Xi'an Xianyang International Airport
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}}; pinyin: ) serves Xi'an, Shaanxi, China. Covering 5 square kilometres, it is the largest airport in China's northwest. Due to the Chinese western expansion, visitor and cargo flow are rapidly increasing. The airport was the hub for China Northwest Airlines until the company was merged into China Eastern Airlines in 2002. Currently, the airport connects to 79 other cities domestically and internationally.
History
Before Xi'an Xianyang International Airport was built, Xi'an was served by Xi'an Xiguan Airport. In 1984, the State Council of the People's Republic of China and Central Military Commission proposed to build a large civil-use airport on the site of Xianyang's airfield. Phase 1 of the airport commensed construction on August 1987, and was finished and opened in September 1, 1991. Xi'an Xiguan Airport closed at the same time. Phase 2 started in August 2000, and was finished in September 16, 2003.
Airlines and Destinations
The following airlines have regular scheduled services to Xi'an Xianyang International Airport.
- Air China (Beijing, Chengdu, Chongqing, Guilin, Hangzhou, Lhasa, Shanghai-Pudong)
- Asiana Airlines (Seoul-Incheon)
- Bangkok Airways (Bangkok)
- Cathay Pacific
- *Dragonair (Hong Kong)
- China Eastern Airlines (Beijing, Chengdu, Chongqing, Guangzhou, Guilin, Hong Kong, Kunming, Lanzhou, Nagoya, Seoul-Incheon, Shanghai-Pudong, Shenzhen, Tokyo-Narita, Xining, Yinchuan)
- China Southern Airlines (Beijing, Changsha, Dalian, Dunhuang, Guangzhou, Hangzhou, Jinan, Qingdao, Shanghai-Pudong, Shenyang, Shenzhen, Taiyuan, Urumqi, Zhuhai)
- Hainan Airlines (Beijing, Changchun, Changsha, Chengdu, Chongqing, Dalian, Guangzhou, Guilin, Guiyang, Fuzhou, Haikou, Hangzhou, Harbin, Kunming, Lanzhou, Nanjing, Nanning, Ningbo, Qingdao, Shanghai-Pudong, Shenzhen, Taiyuan, Tianjin, Urumqi, Wenzhou, Wuhan, Xiamen, Yinchuan, Yulin)
- Japan Airlines (Tokyo-Narita)
- Shandong Airlines (Jinan)
- Shanghai Airlines (Shanghai-Pudong)
Access
The airport is 47 km from Xi'an city centre, and 13 km from the town of Xianyang. Buses and taxis are available between the airport and Xi'an city centre.
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