Xi'an Xianyang International Airport
Airport serving Xi'an, Shaanxi, China / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Xi'an Xianyang International Airport (IATA: XIY, ICAO: ZLXY) is an international airport serving the city of Xi'an, the capital of Northwest China’s Shaanxi province, as well as the whole Guanzhong area. Covering an area of 5 square kilometres (1.9 sq mi), it is the largest airport in Northwest China, and the second largest airport in Northern China. The airport was the hub for China Northwest Airlines until the company was merged into China Eastern Airlines in 2002. Xi'an Airport is also the hub for Joy Air and Hainan Airlines.[1] Xi'an Xianyang International Airport is a Skytrax 4-star airport.[2]
Xi'an Xianyang International Airport 西安咸阳国际机场 | |||||||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
Owner/Operator | China West Airport Group | ||||||||||||||
Serves | Xi'an | ||||||||||||||
Location | Weicheng, Xianyang, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China | ||||||||||||||
Opened | 1 September 1991; 32 years ago (1991-09-01) | ||||||||||||||
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Elevation AMSL | 479 m / 1,572 ft | ||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 34°26′16.1″N 108°45′23.6″E | ||||||||||||||
Website | www | ||||||||||||||
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Simplified Chinese | 西安咸阳国际机场 | ||||||
Traditional Chinese | 西安咸陽國際機場 | ||||||
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In 2018, the airport handled 44,650,000 passengers, making it the busiest airport in northwest China. It is the ninth busiest airport nationwide. Xi'an Xianyang International Airport was also the nation's 9th busiest airport in terms of cargo traffic and the 7th busiest airport by traffic movements.