Yibin Wuliangye Airport 宜宾五粮液机场 | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public / military | ||||||||||
| Serves | Yibin | ||||||||||
| Location | Zongchang,Cuiping, Yibin,Sichuan,China | ||||||||||
| Opened | 5 December 2019; 5 years ago (2019-12-05) | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 420 m / 1,378 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 28°51′29″N104°31′30″E / 28.858°N 104.525°E /28.858; 104.525 | ||||||||||
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  YBP/ZUYB Location of airport in Sichuan | |||||||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 宜宾五粮液机场 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 宜賓五糧液機場 | ||||||
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Yibin Wuliangye Airport (IATA:YBP,ICAO:ZUYB) is a dual-use public and military airport serving the city ofYibin in southernSichuan province, China. Opened in December 2019, it replaced the olderYibin Caiba Airport. The airport is named afterWuliangye, a locally made liquor that is one of the most famousbaijiu brands in China.[1]
The airport received approval from theState Council of China in May 2012. It occupies an area of 4,500mu (300ha) inZongchang Town (宗场),Cuiping District, 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) northwest of the city center.[2] Construction began in October 2016 with a total investment of 2.927 billion yuan, and the airport opened on 5 December 2019.[3] It replaced the olderYibin Caiba Airport.[2] The passenger movements of the airport in 2023 were 2,050,861, making it the 73rd busiest airport in China.[4]
The airport has a runway that is 2,600 metres (8,500 ft) long and 45 metres (148 ft) wide (class 4C), a 24,000-square-metre (260,000 sq ft) terminal building, and 13 aircraft parking aprons. It is projected to handle 2.5 million passengers annually by 2024.[3]
The airport is named afterWuliangye, a famous liquor made in Yibin. This choice of name caused controversy in China. The name has been a target of ridicule by the public[18] and is considered illegal by some legal experts.[1] AlthoughZunyi Maotai Airport, an airport inGuizhou Province, is also named after a famous liquor brand,Maotai, it has not attracted as much criticism as Maotai itself is named after a town.[18] Responding to the controversy, the Wuliangye Company has declared that it has not paid to have the airport named after its brand.[19]
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