Wuhu Xuanzhou Airport

Wuhu Xuanzhou Airport

芜湖宣州机场
Summary
Airport typePublic
ServesWuhu and Xuancheng, Anhui, China
LocationWanzhi Town, Wanzhi District
Opened30 April 2021; 3 years ago (2021-04-30)
Coordinates31°6′16″N 118°40′2″E / 31.10444°N 118.66722°E / 31.10444; 118.66722
Map
WHA is located in Anhui
WHA
WHA
Location of airport in Anhui
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
06/24 2,800 9,186
Statistics (2021)
Passengers160,639
Aircraft movements5,045
Cargo (metric tons)476.4
Wuhu Xuanzhou Airport
Simplified Chinese芜湖宣州机场
Traditional Chinese蕪湖宣州機場
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinWúhú Xuãnzhōu Jīchǎng

Wuhu Xuanzhou Airport (IATA: WHA, ICAO: ZSWA) is an airport built to replace the commercial airline service of the old Wuhu Wanli Airport, and serves the cities of Wuhu and Xuancheng in Anhui Province, China. The airport is located in Wanzhi Town, Wanzhi District, about 48 kilometres (30 mi) from downtown Wuhu City and 30 kilometres (19 mi) from downtown Xuancheng. It began in June 2012, and it took four years to select the airport site from the original ten candidates. It received approval from the national government in 2016.[1]

The airport opened on 30 April 2021.[2]

  1. ^ 芜湖宣城机场获国务院中央军委批复 距两市中心均不超50公里. ifeng (in Chinese). 1 November 2016.
  2. ^ "安徽芜湖宣州机场正式通航" (in Chinese (China)). China News. 30 April 2021.