Nanjing is the hub forChina Eastern Airlines' Jiangsu Company,Shenzhen Airlines' Jiangsu branch andJuneyao Air's Jiangsu branch.China Southern Airlines as well operates a considerable number of flights there. Despite not operating as much flights as some other airlines,Beijing Capital Airlines andAir Travel also set up bases in Nanjing. Nanjing is the main base forChina Postal Airlines, with pure cargo service to all major cities in China, handling express mail and cargo transportation forChina Post. In 2020, the airport handled 19,906,576 passengers and 389,362.4 tons of freight after experiencing a 34.9% drop in passenger traffic due to the impact of theCOVID-19 pandemic.[3]
In 2006,China Post started building its express logistics center at Nanjing Lukou to handle its express mail services. Initial construction was completed by 2009, with additional facilities and functions added continuously. The final project, as planned, would be the largest in Asia and the third-largest in the world of its kind.[4]
In 2009, the airport handled 10 million passengers.[5] On 26 March 2010,Singapore Airlines officially ceases its operation betweenSingapore Changi and Nanjing. In 2013, that number surpassed 15 million, which was 3 million above the terminal's designed operational capacity. In preparation for the2014 Summer Youth Olympics, hosted by Nanjing, Terminal 2 was completed after more than three years of construction. Also completed were a new parallel runway with taxiways, a new tower, new aircraft parking positions, and new cargo handling facilities. On 12 July 2014, all flights were relocated to Terminal 2, and Terminal 1 was closed for renovation.[6]
The new facilities removed the bottleneck caused by the limited capability of the old terminal and runway. In November 2014, with the launching of the Phase 2 expansion and optimization of neighboring air traffic patterns, authorities approved an increase of peak-hour flight volume from 28 flights per hour to 38 flights per hour.[7]
With the added capacity, Nanjing Airport has seen rapid increase in both aircraft movement and total passengers. In 2015, the number of total passengers exceeded 19 million (until 28 December), that is 2.87 million on top of 2014, a 17.7% increase compared to the same period of the previous year.[8] The airport continues to see substantial increase into 2016, which saw 29,210 aircraft movements and 3.39 million passengers handled in January and February, a 16.9% and a 21.2% increase respectively, comparing to the same period 2015.[9]
On 27 October 2019,Malaysia Airlines ceased its operation betweenKuala Lumpur and Nanjing despite great passenger traffic performance in an effort to readjust its operation model overseas.[citation needed]
In 2020, Finnair ceased its operation between Helenski and Nanjing due to the Coronavirus outbreak.[10]
The airport consists of two terminals, two 3600-meter runways (paralleled by three taxiways and connected by two taxiways), two control towers, a cargo center, a transportation center, and an apron. Adjacent to, but not belonging to, the airport is theChina Post express logistics center and the base forChina Postal Airlines.
The older section of the airport consists of:
Terminal 1 (floor space 160,000m2, 80 check-in counters and 33 security lanes.
one northern runway (length 3600 m, width 60 m, 4E rating)
Terminal 1 was closed on 14 July 2014 for renovation, it reopened on 29 July 2020 and serves all domestic flights exceptChina Eastern Airlines andShenzhen Airlines flights which depart exclusively from Terminal 2.
Line 1: 30 minutes after the first landing to the last landing of the day (stops: Yuhua Square, Qinhong Bridge, Xihuamen,Nanjing railway station); max. interval 30 minutes
Line 2: 9:30–22:30 (stops: Cuipingshan Hotel,Nanjing South railway station, Zhonghuamen Subway Station), max. interval 30 minutes
The airport is accessed by Konggang Road, which connects to the Airport Expressway. The Airport Expressway is part of S55 Ningxuan (Nanjing-Xuancheng) Expressway.
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^Yi, Mei (衣姝) (11 January 2016).全年旅客吞吐量突破1900万人次 (in Chinese (China)). Nanjing Lukou International Airport. Archived fromthe original on 9 April 2016. Retrieved29 March 2016.
^Zhang, Yan (张艳); Yi, Mei (衣姝) (21 March 2016).前两月客流量增长21%实现"开门红" (in Chinese (China)). Nanjing Lukou International Airport. Archived fromthe original on 9 April 2016. Retrieved29 March 2016.
^ab南京禄口机场新塔台6月启用 同时指挥2条跑道.People's Daily Online Jiangsu (in Chinese (China)). 13 June 2014. Archived fromthe original on 8 August 2014. Retrieved5 August 2014.
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^南京禄口机场二期主体工程完成近80%.CAAC News (in Chinese (China)). 26 November 2012. Archived fromthe original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved2 December 2013.
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