Nanyang Jiangying Airport is an airport serving the city of Nanyang in Henan Province, China. It is located near Jiangying, in Wancheng District, 12 km east of the city center. The airport was opened in October 1992 and expanded in 1998. It is currently undergoing another phase of expansion.

Facilities

The airport has one runway that is 2,800 meter long and 50 meter wide (class 4D), and an 8,262 sqm terminal building.

History

The original Nanyang Airport was built in April 1934 and occupied by the Japanese during World War II. After the war it was used as a military airport with some civil flights. In October 1992 the new Jiangying Airport was built at the current location with an investment of 77 million yuan, and the old airport was closed. The new runway was 1,800 m long and 45 m wide. In 1998 the airport was expanded at a cost of 22.8 million yuan, lengthening the runway to 2,300 m. Scheduled flights to Guangzhou, Shanghai, and Beijing started in 2004.

Airlines and destinations