Wuhai Airport

☆ Save On Wikipedia ↗
Wuhai Airport
乌海机场
Summary
Airport typePublic
ServesWuhai, Inner Mongolia, China
Opened12 December 2003 (2003-12-12)
Coordinates39°47′31″N 106°48′12″E / 39.79194°N 106.80333°E / 39.79194; 106.80333
Map
WUA is located in Inner Mongolia
WUA
WUA
Location of airport in Inner Mongolia
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
01/19 2,300 7,546 Concrete
Statistics (2025 [1])
Passengers770,945
Aircraft movements7,556
Cargo (metric tons)647.2
Wuhai Airport
Simplified Chinese乌海机场
Traditional Chinese烏海機場
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinWūhǎi Jīchǎng

Wuhai Airport (IATA: WUA, ICAO: ZBUH) is an airport in Wuhai, Inner Mongolia, China. It was opened in 2003.

History

Wuhai Airport was built under the 10th five-year plan.[2] On March 25, 2002, the ground-breaking ceremony for Wuhai Airport was held. The airport was designed to handle 70,000 passengers per day by 2010, with a peak hourly capacity of 100 passengers per day. It was built to a 3C-level flight zone, with a runway 2,300 meters long and 45 meters wide, and a total investment of 145 million yuan. The airport was managed under a locally owned system and operated as a shareholding company.[3]

It officially commenced operations on December 12, 2003. The inaugural flight was operated by Hainan Airlines flight HU857 on the Beijing-Hohhot-Wuhai route, using a 32-seat twin-turboprop regional aircraft developed by Dornier Flugzeugwerke of Germany.[4][5]

In 2006, Wuhai Airport underwent its second phase of expansion, with a total investment of 26.5 million yuan. The runway was extended to 2,600 meters, and the apron area increased to 23,350 square meters, enabling full-load takeoffs and landings for aircraft up to the Boeing 737-800 model.[6]

In April 2008, the expansion project passed the flight procedure and minimum landing standard verification by the Civil Aviation Flight Inspection Center. On July 25, 2008, a Boeing 737-800 took off and landed twice from Wuhai Airport, testing the runway's smoothness and the functionality of the navigation lights. Following the successful test flights, the airport passed industry completion acceptance on July 26, 2008, and officially commenced operation.[6][7]

On December 17, 2019, the passenger throughput of Wuhai Airport reached 500,000, marking the first time the airport's passenger throughput had exceeded 500,000, far below the initial design target of 700,000 passengers by 2010.[8]

On December 5, 2009, the renovation and expansion project of the terminal area of Wuhai Airport commenced, and on August 15, 2010, the new terminal building was officially put into use.[8]

On September 23, 2023, SF Airlines launched its maiden voyage for grape cargo from Wuhai Airport, using a Boeing B737-800F aircraft. The dedicated flight carried 12 tons of grapes and other goods to various parts of the country.[9][10]

Infrastructure

The airport is equipped with a runway with dimensions 2,300 by 45 metres (7,546 ft × 148 ft).[2]

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Air China Beijing–Daxing
China Eastern Airlines Hohhot, Shanghai–Hongqiao
China Express Airlines Chengdu–Tianfu,[11] Chifeng,[12] Chongqing, Xilinhot[12]
Genghis Khan Airlines Hohhot[13]
Hainan Airlines Beijing–Capital
Juneyao Air Hangzhou, Zhengzhou
Spring Airlines Shenzhen, Wuhan
Tianjin Airlines Hohhot,[14] Tianjin,[14] Tongliao,[15] Xi'an[15]

See also

References

  1. 中国民航局 (2026-02-26). "2025年全国民用运输机场生产统计公报". 中国民航局. Retrieved 2026-04-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. "Profile on Wuhai Airport". CAPA Centre for Aviation. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
  3. "乌海市档案史志馆". www.whdaszg.cn. Retrieved 2026-04-19.
  4. "乌海机场旅客年吞吐量首次突破50万人次-中国民航网". www.caacnews.com.cn. Retrieved 2026-04-19.
  5. "In brief". China Daily. 16 December 2003. Archived from the original on 18 November 2018. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
  6. "民航乌海机场飞行区扩建工程顺利完工". 2008-07-26.
  7. "乌海机场扩建工程竣工 成功试飞波音737飞机_机场资讯_苏州快捷航空票务服务有限公司_快捷航空网". www.kuaijieair.com. Retrieved 2026-04-19.
  8. "乌海机场旅客年吞吐量首次突破50万人次-中国民航网". www.caacnews.com.cn. Retrieved 2026-04-19.
  9. "乌海葡萄 乘"丰"起航 | 乌海机场举行乌海葡萄全货机航线首航启动仪式". 2023-09-23.
  10. "乌海机场举行乌海葡萄全货机航线首航启动仪式-中国民航网". www.caacnews.com.cn. Retrieved 2026-04-19.
  11. "‌乌海机场 | 成都=乌海航线恢复！". Retrieved 28 May 2025.
  12. "‌华夏航空2025冬春换季，冬韵启航！". Retrieved 13 October 2025.
  13. "呼和浩特机场2024年冬航季航班时刻表已发布！". Retrieved 29 December 2024.
  14. "天津航空2024年夏航季计划执行216条航线 高品质服务助力旅客出行". Retrieved 14 March 2024.
  15. "天津航空夏秋航季超前放送，换季航线，国际复航，更多精彩带您畅享新旅程". Retrieved 5 May 2024.