• List of airports in the People's Republic of China
• China's busiest airports by passenger traffic

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Civil Aviation Organization Asia And Pacific Office - Report Of The Fourth Meeting Of The Asia/Pac Opmet Management Task Force (Opmet /M TF/4) (PDF)

• Airport information for ZJHK at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.

External links

• Meilan International Airport Website (English)
• Meilan International Airport Website (Chinese)