Lanzhou Zhongchuan International Airport 兰州中川国际机场 Lánzhōu Zhōngchuān Guójì Jīchǎng |
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Operator | HNA Airport Group Company Ltd Gansu Division | ||||||||||
Location | Lanzhou | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 1,947 m / 6,388 ft | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 36°30′54″N 103°37′12″E / 36.51500°N 103.62000°ECoordinates: 36°30′54″N 103°37′12″E / 36.51500°N 103.62000°E | ||||||||||
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Location of airport in China | |||||||||||
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Passengers | 10,897,000 |
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Hanyu Pinyin | Lánzhōu Zhōngchuān Guójì Jīchǎng |
Lanzhou Zhongchuan International Airport (IATA: LHW, ICAO: ZLLL) is an airport serving Lanzhou, the capital of Gansu Province, China. It is located 67 kilometres (42 mi) north of downtown Lanzhou. It was opened in 1970 and serves as a major air hub for the province of Gansu and western China. There are 8 gates served by aerobridges within the existing terminal. A new larger (61,000 m² ) Terminal 2 is located to the South, adjacent to the existing terminal. The new terminal adds 9 aerobridges.
Lanzhou Airport is a focus city for Hainan Airlines. Passenger traffic at Lanzhou Airport in 2014 was 6.58 million, with 10 million passengers per year projected for 2020.
While nominally 2 terminals, they are connected airside by a lengthy walkway and operate as a single building. Airlines operating from one terminal may use gates at the other.
Shaped like the letter T, this terminal consisted of 8 airbridges. The original terminal had a single airside level for arrivals and departures. Arrivals were segregated by a glass screen from departing passengers. Check-in was handled on the upper level, while the lower level housed the baggage hall. With the opening of Terminal 2, this terminals landside facilities have been shut down for refurbishment and parts of the terminal will be mothballed until future growth warrants the reopening of these facilities. Airside loungues, gates and shops remain in use.
Designed and shaped to resemble the wing of flying geese, at 61,000m2, this terminal greatly increased the operational space at Lanzhou Airport. It added an extra two piers to the existing terminal. It houses 30 extra check-in desks, 12 passenger gates, 9 airbridges and separate levels for arriving and departing passengers. The new terminal was opened for travellers in February 2015.
There are three Airport Express Shuttle Bus services is available from the airport. All routes cost 30RMB.
Line 1 runs to the Lanzhou Eastern Hotel, Tianshui Middle Road, opposite Lanzhou University western gate. The return service leaves from opposite the JJ Sun Hotel (next to CAAC Ticket Office), Donggang West Road. Travel time is about one hour, due to the distant nature of airport from the city centre. This is the closest service to Lanzhou Railway Station.