Yinchuan Hedong International Airport

Yinchuan Hedong International Airport 银川河东国际机场
IATA: INC ICAO: ZLIC
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Government
Serves	Yinchuan, Ningxia
Location	Linhe, Lingwu, Ningxia
Opened	6 September 1997; 27 years ago (1997-09-06)
Elevation AMSL	1,141 m / 3,743 ft
Coordinates	38°19′18″N 106°23′33″E / 38.32167°N 106.39250°E / 38.32167; 106.39250
Website	ningxia.cwag.com
Maps
CAAC airport chart
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Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 03/21 3,200 10,499 Concrete
Statistics (2021)
Passenger 6,998,424 Aircraft movements 64,311 Freight (in tonnes) 42,021.9
List of the busiest airports in China

Yinchuan Hedong International Airport (IATA: INC, ICAO: ZLIC) is the primary airport serving Yinchuan, the capital of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, People's Republic of China. It is located 25 kilometres (16 mi) southeast of downtown Yinchuan in the town of Linghe of Lingwu City. A relatively small airport compared to many airports in China, it nevertheless is the autonomous region's main aviation gateway. Its name "Hedong" literally means "East of the River" and derives from the airport's location east of the Yellow River. It is connected to over 20 cities by either direct flights, or transferring in Xi'an and Beijing. The terminal building covers a total area of 15,000 square metres (160,000 sq ft). The airport handled 10,575,393 passengers in 2019, making it the 38th busiest airport in China.^[1]