Guilin Liangjiang International Airport
Guilin Liangjiang International Airport 桂林两江国际机场 | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Serves | Guilin | ||||||||||
| Location | Liangjiang Town, Lingui District, Guilin, Guangxi, China | ||||||||||
| Opened | 1 October 1996; 28 years ago (1996年10月01日) | ||||||||||
| Hub for | Air Guilin | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 174 m / 571 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 25°13′10′′N 110°02′22′′E / 25.21944°N 110.03944°E / 25.21944; 110.03944 | ||||||||||
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| Statistics (2023 [1] ) | |||||||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 桂林两江国际机场 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 桂林兩江國際機場 | ||||||
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Guilin Liangjiang International Airport (IATA: KWL, ICAO: ZGKL) is an international airport serving the city of Guilin in South Central China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. It is located in Liangjiang Town, about 28 km (17 mi) southwest of the city center.[2]
In 2014, Guilin Liangjiang International Airport was the 33rd busiest airport in China with 5,875,327 passengers.[3] Around 4 million passengers transit through Liangjiang Airport annually, traveling to one of the 48 domestic and international destinations served nonstop from Guilin.[2] [4]
History
[edit ]In September 1991, the State Council of China and the Central Military Commission approved a 1.85 billion yuan project to build a new airport to replace Guilin Qifengling Airport as Guilin's civil airport. Construction began in July 1993, and Liangjiang Airport was opened on 1 October 1996.[4]
Liangjiang Airport now features a 3,200 meter-long runway, a 150,000 square meter large parking apron, 20 gate positions, and a 50,000 square meter large terminal building.[2] [4] The airport has also invested 20 million yuan into improving Liangjiang International's aesthetics and making the airport more environmentally-friendly. The airport has received several awards for their efforts.[4]
Starting from 30 September 2018, all flights from Terminal 1 have been moved to Terminal 2. Terminal 2 has a floor area of 100,000 square meters, 22 security lanes which 17 for domestic and 5 for International and 25 boarding gate, the designed capacity to handle 12 million passengers and 95,000 tons of cargo a year. The construction of Terminal 2 started in December 2015 and it was opened on 30 September 2018, at a total cost of 3.258 billion yuan. Following the opening of the new Terminal 2, Terminal 1 was closed temporarily for renovation. A new apron and taxi lanes have been built and opened along with the new terminal.[5]
Airlines and destinations
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References
[edit ]- ^ 2023 CAAC data caac.gov.cn
- ^ a b c "Guilin Liangjiang Airport: Shuttle Bus to Yangshuo, Taxi Fare".
- ^ 2013年民航机场吞吐量排名 (in Chinese). Civil Aviation Administration of China. 24 March 2013. Archived from the original on 25 March 2014. Retrieved 29 March 2013.
- ^ a b c d 桂林两江国际机场 (in Chinese (China)). Guilin Liangjiang Airport.
- ^ 桂林机场T2启用 满足年1200万旅客吞吐量需求. Carnoc (in Chinese (China)).
- ^ "9 Air NS24 Domestic Network Additions – 28APR24". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
- ^ "桂林国际客运航线按下"重启键",桂林=马来西亚吉隆坡直飞航线复航在即" . Retrieved 15 June 2023.
- ^ a b c d "奔赴山海•即刻出发——航线上新啦!" . Retrieved 2 April 2024.
- ^ a b "【新航线】桂林航空新增桂林—重庆—唐山、桂林—西安航线" . Retrieved 4 August 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f "【好消息】桂林机场计划新增5条航线" . Retrieved 5 August 2024.
- ^ a b "赣州黄金机场 | 新航季,再启程" . Retrieved 22 March 2025.
- ^ a b c "迎接暑运旺季,桂林机场持续新增、加密航线" . Retrieved 3 August 2024.
- ^ a b "桂林机场新增加密多条航线航班" . Retrieved 5 August 2024.
- ^ "航班换季 ▏叮咚!珠海机场2024年冬航季航班时刻表,一起看看吧~" . Retrieved 19 January 2025.
- ^ 东航新开合肥长春桂林汕头航线 合肥至大连机票_毛里求斯旅游攻略_长兴旅游网 (in Chinese (China)). Archived from the original on 31 March 2022. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
- ^ "潮汕出发•无忧出行 | 潮汕机场2023年冬航季精彩启航" . Retrieved 10 December 2023.
- ^ "2024年冬航季航班时刻来啦" . Retrieved 26 October 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "【夏秋换季】桂林机场夏秋航班换季,热门城市带你飞" . Retrieved 5 August 2024.
- ^ a b "最全冬航季航班时刻表→" . Retrieved 25 December 2024.
- ^ "10月29日起执行!太原机场冬航季航班计划出炉!新开哪些城市航线..." . Retrieved 1 March 2024.
- ^ "东海航空"切换"2024夏秋航季,最新航线看过来!" . Retrieved 1 May 2024.
- ^ "2024夏航季||随心启航 快乐飞翔" . Retrieved 4 June 2024.
- ^ a b "龙江航空2024夏秋航季航线预告" . Retrieved 2 April 2024.
- ^ a b "重磅!青岛航空2024冬春航季即将开启" . Retrieved 21 December 2024.
- ^ "上新!合肥机场新增直飞航班!" . Retrieved 11 July 2024.
- ^ ""五一"小长假临近,桂林机场持续新增加密航线航班" . Retrieved 5 August 2024.
- ^ "桂林机场恢复桂林—上海虹桥航线" . Retrieved 4 August 2024.
- ^ "东航浙江分公司温州进出港2024-2025冬春季航班时刻表" . Retrieved 20 October 2024.
- ^ "2023年新航季川航最新航线出炉,附国际/地区航线新消息" . Retrieved 16 March 2023.
- ^ "新增湘西、巫山、仙女山、营口等航线!宁波机场航班换季时刻表出炉" . Retrieved 23 January 2024.
- ^ "天津航空换季航线超前预告来了,天津=郑州=悉尼国际航线3月24日重新启航" . Retrieved 26 February 2023.
External links
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- Guilin Liangjiang International Airport
- List of countries under 72-hour Visa-free Transit Policy in Guilin
- Visa-free requirements
- Photos of the airport's inauguration