Huizhou Pingtan Airport

Huizhou Pingtan Airport

惠州平潭机场
Summary
Airport typePublic / military
OperatorGuangdong Airport Group Co.
ServesHuizhou, Guangdong, China
LocationPingtan, Huiyang District
Opened5 February 2015; 9 years ago (2015-02-05)
Coordinates23°02′54″N 114°36′01″E / 23.04833°N 114.60028°E / 23.04833; 114.60028
Websitegdhzairport.com
Map
HUZ is located in Guangdong
HUZ
HUZ
Location of airport in Guangdong
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
09/27 2,400 7,874 Concrete
Statistics (2021)
Passengers2,008,153
Aircraft movements18,749
Cargo (metric tons)8,556.4
Source: CAAC[1][2]
Huizhou Pingtan Airport
Simplified Chinese惠州平潭机场
Traditional Chinese惠州平潭機場
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinHuìzhōu Píngtán Jīchǎng

Huizhou Pingtan Airport (IATA: HUZ, ICAO: ZGHZ) is a dual-use military and civil airport serving the city of Huizhou in Guangdong Province, China. It is located in the town of Pingtan in Huiyang District, 20 kilometers from the city center. The military airport served commercial flights between 1985 and 2002, but stopped when the military was forbidden to operate commercial businesses.[3]

The military airport was first built in the 1950s. In March 2011, the Huizhou city government reached agreement with the Guangdong Airport Group to redevelop the airport for civilian use. The proposal received approval from the national government and the central military commission on 8 April 2014. Construction began on 25 June 2014, and the airport was reopened on 5 February 2015.[4]

  1. ^ "2015年民航机场吞吐量排名". www.caac.gov.cn.
  2. ^ Airport information for Huizhou Airport at Great Circle Mapper.
  3. ^ "惠州机场年内复航". Huizhou Government. 25 March 2011. Archived from the original on 8 September 2012. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
  4. ^ "停航13年后迎首个航班 惠州机场重启民航航线". Carnoc. 5 February 2014.