Zhangjiajie Hehua International Airport

Zhangjiajie Hehua International Airport (Chinese: 张家界荷花国际机场) is an international airport serving Zhangjiajie, Hunan, People's Republic of China (IATA: DYG, ICAO: ZGDY). The airport is located in Huhua village in Yongding District of Zhangjiajie. It is the second largest airport in Hunan, after Changsha Huanghua Airport, and the only international airport in the Wuling Mountains region.^[2][3] As of 2019 it has a capacity of 5 million passengers, 19,000 tons of cargo and 45,000 aircraft movements.^[2]

Zhangjiajie Hehua International Airport 张家界荷花国际机场
IATA: DYG ICAO: ZGDY
Summary
Airport type	Public
Serves	Zhangjiajie, Hunan
Opened	18 August 1994; 29 years ago (1994-08-18)
Elevation AMSL	217 m / 712 ft
Coordinates	29°06′11″N 110°26′36″E / 29.10306°N 110.44333°E / 29.10306; 110.44333
Map
DYG Location in Hunan Show map of Hunan DYG DYG (China) Show map of China
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 08/26 2,600 8,530 Concrete
Statistics (2021)
Passengers 1,433,164 Aircraft movements 14,722 Cargo (metric tons) 2,628.1
Source: CAAC^[1]

Zhangjiajie Hehua International Airport
Simplified Chinese	张家界荷花国际机场
Traditional Chinese	張家界荷花國際機場
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Zhāngjiājiè Héhuā Guójì Jīchǎng

History

In 1991 construction started on Dayong Airport, which had its first test flight in December 1993 (Dayong is the former name of Zhangjiajie City).^[3]

The airport eventually opened for commercial flights under the name Dayong Zhangjiajie Airport on 18 August 1994.^[4] In 1995 it was renamed Zhangjiajie Hehua Airport. In 1999 it served 500,000 passengers annually.^[5]

In 2011 the first international flight (excluding Macao and Hong Kong) arrived from Seoul's Incheon International Airport.^[3]

In 2015 the second terminal opened after an 18 months construction period.^[3]

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Air Busan	Busan
Air China	Beijing–Capital, Beijing–Daxing
Air Seoul	Seoul–Incheon^[6]
Batik Air Malaysia	Kuala Lumpur–International^[7]
China Eastern Airlines	Harbin,^[8] Yantai^[8]
China Southern Airlines	Guangzhou, Jieyang
Jeju Air	Busan
Juneyao Air	Nanjing, Shanghai–Pudong
Korean Air	Seoul–Incheon (resumes 23 April 2024)^[9]
Qingdao Airlines	Hong Kong, Qingdao (both begin 2 April 2024)^[10]
Shanghai Airlines	Shanghai–Pudong
Sichuan Airlines	Chengdu–Tianfu,^[11] Cheongju,^[12] Daegu,^[12] Muan^[12]
Thai VietJet Air	Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi^[8]
T'way Air	Daegu
VietJet Air	Hanoi,^[8] Ho Chi Minh City^[8]

Cargo

Airlines	Destinations
Central Airlines	Manila

See also

• List of airports in the People's Republic of China

References

1. 2015年民航机场吞吐量排名 (XLS) (in Chinese (China)). CAAC. 2016-03-31.
2. sina_mobile (2019-11-04). "湖南省的第二大国际机场——张家界荷花国际机场". k.sina.cn. Retrieved 2021-05-09.
3. 网易 (2021-02-06). "5月通车！荷花机场大变样！新航站楼高架桥修成这样啦！". www.163.com. Retrieved 2021-05-09.
4. "公司简介-张家界荷花国际机场 ZhangJiaJie HeHua International Airport-". www.zjjhhjc.com. Retrieved 2021-05-09.
5. Ryan, Chris; Huimin, Gu (2009-01-13). Tourism in China: Destination, Cultures and Communities. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-135-85178-1.
6. "에어서울, 인천~중국 장자제 직항편 3년 만에 운항 재개" [Air Seoul, resumes direct flights from Incheon to China for the first time in three years]. Chosun Biz (in Korean). Retrieved 28 April 2023.
7. "Batik Air Malaysia Adds Dayong Service From mid-Oct 2023". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
8. "10月29日起，张家界机场将执行冬春航班计划". Retrieved 29 October 2023.
9. "Korean Air resumes 2 mainland China routes in April 2024". Aeroroutes. 24 January 2024.
10. "Mainland Chinese Carriers Feb – Apr 2024 Hong Kong Routes Addition". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
11. "2023年新航季川航最新航线出炉，附国际/地区航线新消息". Retrieved 16 March 2023.
12. "Mainland Chinese Carriers NS23 International / Regional Network – 14MAY23". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 16 May 2023.