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, Dalian, [9] Guiyang, Haikou, Harbin, [10] Jining, [10] Kunming, [7] Mianyang, [11] Qingdao, [7] Taiyuan, [12] Tianjin, [8] Weifang, [13] Xi'an, Yangzhou, [9] Zhanjiang, [7] Zhengzhou, Zhoushan, Zhuhai [14]
China Southern Airlines Guangzhou [8]
Shandong Airlines Haikou, [15] Jinan [15]
XiamenAir Shenzhen [8]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "2023年民航机场吞吐量排名" (XLS) (in Chinese). Retrieved 2025-01-20.
  2. 1 2 Airport information for Quzhou Airport at Great Circle Mapper.
  3. 1 2 衢州民航站 Archived 2012-05-02 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ↑ "慑台新动作：歼-20进驻衢州机场，专家：去哪不重要，能力摆在那" [New action to deter Taiwan: J-20 stationed at Quzhou Airport, experts: It doesn’t matter where you go, the ability lies there]. Defense Times Vanguard (in Chinese). September 27, 2020. Retrieved 2022-12-15.
  5. ↑ Jingtao, Yang (November 9, 2017). "营救美国大兵—记75年前浙江村民与美国飞行员那段往事-时政新闻-浙江在线" [Rescue American soldiers—Remember the past between Zhejiang villagers and American pilots 75 years ago]. Xinhua (in Chinese). Retrieved 2022-12-15.
  6. ↑ "中国最"牛"的一座三线城市，市区拥有军民合用机场" [One of the most "beautiful" third-tier cities in China, the urban area has a military-civilian airport]. Toutiao (in Chinese). March 31, 2018. Retrieved 2022-12-15.
  7. 1 2 3 4 "衢州机场2023年冬航季航班计划！新增临汾、西双版纳！" . Retrieved 12 November 2023.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 "新航季！衢州机场换季后有哪些变化，快来看看~" . Retrieved February 8, 2023.
  9. 1 2 "‌扬州泰州国际机场春秋航空执飞扬州泰州至日本大阪国际航线盛大开航" . Retrieved 6 June 2025.
  10. 1 2 "10月27日起执行！衢州机场2024冬航季航班时刻表出炉" . Retrieved 20 January 2025.
  11. ↑ "‌绵阳机场新开昌都、珠海、兰州航线加密天津航线" . Retrieved 22 August 2025.
  12. ↑ "【新航季】太原机场2022年冬春航季航班时刻计划" . Retrieved December 19, 2022.
  13. ↑ "‌潍坊机场将恢复开通直飞成都航线" . Retrieved 20 July 2025.
  14. ↑ "航班换季 | 叮咚！珠海机场2023年冬航季航班时刻表，请查收～" . Retrieved 7 November 2023.
  15. 1 2 "‌济南机场夏秋航季焕新起航 引领出行新体验" . Retrieved 13 July 2025.
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