Jiaxing Airport (Chinese: 嘉兴机场), or Jiaxing Air Base, is a military air base in the city of Jiaxing in Zhejiang province, China. It is being converted to a dual-use military and civilian airport. The airport is located 8 kilometers from the city center in Xiuzhou District.[2] Due to Jiaxing Airport's proximity to both Shanghai and Hangzhou, it is touted as "Shanghai's third airport" and "Hangzhou's second airport".[3] The airport is designed to handle 500,000 passengers annually.[3] Jiaxing Airport is expected to be officially operational in 2025.[4]
Jiaxing Airport 嘉兴机场 Jiāxìng Jīchǎng | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public / Military | ||||||||||
| Serves | Jiaxing | ||||||||||
| Location | Xiuzhou, Jiaxing, Zhejiang, China | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 30°42′24″N 120°40′50″E / 30.70667°N 120.68056°E | ||||||||||
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  Jiaxing Airport Location of airport in China | |||||||||||
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Facilities
editJiaxing Airport will be a class 4E airport when completed. Jiaxing Airport is planned to have one 3,400 meter long runway and a 25,700 square-meter terminal building. The airport will be able to accommodate Boeing 747 and Airbus A340 aircraft. [5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Jiaxing Air Base Archived 2012-04-25 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ 浙江嘉兴将建小型支线机场
- ^ a b 嘉兴年内开建“上海第三机场”
- ^ 嘉兴机场项目全面开工建设
- ^ "重磅！嘉兴要建机场了，计划9月开工！-嘉兴楼盘网". m.loupan.com. Retrieved 2022-08-03.