Zhuhai Jinwan Airport

Zhuhai Jinwan Airport (IATA: ZUH, ICAO: ZGSD), also called Zhuhai Sanzao Airport (Chinese: 珠海金湾机场) before January 10, 2013,[2] is the airport serving the city of Zhuhai in Guangdong province, China. It is located some 50 kilometres (31 mi) (road distance) southwest of the Zhuhai city center in Sanzao Town, Jinwan District, and 25 kilometres (16 mi) southwest of the special administrative region of Macau.

The airport hosts the largest airshow in mainland China, the China International Aviation & Aerospace Exhibition.

History

The airport began construction in December 1992 and opened in June 1995.

In 1996, the first China International Aviation & Aerospace Exhibition was hosted.

In October 2006, the airport official began to co-operate with Hong Kong International Airport, forming the operator company Hong Kong-Zhuhai Airport Management Co.,Ltd.[3]

Future Expansion

In September 2017, the CAAC and the government of Guangdong province announced an expansion plan of Zhuhai airport, including expansion of the eastern corridor, the 3rd and 4th floor of the terminal and the western VIP lounge. The terminal will be expanded to an area of 122,000 square metre. The plan started in November 2017 and is expected to finish in October 2019.[4]

A new terminal and a 2600-metre runway is also planned.

Airlines and destinations

Passengers

Cargo

Transport

Airport express

There are four airport express routes connecting the airport and Zhuhai city centre, mainly serve major hotels and city lounges in Xiangzhou, Gongbei, Jida and Tangjiawan. Some routes connect stations of Guangzhou-Zhuhai intercity railway (including Zhuhai railway station), Jiuzhou Port (major ferry terminal with frequent passenger ships to Hong Kong) and Gongbei Port.

Other intercity lines connect hotels, city lounges or bus terminals of Macau, Zhongshan and Jiangmen with the airport.[25]

Public transport

The airport is also served by the Zhuhai city bus network through routes 207 (to the Gongbei Port of Entry and Zhuhai Railway Station), 504 (to Jing'an in the Doumen District) and 701 (to Sanzao town proper).

The airport has its exclusive taxi company to transport the arrivals to everywhere.

The airport will have its own Zhuhai Airport Railway Station linked with the Guangzhou–Zhuhai intercity railway. This spur line is under construction.

Statistics

	Passengers	Change from previous year	Cargo (tons)	Change from previous year	Aircraft operations	Change from previous year
2005	657,117	N/A	7,980.8	N/A	22,742	N/A
2006	799,125	21.6%	8,872.7	11.2%	24,352	7.1%
2007	1,041,080	30.3%	10,750.1	21.2%	25,405	4.3%
2008	1,121,831	7.8%	11,139.3	3.7%	30,430	19.8%
2009	1,385,858	23.5%	13,759.6	23.5%	23,149	23.9%
2010	1,819,051	31.3%	17,578.8	27.8%	37,651	62.6%
2011	1,797,306	1.2%	16,768.3	4.6%	48,059	27.6%
2012	2,090,491	16.3%	16,270.4	3.0%	43,815	8.8%
2013	2,894,357	38.5%	22,667.1	39.3%	44,725	2.1%
2014	4,075,918	40.8%	22,128.2	2.4%	50,939	13.9%
2015	4,708,706	15.5%	25,828.1	16.7%	50,478	0.9%
2016	6,130,384	30.2%	31,511.6	22.0%	61,400	21.6%
2017	9,216,808	50.3%	37,379.0	18.6%	74,694	21.7%