Wuhu Xuancheng Airport

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Wuhu Xuancheng Airport
Summary
Airport type Public
Serves Wuhu and Xuancheng, Anhui, China
Location Wanzhi Town, Wuhu County
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
2,800 9,186
Wuhu Xuancheng Airport
Simplified Chinese 芜湖宣城机场

Wuhu Xuancheng Airport is an airport being built to serve the cities of Wuhu and Xuancheng in Anhui Province, China. The airport is located in Wanzhi Town, Wuhu County, about 48 kilometres (30 mi) from downtown Wuhu City and 30 kilometres (19 mi) from downtown Xuancheng. The airport project began in June 2012, and it took four years to select the airport site from the original ten candidates. It received approval from the national government in 2016. [1]

Wuhu Prefecture-level city in Anhui, Peoples Republic of China

Wuhu is a prefecture-level city in southeastern Anhui province, China. Sitting on the southeast bank of the Yangtze River, Wuhu borders Xuancheng to the southeast, Chizhou and Tongling to the southwest, Hefei city to the northwest, Ma'anshan city to the northeast, Jiangsu Province to the east, and is approximately 90 km (56 mi) southwest of Nanjing. As of 2017, the city had a population of approximately 3,696,000 officially registered inhabitants.

Xuancheng Prefecture-level city in Anhui, Peoples Republic of China

Xuancheng is a city in the southeast of Anhui province. Founded in 109 BCE, Xuancheng has over 2,000 years of history. Located in the lower Yangtze River drainage basin and Yangtze River Delta, it borders Wuhu to the northwest, Chizhou to the west, Huangshan to the southwest, and the provinces of Zhejiang and Jiangsu to the southeast and northeast respectively.

Anhui Province

Anhui, is a province of the People's Republic of China located in the eastern region of the country. The province is located across the basins of the Yangtze River and the Huai River, bordering Jiangsu to the east, Zhejiang to the southeast, Jiangxi to the south, Hubei to the southwest, Henan to the northwest, and Shandong for a short section in the north.

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The airport will have a 2,800-metre (9,200 ft) runway (class 4D), a 15,000 square metres (160,000 sq ft) terminal building, and 8 aircraft parking aprons. It is projected to serve 1.2 million passengers and 5000 tons of cargo annually by 2025. [1]

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