Nanjing Lukou International Airport

Nanjing Lukou International Airport 南京禄口国际机场
Terminal 1 exterior
IATA: NKG ICAO: ZSNJ
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner/Operator	Eastern Airport Group Co., Ltd.[1]
Serves	Nanjing
Location	Lukou Subdistrict, Jiangning District, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
Opened	1 July 1997; 27 years ago (1997-07-01)
Hub for	China Postal Airlines
Focus city for	China Eastern Airlines China Southern Airlines Juneyao Air Shenzhen Airlines
Elevation AMSL	15 m / 49 ft
Coordinates	31°44′32″N 118°51′43″E / 31.74222°N 118.86194°E / 31.74222; 118.86194
Website	www.njairport.cn
Maps
CAAC airport chart
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Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 06/24 3,600 11,811 Concrete 07/25 3,600 11,811 Concrete
Statistics (2021)
Passengers 17,606,886 Cargo (in tons) 359,138.5 Aircraft movements 161,896
Source: List of the busiest airports in China

Nanjing Lukou International Airport (IATA: NKG, ICAO: ZSNJ) is an international airport serving Nanjing, the capital of East China’s Jiangsu province, and a major airport serving the Yangtze River Delta area. As of 2020, it is the 12th busiest civil airport in China, dropping one place from 2019 after being overtaken by Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport.^[2] It is located in the suburban Jiangning District, over 35 km (22 mi) south of the city center, and is connected to Nanjing and neighboring towns by expressways. Phase I of the Ninggao Intercity Line and Line S1 of the Nanjing Metro link the airport with Nanjing South railway station.

Nanjing is the hub for China Eastern Airlines' Jiangsu Company, Shenzhen Airlines' Jiangsu branch and Juneyao Air's Jiangsu branch. China Southern Airlines as well operates a considerable number of flights there. Despite not operating as much flights as some other airlines, Beijing Capital Airlines and Air Travel also set up bases in Nanjing. Nanjing is the main base for China Postal Airlines, with pure cargo service to all major cities in China, handling express mail and cargo transportation for China Post. In 2020, the airport handled 19,906,576 passengers and 389,362.4 tons of freight after experiencing a -34.9% drop in passenger traffic due to the impact of COVID-19 pandemic.^[3]