Changchun Longjia International Airport
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Changchun Longjia International Airport is an airport in Jilin
Province, People's Republic of China
, for which it is an aviation hub in China's Civil Airport System. The airport is 31.2 km (19.4 mi) north-east of Changchun
and 76 km (47.2 mi) north-west of Jilin City
: responsibility for the operation of the airport is shared by both cities.
and was closed for military use after Changchun Longjia commenced operations, and commercial flights to and from Jilin Airport
were transferred to Changchun Longjia from October 3, 2005. The airport was later expanded in 2009, the construction added two more boarding gates and larger apron to the airport and was finished in May,2011. The airport is now able to handle long-distance airplanes such as the Boeing 747s. CGQ's terminal, which was expanded to its present size in 2009, encompasses 73,300 m²（788 995 sq ft). of space. It is predicted that by 2015, the airport will be able to handle 6.5 million passengers per year. As in the year 2010,Changchun Airport received a passenger flow of 4.8 Million.
, which stops at Longjia station, located at the basement of the terminal. The airport is also serviced by coaches, which ferry passengers to and from Quan'an Square in Changchun and Jiangcheng Square in Jilin.
Jilin
Jilin , is a province of the People's Republic of China located in the northeastern part of the country. Jilin borders North Korea and Russia to the east, Heilongjiang to the north, Liaoning to the south, and Inner Mongolia to the west...
Province, People's Republic of China
People's Republic of China
China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...
, for which it is an aviation hub in China's Civil Airport System. The airport is 31.2 km (19.4 mi) north-east of Changchun
Changchun
Changchun is the capital and largest city of Jilin province, located in the northeast of the People's Republic of China, in the center of the Songliao Plain. It is administered as a sub-provincial city with a population of 7,677,089 at the 2010 census under its jurisdiction, including counties and...
and 76 km (47.2 mi) north-west of Jilin City
Jilin City
Jilin City is the second largest city of Jilin province in Northeast China. At the 2010 census, 4,414,681 people resided within its administrative area of and 1,975,803 in its built up area...
: responsibility for the operation of the airport is shared by both cities.
History
The airport was approved for construction in 1998. Construction started on May 29, 2003, and the airport began its operations on August 27, 2005. It was intended to replace the operations of Changchun Dafangshen Airport (长春大房身机场), which was built in 1941 by the Japanese as the capital airport of ManchukuoManchukuo
Manchukuo or Manshū-koku was a puppet state in Manchuria and eastern Inner Mongolia, governed under a form of constitutional monarchy. The region was the historical homeland of the Manchus, who founded the Qing Empire in China...
and was closed for military use after Changchun Longjia commenced operations, and commercial flights to and from Jilin Airport
Jilin Airport
Jilin Ertaizi Airport is an airport that formerly served commercial flights to Jilin City in Jilin Province, China., but by October 3, 2005, all of its commercial flights were transferred to the newly opened Changchun Longjia International Airport and Jilin Airport halted operation....
were transferred to Changchun Longjia from October 3, 2005. The airport was later expanded in 2009, the construction added two more boarding gates and larger apron to the airport and was finished in May,2011. The airport is now able to handle long-distance airplanes such as the Boeing 747s. CGQ's terminal, which was expanded to its present size in 2009, encompasses 73,300 m²（788 995 sq ft). of space. It is predicted that by 2015, the airport will be able to handle 6.5 million passengers per year. As in the year 2010,Changchun Airport received a passenger flow of 4.8 Million.
Scheduled Passenger Flights
Public transportation
Changchun Longjia is serviced by the Changchun–Jilin Intercity RailwayChangchun–Jilin Intercity Railway
Changchun–Jilin Intercity Railway is a high-speed rail line in Jilin Province, China, which opened for service on January 11, 2011. It is the first intercity high-speed rail to be operational in Northeast China...
, which stops at Longjia station, located at the basement of the terminal. The airport is also serviced by coaches, which ferry passengers to and from Quan'an Square in Changchun and Jiangcheng Square in Jilin.