Nanyang Jiangying Airport 南阳姜营机场 | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Serves | Nanyang, Henan, China | ||||||||||
| Location | Jiangying,Wancheng, Nanyang,Henan,China | ||||||||||
| Opened | October 1992; 33 years ago (1992-10) | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 125 m / 411 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 32°58′42″N112°36′48″E / 32.97833°N 112.61333°E /32.97833; 112.61333 | ||||||||||
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| Source:CAAC[1] | |||||||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 南阳姜营机场 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 南陽薑營機場 | ||||||
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Nanyang Jiangying Airport (IATA:NNY,ICAO:ZHNY) is an airport serving the city ofNanyang inHenan Province,China. It is located near Jiangying, inWancheng District, 12 km (7.5 mi) east of the city center. The airport was opened in October 1992 and expanded in 1998.[2] It is currently undergoing another phase of expansion.[3]
The airport has one runway that is 2,800 meters (9,200 ft) long and 50 meters (160 ft) wide (class 4D), and an 8,262-square-metre (88,930 sq ft) terminal building.[2]
The original Nanyang Airport was built in April 1934 and occupied by the Japanese duringWorld 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 (5,900 ft) long and 45 m (148 ft) wide. In 1998 the airport was expanded at a cost of 22.8 million yuan, lengthening the runway to 2,300 m (7,500 ft). Scheduled flights toGuangzhou,Shanghai, andBeijing started in 2004.[4]