Huizhou Pingtan Airport

Huizhou Pingtan Airport (IATA: HUZ, ICAO: ZGHZ) is a dual-use military and civil airport serving the city of Huizhou in Guangdong Province, China. It is located in the town of Pingtan in Huiyang District, 20 kilometers from the city center. The military airport served commercial flights between 1985 and 2002, but stopped when the military was forbidden to operate commercial businesses.[3]

Huizhou Pingtan Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic / Military
OperatorGuangdong Airport Group Co.
ServesHuizhou, Guangdong, China
LocationPingtan, Huiyang District
Opened5 February 2015 (2015-02-05)
Coordinates23°02′54″N 114°36′01″E
Websitegdhzairport.com
Map
HUZ
Location of airport in Guangdong
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
09/27 2,400 7,874
Statistics (2021)
Passengers2,008,153
Aircraft movements18,749
Cargo (metric tons)8,556.4
Source: CAAC[1][2]
Huizhou Pingtan Airport
Simplified Chinese惠州平潭机场

The military airport was first built in the 1950s. In March 2011, the Huizhou city government reached agreement with the Guangdong Airport Group to redevelop the airport for civilian use. The proposal received approval from the national government and the central military commission on 8 April 2014. Construction began on 25 June 2014, and the airport was reopened on 5 February 2015.[4]

Airlines and destinations

[5]

AirlinesDestinations
Air Chang'an Xi'an
Air China Beijing–Capital, Chengdu–Tianfu, Shanghai–Pudong, Wuhan
China Eastern Airlines Changde, Nanchang,[6] Nanjing, Qingdao[6]
China Express Airlines Chongqing, Hengyang
China Southern Airlines Beijing–Daxing, Nanchong, Shenyang, Shiyan, Urumqi, Wuhan
China United Airlines Beijing–Daxing, Xingyi, Xinyang
Chongqing Airlines Chongqing, Luzhou, Ningbo, Yinchuan
Juneyao Airlines Changsha, Guiyang, Hangzhou, Harbin, Hefei, Nanjing, Shanghai–Pudong, Taiyuan, Wuhan, Wuxi, Yueyang, Zhangjiajie, Zhengzhou
Kunming Airlines Kunming
Loong Air Wenzhou
Okay Airways Changsha
Shenzhen Airlines Hefei, Kunming, Nanning, Nanjing, Shenyang, Wenzhou, Wuhan, Wuxi, Xi'an
Sichuan Airlines Chengdu–Tianfu
Urumqi Air Urumqi, Wanzhou, Yibin

See also

References
  1. http://www.caac.gov.cn/XXGK/XXGK/TJSJ/201603/P020160331391016414029.xls
  2. Airport information for Huizhou Airport at Great Circle Mapper.
  3. "惠州机场年内复航". Huizhou Government. 25 March 2011. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
  4. "停航13年后迎首个航班 惠州机场重启民航航线". Carnoc. 5 February 2014.
  5. "新航季 | 惠州机场2022年夏秋航季开始，首飞乌鲁木齐等航点，邀您来打卡！！！~".
  6. 惠州机场再开南昌、青岛航线
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