Yinchuan Xihuayuan Airport

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Yinchuan Xihuayuan Airport

银川西花园机场
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Opened1935
ClosedSeptember 1997
Coordinates 38°30′05″N106°08′41″E / 38.501282°N 106.144622°E / 38.501282; 106.144622
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Location of the former airport in Yinchuan
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18/362,160

Yinchuan Xihuayuan Airport was the former main airport of Yinchuan, Ningxia, China. It was built on orders of Ningxia governor Ma Hongkui in 1935 as a military airport with a gravel runway. The airport was closed from September 1949 to September 1958. [1] In 1958, the airport was renovated to welcome the establishment of the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, of which Ningxia became the capital. After the renovation, the Xihuayuan Airport had a gravel runway with a length of 1415 meters and a width of 40 meters. [2] On 20 October 1958, a CAAC Il-14 passenger plane landed at the airport, marking the official resumption of flights at the airport. [3] [4] [5]

In September 1986, the airport was expanded and became a 3C-class airport, being able to handle aircraft like the BAe 146 under 50 tons. [6] The airport ceased operations in September 1997 due to the facilities being in need of upgrading and lack of expansion room. Its function was taken over by Yinchuan Hedong Airport. [7]

The airport was the only airport in China serving a provincial capital that still had a gravel runway. At night, the runway was lit using lanterns, and during the rainy season the airport would often flood. [8]

The airport terminal was preserved as a protected cultural heritage site by the Yinchuan Cultural Relics Department. [1]

Accidents

On July 23, 1993, China Northwest Airlines Flight 2119 crashed into a lake and broke apart while attempting its second takeoff from the airport. At least 59 of the 113 persons aboard the aircraft were killed. [9]

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