Lijiang Sanyi International Airport

Lijiang Sanyi International Airport 丽江三义国际机场
IATA: LJG ICAO: ZPLJ
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Yunnan Airport Group
Serves	Lijiang, Yunnan
Opened	28 June 2012;11 years ago (2012-06-28)
Elevation  AMSL	2,243 m / 7,359 ft
Coordinates	26°40′45″N100°14′45″E / 26.67917°N 100.24583°E / 26.67917; 100.24583
Website	lijiang-airport.com
Map
LJG Location of airport in Yunnan
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 02/20 3,000 9,843 Asphalt
Statistics (2021)
Passengers 4,220,618 Cargo (in tons) 14,212.6 Aircraft movements 39,192
Source: List of the busiest airports in the People's Republic of China Sources: [1] [2]

Lijiang Sanyi International Airport( IATA : LJG, ICAO : ZPLJ) is an airport serving Lijiang, Yunnan province, China. ^[2]

Built in 1995, the civil airport is 25 km (16 mi) to the south of the city proper.

History

In 1992, Lijiang airport began construction. In April 1995, the airport was completed, in July 1995, the airport officially opened to the air, the airport flight area level 4C, the airport runway length of 2,500 meters, width of 45m. In 1999, Lijiang airport passenger throughput for the first time exceeded the 500,000 mark, according to the development situation of the airport for the first time the airport was renovated and expanded. Later 2007, the airport carried out a second renovation and expansion According to the annual passenger throughput of 4.5 million passengers' standard construction, including runway extension of 500 meters, the new runway parallel taxiway, 13 additional parking spaces, the new 33,300 square meters of domestic terminal building, procurement of supporting special facilities and equipment, navigation station construction and other major projects. ^[3]

On March 6, 2012, Yunnan Lijiang Airport aviation port opening to the outside world officially passed the national acceptance, for the third port airport in Yunnan Province. ^[4]

Facilities

The airport has one runway numbered 02/20, 3,000 metres (9,843 ft) in length with ^[2] turning bases at both ends of the runway.

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Air China	Beijing–Capital, Chengdu–Tianfu, Hangzhou [5]
Air Travel	Changsha, [6] Wuxi
Bamboo Airways	Hanoi [6]
Beijing Capital Airlines	Bazhong, [6] Beijing–Daxing, [7] Changsha, [6] Chengdu–Tianfu, [8] Chongqing, Guangzhou, Hangzhou, [9] Hefei, Jieyang, [10] Jinan, Nanchang, [11] Nanjing, Nanning, Shenyang, [8] Shijiazhuang, Taiyuan, [6] Tianjin, Wuhan, Xiamen, [8] Xi'an, [6] Zhengzhou
Chengdu Airlines	Changsha, [12] Fuzhou, [12] Guangyuan, [12] Guiyang, Hengyang, Ningbo
China Eastern Airlines	Guangzhou, Kunming, Nanjing, [11] Qingdao, Shanghai–Hongqiao, Shanghai–Pudong
China Southern Airlines	Changsha, [9] Dalian, [9] Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Wuhan, [9] Zhengzhou [13]
Chongqing Airlines	Guangzhou [14]
Colorful Guizhou Airlines	Guiyang [6]
Juneyao Air	Changsha, Nanjing, Shanghai–Pudong, Shenzhen [11]
Kunming Airlines	Xishuangbanna [6]
Loong Air	Bijie, [9] Dazhou, [6] Hangzhou, Huaihua, [11] Luzhou, [6] Ningbo, [9] Wulong, [15] Wushan, [16] Wuxi, [17] Xiangyang, [17] Zunyi–Xinzhou [11]
Lucky Air	Chengdu–Tianfu, [6] Chongqing, [9] Huai'an, [6] Pu'er, [18] Quanzhou, [18] Wuhan, [6] Xi'an, [6] Xishuangbanna, Zhengzhou
Qingdao Airlines	Anshun, [19] Hefei, [19] Nanjing, [19] Qingdao, [19] Xishuangbanna [20]
Ruili Airlines	Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi, [6] Fuzhou, [21] Lanzhou, Mangshi, [22] Tianjin, [11] Xishuangbanna, Zhaotong [21]
Shandong Airlines	Jinan, Mianyang
Shenzhen Airlines	Chengdu–Tianfu, [11] Shenzhen
Sichuan Airlines	Chengdu–Shuangliu, [23] Chengdu–Tianfu, Chongqing, [6] Hangzhou, [6] Kunming, Lhasa, Luzhou, [6] Xi'an, Yibin
Spring Airlines	Shanghai–Pudong [11]
Tianjin Airlines	Wuhan [24]
Tibet Airlines	Changsha, [9] Chengdu–Shuangliu, Nanjing, [6] Taiyuan, [25] Xi'an, [11] Yuncheng [25]
West Air	Chongqing, [26] Hefei (begins 2024/04-15), [26] Zhengzhou
XiamenAir	Changsha, [11] Fuzhou, Guilin, Xiamen

See also

• List of airports in the People's Republic of China

References

1. "Lijiang Airport" (in Chinese).
2. Airport information for Lijiang, Yunnan, China (ZPLJ / LJG) at Great Circle Mapper.
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External links

• (in Chinese) Official website
• Yunnan Airport Group Co., Ltd.
• Current weather for ZPLJ at NOAA / NWS
• Accident history for LJG at Aviation Safety Network