Hohhot Baita International Airport

Hohhot Baita International Airport (IATA: HET, ICAO: ZBHH) is an international airport serving Hohhot, the capital of Inner Mongolia, China. It is the largest airport in Inner Mongolia and lies 14.3 km (8.9 mi) east of downtown Hohhot. Its name Baita, meaning White Pagoda, derives from Wanbu Huayanjing Pagoda; one of the historical attractions in Hohhot which lies 5.6 km (3.5 mi) south-east of the airport. In 2013 it served 6,150,282 passengers.

Hohhot Baita International Airport 呼和浩特白塔国际机场 ᠬᠥᠬᠡᠬᠣᠲᠠ ᠣᠯᠠᠨ ᠤᠯᠤᠰ  ᠦᠨ ᠨᠢᠰᠬᠦ ᠪᠠᠭᠤᠳᠠᠯ
Airport interior, 2008
IATA: HET ICAO: ZBHH
Summary
Airport type	Public
Serves	Hohhot, Inner Mongolia
Location	Saihan District, Hohhot
Opened	1 October 1958 (1958-10-01)
Elevation AMSL	1,084 m / 3,556 ft
Coordinates	40°51′05.12″N 111°49′26.77″E / 40.8514222°N 111.8241028°E / 40.8514222; 111.8241028Coordinates: 40°51′05.12″N 111°49′26.77″E / 40.8514222°N 111.8241028°E / 40.8514222; 111.8241028
Maps
CAAC airport chart
HET Location in Inner Mongolia Show map of Inner Mongolia HET Location in China Show map of China
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 08/26 (closed) 3,200 10,499 Concrete 08R/26L 3,600 11,811 Concrete
Statistics (2021)
Passengers 9,006,388 Aircraft movements 84,325 Cargo (metric tons) 45,291.3
Source: List of the busiest airports in the People's Republic of China

Hohhot Baita International Airport
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	呼和浩特白塔国际机场
Traditional Chinese	呼和浩特白塔國際機場
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Hūhéhàotè Báitǎ Guójì Jīcháng
Mongolian name
Mongolian Cyrillic	Хөххот олон улсын нисэх буудал
Mongolian script	ᠬᠥᠬᠡᠬᠣᠲᠠ ᠣᠯᠠᠨ ᠤᠯᠤᠰ  ᠦᠨ ᠨᠢᠰᠬᠦ ᠪᠠᠭᠤᠳᠠᠯ

History

Hohhot Baita Airport was opened on 1 October 1958. In the mid-1980s and 1990s, it underwent two expansions and in June 2007 a new terminal was constructed. The new terminal covers an area of 54,499 square metres (586,620 sq ft) with 11 parking jetways and is capable of handling three million passengers each year. Its runway was also lengthened and its widened to accommodate jumbo jets such as the Airbus A380. It served as one of the diversion airports for air traffic during the 2008 Summer Olympics.

With the rapid expansion of the city, Baita Airport is now surrounded by urban area and has no more room to expand to accommodate growing traffic. The Hohhot Shengle International Airport is being constructed in Horinger County to replace Baita Airport.^[1]

Airlines and destinations

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Airlines	Destinations
Air China	Beijing–Capital, Chengdu–Tianfu, Chifeng, Chongqing,^[2] Guangzhou, Guiyang, Haikou, Hailar,^[2] Hangzhou, Shanghai–Pudong, Shenyang, Tianjin, Tongliao, Wuhan, Xiamen, Xilinhot, Zhengzhou
Air Guilin	Guilin, Huangshan
Air Travel	Kunming, Nanjing
Beijing Capital Airlines	Guangzhou, Haikou, Hangzhou, Hefei, Lanzhou,^[3] Nanjing, Sanya, Shijiazhuang, Zhengzhou
Chengdu Airlines	Chengdu–Tianfu, Shenyang
China Eastern Airlines	Changchun, Hefei, Korla, Kunming, Lanzhou, Lianyungang, Nanjing, Ningbo, Qingdao, Shanghai–Hongqiao, Shanghai–Pudong, Taiyuan, Wuhai, Xi'an, Yinchuan
China Express Airlines	Aksu, Alxa Left Banner, Arxan, Bayannur, Chifeng, Chongqing, Erenhot, Guiyang, Hailar, Hami, Handan, Harbin, Jiagedaqi, Korla, Lanzhou, Manzhouli, Nanyang, Quanzhou, Sanya, Shenyang, Tongliao, Turpan, Ulanhot, Wenzhou,^[4] Wuhai, Wuhan, Xiangyang, Yan'an, Zhalantun, Zhanjiang
China Southern Airlines	Changchun, Changsha, Chongqing, Dalian, Guangzhou, Hailar, Jieyang, Luoyang, Nanjing, Qingdao, Sanya, Shenyang, Shenzhen, Tongliao, Ürümqi, Wuhai, Xi'an, Xining, Zhengzhou, Zhuhai
China United Airlines	Shanghai–Pudong, Ulanhot
Chongqing Airlines	Chifeng,^[5] Chongqing, Tongliao, Ulanhot,^[5] Wuhai, Xilinhot^[5]
Donghai Airlines	Zhengzhou,^[6] Zhuhai^[6]
Fuzhou Airlines	Fuzhou,^[7] Hailar, Harbin, Nantong, Xi'an, Yichang
GX Airlines	Nanning, Shiyan, Yichang
Hainan Airlines	Changsha, Guangzhou,^[8] Guiyang, Haikou, Hangzhou, Harbin, Nanchang, Nanjing, Sanya, Shenzhen, Tongren, Ürümqi, Xinzhou,^[8] Zhengzhou
Hebei Airlines	Hailar, Hangzhou, Shijiazhuang
Jiangxi Air	Linfen, Nanchang
Juneyao Airlines	Chifeng, Shanghai–Pudong
Loong Air	Chifeng,^[9] Hangzhou^[9]
Lucky Air	Chengdu–Tianfu, Kunming, Taiyuan
Qingdao Airlines	Changchun,^[10] Changsha
Ruili Airlines	Dalian, Holingol, Jinan,^[11] Kunming, Lanzhou, Qingdao,^[12] Shenyang, Taiyuan
Shandong Airlines	Changzhou, Chifeng, Haikou, Hailar, Jinan, Linyi, Nanjing, Qingdao, Tianjin, Xiamen
Shanghai Airlines	Hailar, Shanghai–Hongqiao
Shenzhen Airlines	Shenzhen, Wuhan, Yuncheng
Sichuan Airlines	Chengdu–Shuangliu, Hailar
Spring Airlines	Shenyang,^[13] Shijiazhuang, Yancheng
Suparna Airlines	Chifeng, Hailar, Shenzhen
Tianjin Airlines	Bayannur, Chifeng, Dalian, Harbin, Hangzhou, Qingdao, Tianjin, Tongliao, Xi'an, Xilinhot, Zhengzhou
West Air	Chongqing, Harbin, Jinan
XiamenAir	Changsha, Fuzhou, Hangzhou, Quanzhou, Wuhan, Xiamen

Cargo

Airlines	Destinations
China Postal Airlines	Nanjing, Taiyuan, Zhengzhou
SF Airlines	Hangzhou

Transport

It is served by Bayan (Airport) station on Line 1 of Hohhot Metro.

See also

• List of airports in China

References

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