Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport 成都双流国际机场 | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Owner/Operator | Sichuan Provincial Airport Group | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Chengdu | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Shuangliu, Chengdu,Sichuan, China | ||||||||||||||
| Opened | 1938; 87 years ago (1938) | ||||||||||||||
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| Operating base for | Lucky Air | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 495 m / 1,624 ft | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 30°34′42″N103°56′49″E / 30.57833°N 103.94694°E /30.57833; 103.94694 | ||||||||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 成都双流国际机场 | ||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 成都雙流國際機場 | ||||||||
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Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (IATA:CTU,ICAO:ZUUU; traditionally asChengdu Airport) is one of twointernational airports servingChengdu, the capital ofSichuan province inSouthwestern China, with the other beingChengdu Tianfu International Airport. Built in 1938 and expanded eight times since, it is one of the oldest airports in China.
Located about 16 kilometers (10 mi) southwest of downtown Chengdu to the north ofShuangliu, Chengdu Shuangliu Airport is an important aviation hub forWestern China. It is one of the two core hubs forAir China, the other beingBeijing Capital International Airport. The airport is also the principal hub and headquarters forSichuan Airlines andChengdu Airlines.China Eastern Airlines,China Southern Airlines,Shenzhen Airlines,Lucky Air, andTibet Airlines also have bases at Chengdu Shuangliu Airport.
The airport, formerly namedShuangguisi Airport, opened as a military-owned airport in 1938 during theSecond Sino-Japanese War, a major theater ofWorld War II.[2][3] At the time, its runway was only large enough for small biplanes. It was also where theRepublic of China Air ForcePolikarpov I-15 fighters of the5th Pursuit Group were based to defend the Chengdu area against Imperial Japanese bomber raids; this following the Chinese retreat fromWuhan toChungking (now Chongqing) as the newprovisional capital in aftermath of theBattle of Wuhan against the Imperial Japanese onslaught. Civilian targets were indiscriminately bombed, and ace fighter pilot of the Chinese Air Force MajorWong Sun-shui, CaptainCen Zeliu and Lieutenant Lin Heng (younger brother of renowned architect and poetLin Huiyin) flying in their I-15 fighter planes were all killed over Shuangliu air base as a result of battling against the most advanced fighter aircraft of the time; theMitsubishi A6M "Zero" (Reisen) fighter, in defense of Chengdu on 14 March 1941.[4][5][6][7]
When the United States was shocked intoWorld War II with thePearl Harbor attack, the airport became known as "Shwangliu Airfield" as it was later used by theUnited States Army Air ForcesFourteenth Air Force as part of the China Defensive Campaign (1942–1945). It was used as a fighter base by the33d Fighter Group, which flewP-47 Thunderbolt fighter-bombers from the airport in 1944 to support Chinese ground forces, and also by reconnaissance units that operated camera-equippedP-38 Lightnings that located Japanese forces and provided intelligence to the fighter-bombers. The Americans closed their facilities at Shwangliu Airfield at the end of August 1945.[8][9]
On 12 December 1956, the Shuangguisi Airport was put under civil aviation, which was then formally listed as a civil aviation airport and renamed Chengdu Shuangliu Airport. In 1957, the flights of Chengdu civil aviation were shifted to Shuangliu Airport fromGuanghan Airport. The flight courses from Chengdu were thus opened to various cities within China including Beijing,Taiyuan,Xi'an,Chongqing,Kunming,Guiyang, andNanchong.[10]
A large-scale expansion was conducted on flight area and navigation area from 1994 to 2001. The runway was extended to 3,600 metres (11,811 ft) with Class 4E rating, allowing for larger jumbo jets including theBoeing 747-400. The newly built terminal building was incorporated with a three-parallel-porch design, accommodating an hourly capacity of 3,500 passengers during rush hours, while the previous terminal building was only designated for regional flights withinSichuan andChongqing.[citation needed]
The airport is now an international civil airport with flights to more than 50 international destinations and over 170 domestic airports, and is a hub forChengdu Airlines,Air China andSichuan Airlines. It is linked to downtown Chengdu by the Airport Expressway, theChengdu–Mianyang–Leshan intercity railway and the newly builtChengdu Metroline 10 which has stations in both terminals.[11]KLM launched the first intercontinental air route from Chengdu, toAmsterdam, on 28 May 2006.[12]
The construction of its second runway started from late 2008, and service commenced in December 2009. The completed new runway, 3,600 metres (11,811 ft) in length and 60 metres (197 ft) in width, upgraded the previous flight area rating from 4E to 4F, capable of handling theAirbus A380.[13]
On 9 June 2014,United Airlines began operating a nonstop service fromSan Francisco to Chengdu, connecting central China to the United States non-stop for the first time.[14] Service to the US has since expanded, asHainan Airlines now offers nonstop service from Chengdu toLos Angeles[15] and began nonstop service toNew York–JFK in October 2017.[16]
With the opening ofChengdu Tianfu International Airport on 27 June 2021,[17] it is planned for most international and cargo routes to be moved away from Shuangliu Airport, which is to mainly operate domestic flights going forward.[18]
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Since international flights moved to anew airport in June 2021, the airport only serves scheduled domestic and international cargo flights.
As of 2025, it operates cargo flights to East Asia, Southeast Asia, Europe, West Asia, North America and South Asia.[39]
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China Southwest Airlines once had its headquarters on the airport property.[44]
Passengers can take the CRH train atShuangliu Airport railway station toChengdu South railway station andChengdu East railway station. The CRH trains at Shuangliu Airport railway station are also bound for Mianyang, Deyang, Meishan Dong (East), Leshan railway and Emeishan railway stations.
Two stations onLine 10 of theChengdu Metro links Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport withTaipingyuan station. The stations areTerminal 1 of Shuangliu International Airport station andTerminal 2 of Shuangliu International Airport station which serves Terminals 1 and 2 respectively. It was opened on 6 September 2017.
When did World War II begin? Shanghai 1937: Where World War II Began answers that question in a way most audiences will find surprising. Americans might say December 7, 1941… The day the Japanese Imperial Navy attacked the American naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. For Europeans, it was September 1, 1939… When Nazi Germany invaded Poland. But in China, people will tell you a different date. August 13, 1937.
... the ROCAF pilots were in high morale and fighting spirits, they suffered a great loss of 10 planes destroyed and 7 damaged to Japanese new Zeros. PG Cmdr. Huang Xin-rui, Deputy Cmdr. Cen Ze-liu, SQ Cmdr. Chou Lin-xu, Pilot Ren Xian, Pilot Lin Heng, Pilot Jiang Dong-sheng, Pilot Yuan Fang-bing, Pilot Chen Peng-yang were all killed in action.
6月27日，成都天府国际机场将正式投运
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