Baotou Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Serves | Baotou, Inner Mongolia | ||||||||||
| Location | Donghe District | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,012 m / 3,320 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°33′35″N 109°59′48″E / 40.55972°N 109.99667°E | ||||||||||
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)  BAV Location of the airport in Inner Mongolia | |||||||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 包头机场 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 包頭機場 | ||||||
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Baotou Airport (IATA: BAV, ICAO: ZBOW) is an airport serving the city of Baotou in Inner Mongolia, China. Eurasia Aviation Corporation, a joint venture between Ministry of Transportation and Communications of China and Lufthansa, built the airport in 1934. The airport was occupied by Japan in World War II. It was renovated and expanded multiple times to support the growing demands during the war. The airport is 14 miles (23 km) from downtown areas.
The airport is a class 4D airport which supports take off and landing of aircraft up to the size of Boeing 737-900 and Boeing 767-300ER. Runway 13-31 is 9,186 feet (2,800 m) long and 200 feet (61 m) wide. It is equipped at both ends with Instrument Landing Systems (ILS), Approach Lighting Systems (ALS) with sequenced flashers, and touchdown zone (TDZ) lighting.
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Air China | Beijing–Capital, Wuhan |
| Chengdu Airlines | Chengdu, Shenyang |
| China Eastern Airlines | Handan, Nanjing, Shanghai–Pudong, Xiamen, Xi'an |
| China Express Airlines | Bijie,[1] Chifeng,[2] Chongqing, Dalian, Guiyang,[3] Taiyuan, Tianjin, Zhengzhou |
| China Southern Airlines | Guangzhou,[4] Shenyang, Urumqi, Zhengzhou[4] |
| China United Airlines | Beijing–Daxing |
| Donghai Airlines | Shenzhen, Zhengzhou |
| Fuzhou Airlines | Fuzhou,[5] Harbin,[5] Tianjin, Yichang |
| Hainan Airlines | Dalian, Haikou, Hangzhou, Lanzhou, Nanchang, Shijiazhuang, Zhengzhou |
| JC International Airlines | Siem Reap |
| Joy Air | Alxa Left Banner, Tianjin |
| Loong Air | Hangzhou, Xinzhou |
| Shandong Airlines | Taiyuan, Xiamen |
| Shanghai Airlines | Shanghai–Pudong, Xinzhou[6] |
| Spring Airlines | Shijiazhuang[7] |
| Vietnam Airlines | Charter: Nha Trang[8] |
Accidents and incidents
- On November 21, 2004, China Eastern Airlines Flight 5210 crashed shortly after takeoff from Baotou Erliban Airport. All 53 people on board the aircraft and two people on the ground were killed.
References
- ^ https://new.qq.com/omn/20190508/20190508A0IB2Y.html
- ^ http://news.carnoc.com/list/487/487929.html
- ^ http://www.sohu.com/a/281394635_378730
- ^ a b https://global.csair.com/
- ^ a b http://www.baotou.gov.cn/info/2054/189067.htm
- ^ https://flights.ctrip.com/schedule/fm9335.html
- ^ https://flights.ch.com/SJW-BAV.html?IsNew=1
- ^ http://www.caacnews.com.cn/1/5/201812/t20181211_1262678.html
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