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Cangyuan Washan Airport (IATA: CWJ, ICAO: ZPCW) (Chinese: 沧源佤山机场) is an airport serving Cangyuan Va Autonomous County in Lincang, Yunnan province, southwest China. The airport is located in Nuoliang Township and opened in December 2016.

Cangyuan Washan Airport 沧源佤山机场 Cāngyuán Wǎshān Jīchǎng
IATA: CWJ ICAO: ZPCW
Summary
Airport type	Public
Serves	Cangyuan, Yunnan
Location	Nuoliang Township
Opened	8 December 2016
Coordinates	23°16′17″N 99°22′05″E
Map
CWJ Location of the airport
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 05/23 2,600 8,530 concrete
Statistics (2021)
Passengers 224,294 Aircraft movements 2,636 Cargo (metric tons) 254.8

History

Construction of the airport began on 20 December 2013, with an estimated total investment of 1.589 billion yuan.[1] Cangyuan Washan Airport opened on 8 December 2016 with the arrival of a Lucky Air flight from Kunming, the capital of the province.[2] The airport supports tourism in the county; it is closer than Lincang Airport, originally the only airport in Lincang,[3] to Wengding Wa village, a popular tourist attraction.[4]

Facilities

The airport has one runway that measures 2,600 by 45 metres (8,530 ft × 148 ft). It can handle 270,000 passengers and 1,080 tonnes (1,190 short tons) of cargo per year.[3]

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Air Travel	Kunming
China Eastern Airlines	Guangzhou,[5] Kunming
Lucky Air	Chengdu–Tianfu,[6] Kunming
Tibet Airlines	Chengdu–Shuangliu, Dali

See also

• List of airports in China
• List of the busiest airports in China

References

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