- Beijing Nanyuan Airport
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Beijing Nanyuan Airport
北京南苑机场
IATA: NAY – ICAO: ZBNY Summary Airport type Military/Public Location Beijing, China Hub for China United Airlines Coordinates 39°46′57″N 116°23′16″E / 39.7825°N 116.38778°ECoordinates: 39°46′57″N 116°23′16″E / 39.7825°N 116.38778°E Runways Direction Length Surface ft m 18/36 10,498 3,200 Concrete Beijing Nanyuan Airport Traditional Chinese 北京南苑機場 Simplified Chinese 北京南苑机场 Transcriptions Mandarin - Hanyu Pinyin Běijīng Nányuàn Guójì Jīchǎng - Wade–Giles Pei3ching1 Nan2yüan4 Chi1ch'ang3 Cantonese (Yue) - Jyutping Baak1 ging1 Naam4 jyun2 Gei1 coeng4 - Yale Romanization Bei3 jing1 Nan2 ywan4 Ji1 chang3 Beijing Nanyuan Airport (simplified Chinese: 北京南苑机场; traditional Chinese: 北京南苑機場; pinyin: Běijīng Nányuàn Jīchǎng) is an airport in Beijing, People's Republic of China (IATA: NAY, ICAO: ZBNY). Located in the southern portion of the city, in Fengtai District, and 3 kilometres south of the Fourth Ring Road and 13 kilometres from Tiananmen Square, Nanyuan Airport was first opened in 1910, making it the oldest airport in China.[1] It is primarily a military airfield but also equipped with a terminal capable of handling 1.2 million passengers per year and presently serves as the base of China United Airlines. Nanyuan Airport is going to close once the planned new Beijing Daxing International Airport is built, which is expected to be completed in October 2017.[2]
In 2008, Nanyuan Airport witnessed high growth rate. The total number of passengers served increased by 80.1%, reaching 1,357,038; total freight loaded/unloaded reached 13,243 tonnes, which was a 65.6% increase from the previous year. Traffic movements also had a very strong growth rate of 72.2%, registering 12,245.[3]
Airlines and destinations
Airlines Destinations China United Airlines Baotou, Changsha, Changzhi, Changzhou, Chengdu, Chongqing, Foshan, Fuzhou, Fuyang, Ganzhou, Guangzhou, Hailar, Handan, Hangzhou, Hohhot, Lianyuangang, Linyi, Nantong, Nanyang, Ordos, Quzhou, Sanya, Shanghai-Hongqiao, Urumqi, Xiamen, Wuxi, Yulin See also
- Beijing Capital International Airport
- List of airports in the People's Republic of China
- List of the busiest airports in the People's Republic of China
References
- ^ "新联航本周南苑机场首飞 重塑支线航空霸主地位" (in Simplified Chinese). 2005-10-18. http://finance.sina.com.cn/g/20051018/11192042406.shtml. Retrieved 2010-07-28.
- ^ Beijing's second airport to be ready by 2017
- ^ "民航机场运输业务量（排序）" (in Chinese). Civil Aviation Administration of China. 2009-03-16. http://www.caac.gov.cn/I1/K3/200903/P020090316404943831137.xls. Retrieved 2009-03-16.
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