Xinzhou Wutaishan Airport (IATA: WUT, ICAO: ZBXZ), formerly Dingxiang Airport, is a civilian and military dual-use airport in Dingxiang County, Shanxi Province, China. It serves the city of Xinzhou and Wutaishan, a Buddhist sacred mountain and World Heritage Site. The airport is located 33 kilometers from Xinzhou. Construction started in June 2010 with a total investment of 476 million yuan,[1] and the airport was opened on 26 December 2015.[2][3]
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Airport type | Military/Public | ||||||||||
Serves | Xinzhou, Shanxi, China | ||||||||||
Location | Dingxiang | ||||||||||
Opened | 26 December 2015 | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 38°35′57″N 112°58′04″E | ||||||||||
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![]() ![]() WUT Location of airport in Shanxi | |||||||||||
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Xinzhou Wutaishan Airport | |||||||
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Simplified Chinese | 忻州五台山机场 | ||||||
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The airport has one runway that is 2,600 meters long and 45 meters wide, and a 4,000 square meter terminal building. It is projected to handle 350,000 passengers annually by 2020.[1]
Airlines | Destinations |
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9 Air | Guangzhou[4] |
Chengdu Airlines | Chengdu–Tianfu, Guiyang, Harbin, Shenyang |
China Southern Airlines | Chongqing (begins 20 November 2022),[5] Harbin (begins 20 November 2022),[5] Kunming,[5] Tianjin,[5] Wuhan[5] |
Juneyao Airlines | Nanjing |
LJ Air | Harbin, Ningbo |
Loong Air | Baotou, Hangzhou |
Okay Airways | Nanning, Tianjin |
Shanghai Airlines | Shanghai–Pudong |
Spring Airlines | Shenyang, Xiamen |
XiamenAir | Changsha, Xiamen |