Xian Xianyang International Airport
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Xi'an Xianyang International Airport (Chinese: 西安咸阳国际机场) (IATA: XIY, ICAO: ZLXY) is the main airport serving Xian , capital of China's Shaanxi Province. Covering an area of 5 square kilometres (1.9 sq mi), it is the largest airport in China's northwest. The airport was the hub for China Northwest Airlines until the company was merged into China Eastern Airlines in 2002. Xi'an Airport is also the hub for Joy Air and a focus city for Hainan Airlines.
In 2011, the airport handled 21,163,130 passengers, making it the busiest airport in northwest China and the 8th busiest nationwide. Xian Xianyang International Airport was also the nation's 14th busiest airport in terms of cargo traffic and the 9th busiest airport by traffic movements.
Terminal 3 and the second runway were opened on 3 May 2012, increasing the airport's capacity to more than 33 million passengers a year. The new terminal alone can handle 22 million passengers a year, twice as many as the other two terminals combined. Airlines that moved into the new terminal are China Eastern Airlines, China Southern Airlines, and Shanghai Airlines. The second runway is 3,800 meters long and is large enough to handle the Airbus 380.
Ranks in China Biggest 100 Airports
| 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 th | 9 th | 9 th | 9 th | 9 th | 9 th | 9 th | 9 th |
| 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
| 9 th | 8 th | 8 th | 8 th | 8 th | 8 th | 9 th |
Airlines and destinations
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Airports In Shaanxi
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