Wuhu Xuanzhou Airport 芜湖宣州机场 | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Serves | Wuhu andXuancheng,Anhui, China | ||||||||||
| Location | Wanzhi Town,Wanzhi District | ||||||||||
| Opened | 30 April 2021; 4 years ago (2021-04-30) | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 31°6′16″N118°40′2″E / 31.10444°N 118.66722°E /31.10444; 118.66722 | ||||||||||
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  WHA Location of airport in Anhui | |||||||||||
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| Statistics (2023[1]) | |||||||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 芜湖宣州机场 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 蕪湖宣州機場 | ||||||
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Wuhu Xuanzhou Airport (IATA:WHA,ICAO:ZSWA) is an airport built to replace thecommercial airline service of the oldWuhu Wanli Airport, and serves the cities ofWuhu andXuancheng inAnhui Province, China. The airport is located in Wanzhi Town,Wanzhi District, about 48 kilometres (30 mi) from downtown Wuhu City and 30 kilometres (19 mi) from downtown Xuancheng. It began in June 2012, and it took four years to select the airport site from the original ten candidates. It received approval from the national government in 2016.[2]
The airport opened on 30 April 2021.[3]
The airport has a 2,800-metre (9,200 ft) runway (class 4D), a 15,000 square metres (160,000 sq ft) terminal building, and 8 aircraft parking aprons. It is projected to serve 1.2 million passengers and 5000 tons of cargo annually by 2025.[2]