Xiamen International Airport Group
Co., Ltd.(XIAGC) is a state-owned conglomerate affiliated
directly with the Xiamen Municipal Government. At present,
it manages three airports, namely, Xiamen Gaoqi Airport, Fuzhou
Changle Airport and Longyan Guanzai Mountain Airport with
the total asset of about RMB 5 billion. Its core business
is ground handling services for civil aviation (agent for
passenger and cargo transportation, passenger terminal, and
cargo terminal), with supplementary businesses covering commerce
and trade, hotel, advertising, investment, and real estate
development. With the authorization of the government, the
Company functions as the regulatory authority of the airport.
Xiamen Gaoqi Int'l Airport
Located on the northeastern tip of Xiamen island - a garden
on the sea, and at the center of the South Fujian Golden Triangle
Area, facing Taiwan across the sea and flanked by seawater
on three fronts, Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport is blessed
with favorable geographic conditions with a superb environment
and air clearance.
Opened on Oct. 22, 1983, Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport
is one of the ten busiest airports in China. In 2005, the
airport handled a total of 6.28 million passengers and 201,300
tons of cargo and mail. The inbound and outbound international
passengers totaled 1,173,300, ranking fourth for 19 consecutive
years nation-wide. The airport has direct air links with 75
cities, of which, 58 are domestic and the rest are international
and regional cities. Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport has
become an important regional aviation hub with air links to
the whole country (including Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan),
Southeast Asia, Japan, South Korea, United States and Europe..
As a 4E airport, Xiamen International Airport is capable of
accommodating Boeing747-400 jumbo jets on its 3,400-meter
runway, 3,300-meter parallel taxiway and seven connecting
ways; its 250,000 m2 apron is sufficient to accommodate 37
jumbo jets simultaneously. Its 149,000 m2 passenger terminal
is large enough to handle 10 million passengers annually.
With the construction area of 31,000 m2, the cargo terminal
is able to handle 150,000 tons of goods per annum.
Fuzhou Changle Int'l Airport
Fuzhou Changle International Airport is the first modern
airport constructed with self-raised capital by a local government
and was put into use in June, 1997. Fuzhou is a coastal city
located in Southeast China and is the political, economic
and cultural center of Fujian province, home to many returned
overseas Chinese as well. The airport has witnessed rapid
growth of passengers and cargo since its opening. At present,
it serves more than 60 air routes connecting with Hong Kong,
Kuala Lumpur, Thailand etc. and has direct links with 40-odd
cities. In 2003, Fuzhou airport handled 3.39 million passengers,
among the top Chinese airports in terms of passenger throughput.
Being a 4E airport, Fuzhou International Airport is able
to accommodate long-range aircraft such as Boeing 747-400
operating with full payload. Its runway is 3,600 meters long
and 45 meters wide; the taxiway has the same length as the
runway but is 23 meters wide. The apron, the passenger terminal
and cargo terminal occupy 230,000 m2, 137,000 m2 and 17,500
m2 respectively.
Longyan Guanzaishan Airport
Longyan Guanzaishan Airport is located in West Fujian, a place
endowed with ample tourism resources. It is a regional airport
targeted mainly to tourists, with a handling capacity of 140,000
passengers and 800 tons of cargos. The passenger terminal
and apron cover 2,500 m2 and 16,000 m2 respectively. As a
4C airport, it is able to accommodate Boeing 737-300 aircraft
operating with full payload on the 2,400-meter long runway.
The airport was opened to navigation on April 25, 2004.It
has opened regular flights to Shenzhen and Xiamen with 15,600
passengers handled in 2005.
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