Sansha Yongxing Airport

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Sansha Yongxing Airport

三沙永兴机场
Aerial view of Woody Island.jpg
Woody and Rocky Islands in 2009. [1]
Summary
Airport typeCivilian, military
OperatorSansha Yongxing Airport Administration (HNA Infrastructure Investment Group)
PLA Air Force
Serves Sansha, Hainan
LocationYongxing Island
Coordinates 16°50′01″N112°20′42″E / 16.83361°N 112.34500°E / 16.83361; 112.34500
Map
South China Sea location map.svg
Airplane silhouette.svg
XYI
Location of airport in the South China Sea
Sansha Yongxing Airport
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
mft
05/232,7008,858 Asphalt/concrete
Statistics (2021)
Passengers36,405
Aircraft movements523
Cargo (metric tons)200.2
Source: [2] [3]

References

  1. "Construction of airstrip completed on Yongxing Island (3)". Peoples Daily. 9 October 2014. Retrieved 8 June 2018. Contains an aerial photo showong the reclaimed land between Woody and Rocky Islands and the expanded harbour.
  2. 1 2 3 专家建议造浮岛机场让战机作战半径覆盖南海 (in Chinese). Eastday. 4 June 2012. Archived from the original on 5 October 2013. Retrieved 11 July 2012.
  3. Airport information for ZJYX at Great Circle Mapper.
  4. Bernstein, Richard; Munro, Ross H. (1998). The Coming Conflict with China. Vintage Books. p. 74. ISBN   978-0679776628.
  5. "Construction of airstrip completed on Yongxing Island (pictures)". Peoples Daily. 9 October 2014. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  6. "China showcases jet fighters on South China Sea island". The Indian Express. 3 December 2017. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  7. Chang, Andrei (26 September 2008). "Analysis: China's air-sea buildup". Spacewar.com. Retrieved 11 July 2012.
Sansha Yongxing Airport
Simplified Chinese 三沙永兴机场
Traditional Chinese 三沙永興機場
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin Sānshā Yǒngxīng Jīchǎng