| Jiaxing Airport 嘉兴机场 Jiāxìng Jīchǎng | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public / Military | ||||||||||
| Serves | Jiaxing | ||||||||||
| Location | Xiuzhou, Jiaxing, Zhejiang, China | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 30°42′24″N 120°40′50″E / 30.70667°N 120.68056°E / 30.70667; 120.68056 | ||||||||||
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Jiaxing Airport (Chinese: 嘉兴机场), or Jiaxing Air Base, is a military air base in the city of Jiaxing in Zhejiang province, China. It is being converted to a dual-use military and civilian airport. The airport is located 8 kilometers from the city center in Xiuzhou District. Due to Jiaxing Airport's proximity to both Shanghai and Hangzhou, it is touted as "Shanghai's third airport" and "Hangzhou's second airport". The airport is designed to handle 500,000 passengers annually. Jiaxing Airport is expected to be officially operational in 2025.
Facilities
Jiaxing Airport will be a class 4E airport when completed. Jiaxing Airport is planned to have one 3,400 meter long runway and a 25,700 square-meter terminal building. The airport will be able to accommodate Boeing 747 and Airbus A340 aircraft.
See also
- List of airports in China
- List of the busiest airports in China
- List of People's Liberation Army Air Force airbases
References
- Jiaxing Air Base Archived 2012-04-25 at the Wayback Machine
- 浙江嘉兴将建小型支线机场
- ^ 嘉兴年内开建“上海第三机场”
- 嘉兴机场项目全面开工建设
- "重磅！嘉兴要建机场了，计划9月开工！-嘉兴楼盘网". m.loupan.com. Retrieved 2022-08-03.