Quzhou Airport

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Quzhou Airport

衢州机场
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Quzhou's civilian terminal from the causeway, with the air traffic control tower to the far left
Summary
Airport typeMilitary/Public
Owner PLA Air Force
Serves Quzhou, Zhejiang, China
Opened26 November 1993;31 years ago (1993-11-26)
Builtc.1933
In usec.1933–present
Occupants85th Fighter Brigade
Time zone (UTC+08:00)
Elevation  AMSL 65 m / 213 ft
Coordinates 28°57′57″N118°53′58″E / 28.96583°N 118.89944°E / 28.96583; 118.89944
Website mhj.qz.gov.cn
Map
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Airplane silhouette.svg
JUZ
Location of airport in Zhejiang
Quzhou Airport
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
mft
06/242,5008,202 Concrete
Statistics (2023 [1] )
Passengers883,433
Aircraft movements10,790
Cargo (metric tons)1,142.4
Source: [2]

In the early hours of June 23, 1956, Lu Min, then-commander of the 34th Regiment, 12th Air Division of the PLAAF, took off from Quzhou Airport with a MiG-17 fighter jet and shot down a Republic of China Air Force B-17 Flying Fortress over the Guangfeng and Shangrao areas of Jiangxi province, marking the first time PLAAF air defenses managed to shoot down an enemy at night.

Military use

Located 500 km from Taiwan just at the edge of effective cruise missile and airstrike range, Quzhou is one of the largest and most important air bases of the PLAAF. The airport is fitted with a hardened underground hangar to protect aircraft from adversaries.

The facility is home to the 29th Fighter Division, which flies the Sukhoi Su-30MKK, and the 85th Fighter Brigade, equipped with the Chengdu J-20 stealth fighter. [6]

Civilian use

The airport has a 1,900 meter (8,200 ft) runway (class 4C) and a 3,440 square-meter terminal building. [2] [3] The airport can accommodate Boeing 737 and other medium to large narrow-body passenger aircraft. The passenger terminal building is 3,440 square meters, which can support 200 passengers during peak hours.

Airlines and destinations

Quzhou Airport
Simplified Chinese 衢州机场
Traditional Chinese 衢州機場
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin Qúzhōu Jīchǎng
AirlinesDestinations
Air China Beijing–Capital, [7] Beijing–Daxing, Chengdu–Tianfu [8]
China Express Airlines Aksu, [8] Chongqing, Guiyang, Haikou, Harbin, [9] Huizhou, [9] Jining, [9] Kunming, [7] Linfen, [7] Nanning, Qingdao, [7] Taiyuan, [10] Tianjin, [8] Xi'an, Zhanjiang, [7] Zhengzhou, Zhoushan, Zhuhai [11]
China Southern Airlines Guangzhou [8]
XiamenAir Shenzhen [8]

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