Nanning_Wuxu_International_Airport

Nanning Wuxu International Airport

Nanning Wuxu International Airport

Airport in Wuxu, People's Republic of China


Nanning Wuxu International Airport (IATA: NNG, ICAO: ZGNN) is an international airport serving Nanning, the capital of Guangxi Autonomous Region, China. It is located 32 km (20 mi) south-west of the centre of the city. The airport was built in 1962, with improvements made in 1990.[1] Terminal 2, with an area measuring 189,000 m2 (2,030,000 sq ft), opened on 25 September 2014. It is designed to handle 16 million passengers annually. The number of passengers reached 1 million in 2002, and jumped to 2 million by 2006. In 2016, 11.56 million passengers used the airport.

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History during World War II

During World War II, the airport was known as Nanning Airfield and was used by the United States Army Air Forces Fourteenth Air Force as part of the China Defensive Campaign (1942–1945). It was used primarily by reconnaissance units, which operated unarmed P-38 Lightning photo-recon aircraft that flew over Japanese-held territory and obtained intelligence used by combat units. Detachments of fighter and bomber squadrons also operated occasionally from the airfield, along with being a supply point for the 2d Combat Cargo Squadron, which air-dropped supplies and munitions to ground forces on the front lines. At the end of the war, the transports also hauled men, horses and mules to the airfield. The Americans closed their facilities at the end of October 1945.[2][3]

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

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Cargo

Ground transportation

Beside parking facilities and taxis, two airport bus lines connect the airport with the city center: Line No. 1 serving the Chaoyang Road Airline Ticket Office (near Nanning railway station) and Line No. 2 serving Wuxiang Square. The Nanning–Pingxiang high-speed railway has a dedicated station at the airport, Wuxu Airport railway station.

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References

Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency

  1. "Brief Introduction of Transportation - Official Website of Nanning Municipality". Archived from the original on 14 May 2006. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
  2. Maurer, Maurer. Air Force Combat Units of World War II. Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama: Office of Air Force History, 1983. ISBN 0-89201-092-4
  3. "Lanmei Airlines Adds Nanning Service From Sep 2022". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  4. "Destinations". Retrieved 19 June 2023.
  5. "Sichuan Airlines Sep 2023 SE Asia Network Additions". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  6. "Nanning-Singapore all-cargo air route put into operation". People's Government of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. 23 June 2021.

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