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Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport

Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport

Airport in Licheng District, Jinan


Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport (IATA: TNA, ICAO: ZSJN) is the airport serving Jinan, the capital of Shandong Province, China. The airport is located approximately 33 kilometres (21 mi) northeast of the city center and immediately to the north of the Yaoqiang Subdistrict (遥墙街道) after which the airport is named. By road, the airport is connected to the Jinan Ring (济南绕城高速公路), Beijing–Shanghai, and Qingdao–Yinchuan Expressways.

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Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport was completed and opened to traffic on July 26, 1992, replacing the former Jinan Zhangzhuang Airport and the expansion project of the airfield was completed in October 2000. The new terminal opened in March 2005 while The South Finger Gallery project of the terminal was launched in 2010.

According to the official website information of the airport in September 2017, Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport covers an area of 7200 acres, with a total terminal building area of 114000 square meters, including 30000 square meters of the south corridor area, which can ensure an annual passenger throughput of 12 million people, 4500 people during peak hours, and the demand for 100000 aircraft takeoffs and landings;The apron covers an area of 440000 square meters and has 24 boarding bridges. As of the end of 2016, the airport had over 140 air routes.

In December 2016, Sichuan Airlines began non-stop intercontinental service from Jinan to Los Angeles.[1]

In 2018, Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport is the 25th busiest airport in China with 16,611,795 passengers.

In February 2022, Jinan gained direct flights to Europe with Condor starting Frankfurt. Nearly one year later, in January of 2023, Condor ceased the service again and started flying to Hefei.

Historical evolution

On March 28, 1985, in order to adapt the civil aviation industry of Shandong Province to the economic development and opening up needs of Shandong Province and the provincial capital Jinan, the People's Government of Shandong Province submitted a request report to the State Council and the Central Military Commission on the construction of Jinan Xiangwangdian Civil Airport.On August 11 of the same year, a supplementary report on the construction of Jinan Civil Aviation Airport was issued.

On November 15, 1990, groundbreaking began at the airport.

On July 26, 1992, the airport was officially opened for navigation, replacing the now-closed Jinan Zhangzhuang Airport. On December 17, 1997, after being reviewed by the Civil Aviation Administration of China, its flight zone level was determined to be 4D.

In 2003, the expansion project of the terminal area was launched with an investment of 1.6 billion yuan, covering an area of 1300 acres.

On March 28, 2005, the expansion project of the terminal area was put into operation.

Future expansions

In September 2019, CAAC approved a new master plan for the airport.[2]

Airlines and destinations

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Cargo

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References

  1. "Sichuan adds Jinan – Los Angeles service from Dec 2016". routesonline. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
  2. "Cambodia Airways Adds Jinan Service From late-Dec 2023". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  3. David Casey (9 October 2023). "China Eastern Adds New Links To Australia, New Zealand, Singapore". Aviation Week Network. Informa Markets.
  4. Nelson, Jake (7 November 2023). "China Eastern adds first trans-tasman route". Australian Aviation. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  5. 服务公告_国航服务公告-国航官网 (in Chinese (China)). Air China.
  6. "春秋航空新开多条国内航线". Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  7. Liu, Jim (25 September 2019). "Spring Airlines expands Macau network in W19". Retrieved 25 September 2019.
  8. Kulisch, Eric (25 July 2023). "UK startup One Air launches cargo service with 1 jumbo jet". FreightWaves.

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