Yinchuan Hedong International Airport
Yinchuan Hedong International Airport 银川河东国际机场 | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Government | ||||||||||
| Serves | Yinchuan, Ningxia | ||||||||||
| Location | Linhe, Lingwu, Ningxia | ||||||||||
| Opened | 6 September 1997 | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,141 m / 3,743 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 38°19′18″N 106°23′33″E / 38.32167°N 106.39250°E | ||||||||||
| Website | ningxia | ||||||||||
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INC/ZLIC Location in Ningxia INC/ZLIC INC/ZLIC (China) | |||||||||||
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| List of the busiest airports in China | |||||||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 银川河东国际机场 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 銀川河東國際機場 | ||||||
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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).
Hedong Airport serves as an important alternate airport for both Lanzhou Zhongchuan Airport and Xi'an Xianyang International Airport. Currently, Hedong Airport covers an area of 124,000 square meters and is classified as a 4E civil airport. It has a runway that is 3,600 meters long and 45 meters wide. In 2016, Hedong Airport handled 52,500 flight movements, with a passenger throughput of 6.33 million and a cargo and mail throughput of 36,700 tons.
The passenger movements of Yinchuan Hedong International Airport in 2023 were 7,712,513, making it the 41st busiest airport in China.