Chengdu Tianfu International Airport 成都天府国际机场 | |||||||||||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||||||
Owner/Operator | Sichuan Provincial Airport Group | ||||||||||||||||||
Serves | Chengdu | ||||||||||||||||||
Location | Lujia, Jianyang, Chengdu, Sichuan, China | ||||||||||||||||||
Opened | 27 June 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Elevation AMSL | 440 m / 1,444 ft | ||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 30°19′08″N104°26′42″E / 30.319°N 104.445°E | ||||||||||||||||||
Website | sctfia.com | ||||||||||||||||||
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Simplified Chinese | 成都天府国际机场 | ||||||
Traditional Chinese | 成都天府國際機場 | ||||||
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Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (IATA :TFU, ICAO :ZUTF;abbreviated as Tianfu Airport) is one of two international airports serving Chengdu,the capital of Sichuan province in Southwestern China.
The airport is located at Lujia Town,Jianyang,Chengdu,51 kilometers (32 mi) southeast of Downtown Chengdu. It is named after the Tianfu New Area,a development zone for Chengdu in which the airport is. [3] Construction began in May 2016 and the airport opened on 27 June 2021.
In 2023,both Chengdu Tianfu International Airport and Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport handled a total of 538,000 flight takeoffs and landings,with a passenger volume of 74.924 million. The annual passenger volume makes Chengdu 3rd among the cities with airport systems in China. [4] Chengdu Tianfu International Airport alone ranks 39th between the busiest airports in the world,the fifth-busiest in China when ranked by passenger traffic (44,786,101 passengers in 2023 alone).
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Plans for a new airport for Chengdu had been in place since 2007. [5] In May 2011, officials confirmed the planning process for selecting a location had started. [5] In June 2013, the Civil Aviation Administration of China officially confirmed and approved Jianyang's Lujia Town as the location for the new airport. [5]
In January 2015, the State Council and Central Military Commission approved the new airport project, [5] and the official name Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (Chinese :成都天府国际机场) was finalized by the Civil Aviation Administration of China in September 2015. [6] [5] In January 2021, flight testing was done [7] [8] and on 27 June 2021, the first commercial flight departed from the airport. [9]
The airport is intended to become the third-largest airport hub in China, after Beijing and Shanghai. The airport opened with three runways (two north-south and one east-west) with two terminals with a capacity of 60 million passengers per year by 2025 and a cargo capacity of 24.45 thousand tonnes. [10]
The full plan includes six runways and four terminals with the capacity to handle 90 million passengers per year. [11] On June 1, 2015, the Sichuan Provincial Airport Group announced a general design scheme for the airport. The winning design was by China Southwest Architectural Design and Research Institute, China Airport Construction Group Corporation, and French architectural firm ADP Ingenierie.
The airport features two terminal buildings in the shape of the mythical Sunbird, used as a logo for the city of Chengdu. From a central hollow circular core, 6 arms radiate outwards with both terminals mirroring the other. [12]
Tianfu International Airport is a major base for Air China. The flag carrier operates maintenance facilities, a 1,500-bed staff hostel, and a 2,950 m2 (31,800 sq ft) lounge at the airport. [10] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the airport did not operate international flights until 26 March 2023, taking over most international and cargo routes from Shuangliu International Airport, with the latter specializing in domestic flights. [13] Beginning from March 28, 2023, Air China will change the flight to Taipei Taoyuan from Chengdu Shuangliu to Chengdu Tianfu. [14]
The two airport terminals will be connected by an Innovia automated people mover (APM) supplied by joint venture firm Puzhen Bombardier Transportation Systems Limited, which has also won the operations and maintenance contract. [89] To connect airport parking to the two terminal buildings there will be a personal rapid transit system, consisting of 6 miles (9.7 km) of guideway, 4 stations and 22 pods. [90]
Holders of passports issued by 53 countries do not require a visa for a 144-hour stay if they are transiting through Chengdu Tianfu International Airport / Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport of entry, provided that they: [93] [94]
In order to qualify for the 144-hour visa-free transit, the traveler's inbound and outbound flights must directly arrive at and depart from one of the acceptable ports of entry from or to a third country (including one of the two SARs of Hong Kong and Macau). Both flights must have no stopovers of any kind within mainland China prior to arrival or after departure at the port of entry, and the outbound flight's first stop or destination must be in a different country than the inbound flight's. Travels between U.S. territories and the contiguous U.S. are also ineligible for the 144-hour transit-without-visa, unless one of their flights has a stopover in a third country or a SAR.
A passenger who completed the inspection process will be given a temporary entry permit, which may be in the form of a stamp or a sticker, with the approved area of stay as well as date of entry and departure. [95]
Travelers utilizing the 144-hour visa-free transit scheme at Chengdu airports (both Chengdu Tianfu International Airport and Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport) are authorized to travel within the region of 11 cities in Sichuan Province during the period, including Chengdu City, Leshan City, Deyang City, Suining City, Meishan City, Ya'an City, Ziyang City, Neijiang City, Zigong City, Luzhou City, and Yibin City. [96]
Source: [97]
Under the 24-hour Visa-exemption policy, visa is not required for travelers who:
All nationalities are eligible for the 24-hour Visa-exemption International Transit through Chengdu Tianfu International Airport. [98]
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