Chongqing Wushan Airport

Chongqing Wushan Airport

重庆巫山机场
Summary
Airport typePublic
ServesWushan, Chongqing, China
OpenedAugust 16, 2019; 5 years ago (2019-08-16)
Elevation AMSL1,680 m / 5,512 ft
Coordinates31°03′50″N 109°42′22″E / 31.064°N 109.706°E / 31.064; 109.706
Map
WSK is located in Chongqing
WSK
WSK
Location of airport in Chongqing
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
06/24 2,600 8,530
Statistics (2021)
Passengers89,414
Aircraft movements1,466
Cargo (metric tons)12.2
Chongqing Wushan Airport
Simplified Chinese重庆巫山机场
Traditional Chinese重慶巫山機場
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinChóngqìng Wūshān Jīchǎng

Chongqing Wushan Airport (IATA: WSK, ICAO: ZUWS) is an airport serving Wushan County of China's Chongqing Municipality.

The airport is located at the border of Wushan and Fengjie counties, 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) from the county seat, and mainly serves tourists to the nearby Three Gorges region. Construction began on 20 April 2015, and the airport was opened on 16 August 2019.[1] It is the fourth airport with regularly scheduled passenger service in the municipality of Chongqing.[2] It is located 350 kilometres (220 mi) from central Chongqing as the crow flies. It was originally named Wushan Shennüfeng Airport (巫山神女峰机场).

  1. ^ "China's Chongqing Wushan Airport starts official operation". Archived from the original on August 16, 2019. Retrieved 2019-08-16.
  2. ^ "总投资13亿元 巫山机场预计明年开工2015年通航". Archived from the original on 2012-04-25. Retrieved 2011-10-24.