Shijiazhuang Zhengding International Airport 石家庄正定国际机场 | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Hebei Airport Management Group | ||||||||||
| Serves | Shijiazhuang | ||||||||||
| Location | Xinchengpu,Zhengding,Hebei,China | ||||||||||
| Opened | 18 February 1995; 30 years ago (1995-02-18) | ||||||||||
| Hub for | Hebei Airlines | ||||||||||
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| Elevation AMSL | 71 m / 233 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 38°16′51″N114°41′48″E / 38.28083°N 114.69667°E /38.28083; 114.69667 | ||||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 石家庄正定国际机场 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 石家莊正定國際機場 | ||||||
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Shijiazhuang Zhengding International Airport (IATA:SJW,ICAO:ZBSJ) is aninternational airport servingShijiazhuang, the capital ofNorth China'sHebei province. The airport is the hub forHebei Airlines and the operating base for bothChina United Airlines andSpring Airlines. It is also one of the few airports in China where theAntonov An-225 was able to operate.[2]
Shijiazhuang Zhengding Airport was opened in 1995. It was renamed to Shijiazhuang Zhengding International Airport in July 2008.[2]
Due to theCOVID-19 pandemic, flights bound forBeijing were redirected to Shijiazhuang and other nearby airports to minimize imported cases.[3]
The airport provides a free inter-terminal shuttle bus between Terminals 1/2 and Zhengding Airport railway station. They operate every 30 minutes from 6:30 am to 8:30 pm.[33]
TheBeijing–Guangzhou–Shenzhen–Hong Kong High-Speed Railway passes within about 3 km south of the airport's terminal. A few trains a day stop atZhengding Airport railway station, providing convenient service toShijiazhuang railway station and a few other key stations in the Beijing/Hebei/Henan/Shanxi region.[34]
It takes under 15 minutes for a D- or G-series train to travel from Zhengding Airport railway station toShijiazhuang railway station.[34]
Shijiazhuang Airport Authority views the railway as an important tool to attract passengers to the airport not just from Shijiazhuang, but from the wider region as well. They have announced a program providing air passengers flying to Shijiazhuang with free train tickets to station such asBeijing West and Zhengzhou; passengers arriving to the airport by train and leaving by plane can have the cost of their train tickets reimbursed as well.[2][35]
There are 5 bus routes to and from points throughout the city including Hebei Stadium, Jinyuan Hotel,Shijiazhuang Railway Station, Dongkaifaqu, Hoton Hotel. The airport buses run to each of the two terminals and cost up to ¥20 per ride depending on the route. The airport buses accept only paper tickets that are sold at each terminal and certain bus stops in the city. The airport also offers inter-city bus services to and from neighboring cities includingBaoding,Dingzhou,Anguo,Gaoyang,Xiong'an, Baigou,Xingtai,Hengshui,Anping,Shenzhou,Handan,Cangzhou,Yangquan,Dezhou,Xinji,Zhengding andLuquan.[36]
Taxi stations are set on the arrival floor of both terminal 1 and 2. The expense is determined by meter. It usually costs around ¥100 from Zhongshandonglu Air Ticket Office to airport.[37]