Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport
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Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport is the principal airport serving Zhengzhou
, the capital of Henan Province, China
.
Xinzheng airport is located 37 km southeast of Zhengzhou. It was opened on August 28, 1997, the 21st international airport in China. It was built to replace Dongjiao Airport, which lies in the immediate vicinity of downtown Zhengzhou.
There are domestic and regional flights from the airport to most major cities in the People's Republic of China, international cargo flights to the Middle East and North Africa (including Etihad Airways
and DAS Air Cargo
) as well as charter flights to Thailand
during the travel season.
As for 2010, Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport was the 20th busiest airport in the People's Republic of China
with 8,707,873 passengers.
Zhengzhou
Zhengzhou , is the capital and largest city of Henan province in north-central China. A prefecture-level city, it also serves as the political, economic, technological, and educational centre of the province, as well as a major transportation hub for Central China...
, the capital of Henan Province, China
China
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.
Xinzheng airport is located 37 km southeast of Zhengzhou. It was opened on August 28, 1997, the 21st international airport in China. It was built to replace Dongjiao Airport, which lies in the immediate vicinity of downtown Zhengzhou.
There are domestic and regional flights from the airport to most major cities in the People's Republic of China, international cargo flights to the Middle East and North Africa (including Etihad Airways
Etihad Airways
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and DAS Air Cargo
DAS Air Cargo
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) as well as charter flights to Thailand
Thailand
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during the travel season.
As for 2010, Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport was the 20th busiest airport in the People's Republic of China
People's Republic of China
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with 8,707,873 passengers.
Airlines and destinations
See also
- List of airports in the People's Republic of China
- List of the busiest airports in the People's Republic of China