Chengdu Airport
Chengdu Airport
Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (IATA: CTU, ICAO: ZUUU) is the major airport of Chengdu, People’s Republic of China. It is located in the north of Shuangliu County, about 16 kilometres (10 mi) southwest of downtown Chengdu.
In 2009, it was the busiest airport in Western China and the 6th busiest airport nationwide in terms of passenger traffic, with 22,637,762 passengers handled. Shuangliu Airport was also the 6th busiest airport in terms of cargo traffic and the 6th busiest airport by traffic movements in China as for 2009.
On May 12, 2008 Chengdu Airport was temporarily shut down after sustaining some minor damages from the great Sichuan Earthquake but was quickly reopened the following day after inspection of the runway. The continued operation of the airport played a crucial role in facilitating the rescue work after the earthquake.
There is also a long-term plan to build a second airport in Jintang County with five runways. Upon completion, it will take less than 30 minutes to travel from Jintang to downtown Chengdu.
Brief introduction to Chengdu Airport:
Originally built in 1938, Shuangliu International Airport is definitely the biggest airport in southwest China. The airport consists of Departure Building (82,000 square meters (about 20 acres)) and International Departure Building (39,000 square meters (about 9.6 acres)). More than 1,000,000 square meters (about 247 acres) of parking for planes, can accept the landing and taking-off of the largest Boeing aircraft in the world. Shuangliu International Airport has had 69 Domestic airlines and 23 International airlines.
A large-scale expansion was conducted on flight area and navigation area from 1994 to 2001. The runway was extended to 3,600m with Class 4E rating, allowing for larger jumbo jets including Boeing 747-400. The newly built terminal building was incorporated with three-parallel-porch design, accommodating an hourly capacity of 3,500 passengers at rush hours, while the previous terminal building was only designated for regional flights within Sichuan and Chongqing henceforth.
Chengdu Airport is now an international civil airport with flights to more than 20 international destinations and many domestic airports, and is a hub for Chengdu Airlines, Air China and Sichuan Airlines. It is linked to downtown Chengdu by an expressway.
The construction of its second runway started from late 2008 and has started service in December 2009. The completed new runway, with 3,600 m length and 60 m width, upgraded the previous flight area rating from 4E to 4F, capable of handling the Airbus A380.
The new Terminal 2 has started construction in June 2009 and is expected to be in service in 2011. The new terminal is twice the size of the current T1, which will allow the airport to handle up to 35 million passengers annually by the time of completion.
Chengdu Airport Facilities
Chengdu Airport
Business Center: Located in the Departure Building, which provides mimeograph, copy and fax services.
Duty Free Shop: Located in the International Departure Hall, the shop mainly deals with tea, paintings and local specialities.
Tel: 028-85205565 and 028-85205791
Customer Complaint Phone: 85205678
Also located on 2 F in theDeparture Building is a clinic, smoking room and lounge
Besides you can find clinic, smoking room and lounge at Departures Hall on 2 F in Waiting Building.
Chengdu Airport Services
Ticketing:
Ticket booking phone: 028-85205518 and 028-85205522
Chengdu Airport inquiries: 028-85205333
June 18th, 2011 at 3:32 pm
Is it safe to take a taxi at Chengdu Airport? I am arriving in late evening and it is my first time in Chengdu.
September 8th, 2011 at 1:33 am
No . I do not think it is safe. I suggest that you should take rest at the terminal resting room.if your flight is late night.