Lijiang Sanyi International Airport

Lijiang Sanyi International Airport 丽江三义国际机场
IATA: LJG ICAO: ZPLJ
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Yunnan Airport Group
Serves	Lijiang, Yunnan
Opened	28 June 2012; 12 years ago (2012-06-28)
Elevation AMSL	2,243 m / 7,359 ft
Coordinates	26°40′45″N 100°14′45″E
Website	lijiang-airport.com
Map
LJG/ZPLJ Location in Yunnan Show map of Yunnan LJG/ZPLJ LJG/ZPLJ (China) Show map of China
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 02/20 3,000 9,843 Asphalt
Statistics (2023)
Passengers 7,440,858 Cargo (in tons) 15,569 Aircraft movements 57,899
Source: List of the busiest airports in the People's Republic of China Sources:[1][2]

Lijiang Sanyi International Airport
Simplified Chinese	丽江三义国际机场
Traditional Chinese	麗江三義國際機場
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Lìjiāng Sānyì Guójì Jīchǎng

Lijiang Sanyi International Airport (IATA: LJG, ICAO: ZPLJ) is an airport serving Lijiang, Yunnan province, China.[2]

Built in 1995, the civil airport is 25 km (16 mi) to the south of the city proper.

The passenger movements of Lijiang Sanyi International Airport were 4,220,618 in 2021, 2,87,8817 in 2022 and 7,440,858 in 2023 respectively.[3][4]

History

In 1992, Lijiang airport began construction. In April 1995, it was completed, in July 1995, the airport officially opened to the air, with the airport flight area level 4C, and a runway length of 2,500 meters and width of 45m.

In 1999, Lijiang airport passenger throughput for the first time exceeded the 500,000 mark, according to the development situation of the airport for the first time the airport was renovated and expanded. ^[clarification needed]

In 2007, the airport carried out a second renovation and expansion. According to the annual passenger throughput of 4.5 million passengers' standard construction, including runway extension of 500 meters, the new runway parallel taxiway, 13 additional parking spaces, the new 33,300 square meters of domestic terminal building, procurement of supporting special facilities and equipment, navigation station construction and other major projects.^[clarification needed][5]

On March 6, 2012, Yunnan Lijiang Airport aviation port opening to the outside world officially passed the national acceptance, for the third port airport in Yunnan Province.[6]

Facilities

The airport has one runway numbered 02/20, 3,000 metres (9,843 ft) in length with[2] turning bases at both ends of the runway.

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Air China	Beijing–Capital, Chengdu–Tianfu, Hangzhou[7]
Air Travel	Changsha,[8] Wuxi
Bamboo Airways	Hanoi[8]
Beijing Capital Airlines	Bazhong,[8] Beijing–Daxing,[9] Changsha,[8] Chengdu–Tianfu,[10] Chongqing, Guangzhou, Guiyang,[11] Hangzhou,[12] Hefei, Jieyang,[13] Jinan, Nanchang,[14] Nanjing, Nanning, Shenyang,[10] Shijiazhuang, Taiyuan,[8] Tianjin, Wuhan, Xiamen,[10] Xi'an,[8] Yancheng,[11] Yantai,[11] Zhengzhou, Zunyi–Maotai[11]
Chengdu Airlines	Changsha,[15] Guangyuan,[15] Guiyang, Hengyang, Ningbo, Zhengzhou[16]
China Eastern Airlines	Guangzhou, Kunming, Nanjing,[14] Qingdao, Shanghai–Hongqiao, Shanghai–Pudong
China Southern Airlines	Guangzhou, Shenzhen
Chongqing Airlines	Guangzhou[17]
Colorful Guizhou Airlines	Guiyang[8]
GX Airlines	Nanning[18]
Juneyao Air	Changsha, Nanjing, Shanghai–Pudong, Shenzhen[14]
Kunming Airlines	Chengdu–Tianfu,[19] Shanghai–Pudong,[20] Xishuangbanna[8]
Loong Air	Bijie,[12] Dazhou,[8] Hangzhou, Huaihua,[14] Luzhou,[8] Ningbo,[12] Wuxi,[21] Xiangyang,[21] Zunyi–Xinzhou[14]
Lucky Air	Chengdu–Tianfu,[8] Chongqing,[12] Ganzhou,[22] Guiyang,[22] Hai Phong,[23] Hangzhou,[22] Huai'an,[8] Jinan,[22] Kuala Lumpur–International,[24] Muan,[23] Nanjing,[22] Nanning,[22] Ningbo,[22] Pu'er,[25] Quanzhou,[25] Shanghai–Pudong,[22] Wuhan,[8] Xi'an,[8] Xishuangbanna, Zhengzhou
Qingdao Airlines	Hefei,[26] Qingdao,[26] Xishuangbanna[27]
Ruili Airlines	Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi,[8] Fuzhou,[28] Ho Chi Minh City,[29] Lanzhou, Mangshi,[30] Tianjin,[14] Xishuangbanna, Zhaotong[28]
Shandong Airlines	Jinan, Mianyang
Shenzhen Airlines	Chengdu–Tianfu,[14] Shenzhen
Sichuan Airlines	Chengdu–Shuangliu,[31] Chengdu–Tianfu, Chongqing,[8] Kunming, Lhasa, Xi'an, Yibin
Spring Airlines	Shanghai–Pudong[14]
Tianjin Airlines	Tianjin,[32] Wuhan,[33] Xi'an[32]
Tibet Airlines	Changsha,[12] Chengdu–Shuangliu, Nanjing,[8] Taiyuan,[34] Xi'an,[14] Yuncheng[34]
West Air	Chongqing,[35] Hefei,[35] Jinggangshan,[36] Zhengzhou
XiamenAir	Changsha,[14] Fuzhou, Guilin, Xiamen

See also

• List of airports in the People's Republic of China

References

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External links

• (in Chinese) Official website
• Yunnan Airport Group Co., Ltd.
• Current weather for ZPLJ at NOAA/NWS
• Accident history for LJG at Aviation Safety Network