Sunan Shuofang International Airport

Sunan Shuofang International Airport (IATA: WUX, ICAO: ZSWX) is an airport serving the cities of Wuxi and Suzhou in southern Jiangsu Province, China (Sunan meaning "Southern Jiangsu" in Chinese). It is located in Shuofang Subdistrict in Xinwu District, 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) southeast of Wuxi and 22 km (14 mi) northwest of Suzhou. The airport was built in 1955 for military use, and commercial flights only started in 2004. Formerly called Wuxi Shuofang Airport, it took the current name in November 2010 and is now co-owned by the governments of Wuxi, Suzhou, and Jiangsu Province.[3] In 2013, Sunan Shuofang Airport handled 3,590,188 passengers, making it the 42nd busiest airport in China.

"Suzhou Airport" redirects here. For the military airport in Suzhou, see Suzhou Guangfu Airport.
Sunan Shuofang International Airport

苏南硕放国际机场
Summary
Airport typePublic
Owner/OperatorSunan Shuofang International Airport Ltd. / People's Liberation Army Eastern Theater Command Air Force
ServesWuxi and Suzhou, Jiangsu
LocationShuofang Subdistrict, Xinwu District, Wuxi, Jiangsu
Elevation AMSL5 m / 16 ft
Coordinates31°29′40″N 120°25′46″E
Websitewww.wuxiairport.com
Maps

CAAC airport chart
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Location of airport in Jiangsu
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WUX (China)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
03/21 3,200 10,499 Asphalt
Statistics (2021)
Passengers7,126,411
Cargo (tons)163,395.2
Aircraft movements65,650
Sources:[1][2]
Sunan Shuofang International Airport
Simplified Chinese苏南硕放国际机场
Traditional Chinese蘇南碩放國際機場
Wuxi Shuofang Airport
Simplified Chinese无锡硕放机场
Traditional Chinese無錫碩放機場

Facilities

The airport has one runway designated 03/21 which measures 3,200 by 50 metres (10,499 ft × 164 ft).[2]

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

AirlinesDestinations
9 Air Dalian, Guangzhou, Guiyang, Hengyang, Shenyang, Xishuangbanna, Yingkou
Air Travel Changchun, Changsha, Chengdu–Shuangliu, Harbin, Kaili, Kunming, Lijiang, Urumqi, Xining, Yantai, Yibin, Zhangjiajie, Zhuhai
China Eastern Airlines Beijing–Daxing, Changsha, Chengdu–Shuangliu, Chongqing, Dalian, Guangzhou, Harbin, Kunming, Qingdao, Sanya, Shenyang, Shenzhen, Urumqi, Xiamen, Xi'an, Yinchuan, Zhanjiang, Zunyi–Xinzhou
China Southern Airlines Guangzhou, Shenzhen
Donghai Airlines Changchun, Shenzhen
Juneyao Airlines Changsha, Fuzhou, Guilin, Harbin, Huizhou, Nanning, Qingdao, Sanya, Singapore, Xi'an, Zhangjiajie
Loong Air Dalian, Harbin, Jinzhou, Lijiang, Mianyang
Lucky Air Kunming
Royal Air Philippines Charter: Manila
Ruili Airlines Chongqing, Kunming, Mangshi, Shenyang,[4] Xi'an
Shenzhen Airlines Beijing–Capital, Changchun, Chengdu–Shuangliu, Chongqing, Guangzhou, Guiyang, Harbin, Huizhou, Lanzhou, Linyi, Quanzhou,[5] Shenyang, Shenzhen, Taiyuan, Tokyo–Narita, Xi'an, Yantai, Yichang, Yuncheng, Zhuhai
Sichuan Airlines Chengdu–Shuangliu, Chongqing, Jiuzhaigou, Kunming
XiamenAir Fuzhou

Cargo
AirlinesDestinations
Donghai Airlines Beijing–Capital, Quanzhou, Shenzhen
SF Airlines Shenzhen
Suparna Airlines Cargo Hong Kong, Shanghai–Pudong

Ground transportation

The airport is served by a station on Line 3 of the Wuxi Metro.

See also

References
  1. (in Chinese) Wuxi Airport Co., Ltd. Archived 2010-05-05 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Airport information for Sunan Shuofang International Airport at Great Circle Mapper.
  3. 苏南硕放国际机场有限公司正式揭牌 Archived 2012-04-04 at the Wayback Machine
  4. "瑞丽航空夏秋换季九线新开，票价低至200元".
  5. "泉州晋江机场2018冬航季新开曼谷和达沃两条国际航线-中新网".
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