Lanzhou Zhongchuan International Airport ( IATA : LHW , ICAO : ZLLL ) is an international airport serving Lanzhou , the capital of Northwest China ’s Gansu province. It is located 71 kilometres (44 mi) northwest 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 eight gates served by aerobridges in the terminal. A new larger (61,000 m ) Terminal 2 is located to the South, adjacent to the existing terminal. The new terminal adds nine aerobridges.
14-542: LHW may refer to: Lanzhou Zhongchuan International Airport , serving Lanzhou, Gansu, China The Leading Hotels of the World , an American hotel affiliation group Light heavyweight , a weight class in boxing Light heavyweight (MMA) , a weight class in mixed martial arts MidCoast Regional Airport at Wright Army Airfield , in Georgia, United States Topics referred to by
28-542: A higher-speed rail connection was initiated by the Lanzhou government in order to improve access to the airport, but also to the adjacent Lanzhou New Area special economic zone. The journey to the airport now takes from 30 to 40 minutes at a cost of 18.5RMB for Second Class and 22RMB for First Class. The Lanzhou–Zhongchuan Airport intercity railway is proposed to be the first section of a longer Lanzhou–Zhangye intercity railway , connecting western Gansu cities. The Length of
42-529: Is a regional higher-speed railway located in Gansu Province , connecting the Lanzhou urban area and Lanzhou Zhongchuan Airport . As Zhongchuan Airport is quite distant from the urban area of Lanzhou, regular ground transport currently takes about an hour to make the journey and taxi journeys are expensive at around 150 to 200RMB, but with little to no time advantage over the airport bus service. Thus
56-405: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Lanzhou Zhongchuan International Airport Lanzhou Airport is a focus city for China Eastern Airlines and Hainan Airlines . Passenger traffic at Lanzhou Airport in 2014 was 6.58 million, with 10 million passengers per year projected for 2020. Lanzhou's first airport, Gongxingdun Airport ,
70-494: The Zhongchuan Airport railway station and Lanzhou West railway station then continuing to Lanzhou railway station . There are three Airport Express Shuttle Bus services available from the airport. All routes cost 30RMB. Taxi service is relatively expensive due to the long distance to the airport. Lanzhou%E2%80%93Zhongchuan Airport intercity railway Lanzhou–Zhongchuan Airport intercity railway
84-695: The center of the city it serves. In 1968 construction was started on Lanzhou airport and on July 26, 1970, the maiden flight took place with the first aircraft landing of an Ilyushin Il-14 . On June 15, 1997, an expansion project was officially started. In 2010, Lanzhou airport's passenger throughput exceeded 3 million people a year. and the second expansion project started. Lanzhou Airport Terminal 2 officially started construction in 2010, after preliminary design approval and with an investment budget of 1.488 billion yuan. In 2013, Lanzhou airport's passenger throughput exceeded 5 million passengers per annum, increasing
98-455: The current combined terminal floor area. The entirety of adjacent namesake Zhongchuan town and several villages, totaling 10.7 square kilometres (4.1 sq mi), were demolished to make way for the expansion, and residents were relocated to Lanzhou and Lanzhou New Area . While nominally two terminals, they are connected airside by a lengthy walkway and operate as a single building. Airlines operating from one terminal may use gates at
112-564: The official Lanzhou airport ranking among the major airports within China. Terminal 2 opened in 2015 and later that year the Lanzhou–Zhongchuan Airport intercity railway between the airport and Lanzhou's urban area opened. The third expansion phase started in 2019. At a cost of 31.69 billion Yuan, a new Terminal 3 will be built, two new 4000 meter long runways and facilities will be expanded. Terminal 3 will be four times larger than
126-440: The other. Shaped like the letter T, this terminal consisted of eight 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 terminal's landside facilities have been shut down for refurbishment and parts of
140-768: The railway is 61 kilometres (38 mi). Starting from Lanzhou West railway station the route parallels the Lanzhou–Xinjiang High-Speed Railway for a short distance. From Fuliqu to Zhongchuan Airport 48.2 kilometres (30.0 mi) of new railway is built as a double tracked electrified line. Total investment was projected to be over 9.1 billion yuan RMB. A total of six stations is constructed, Lanzhou West railway station will allow transfers to Line 1 and Line 2 of Lanzhou Metro , Chenguanying will allow transfers to Line 1 of Lanzhou Metro . Lanzhou New Area railway station will allow transfers to future tram and metro services. Before Lanzhou New Area station,
154-402: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title LHW . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=LHW&oldid=984582067 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
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#1732786830689168-488: The terminal will be mothballed until future growth warrants the reopening of these facilities. Airside lounges, gates and shops remain in use. Designed and shaped to resemble the wing of flying geese, at 61,000m , 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
182-565: Was located just 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) from the city centre. By 1957, the Civil Aviation Administration of China decided that Gongxingun Airport's location was too restrictive for the aviation needs of Lanzhou and designated a new site near Zhongchuan town. Due to the geography of Lanzhou, this closest suitable location is 71 km (44 mi) from downtown Lanzhou, which makes it the Chinese airport furthest from
196-458: Was opened for travellers in February 2015. Terminal 3 construction preparations started in 2019. It will have a floor area of 400,000 square metres (4,300,000 sq ft), dwarfing T1 and T2. The terminal will have 87 gates. The Lanzhou–Zhongchuan Airport intercity railway between the airport and the city started operation on 30 September 2015. It provides fast train services between
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