Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport
Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (IATA: CTU, ICAO: ZUUU; traditionally as Chengdu Airport) is one of two international airports serving Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan province in Southwestern China. It mainly serves domestic flights around China.
Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport 成都双流国际机场 | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Owner/Operator | Sichuan Provincial Airport Group | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Chengdu | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Shuangliu, Chengdu, Sichuan, China | ||||||||||||||
| Opened | 1938 | ||||||||||||||
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| Elevation AMSL | 495 m / 1,624 ft | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 30°34′42″N 103°56′49″E | ||||||||||||||
| Website | cdairport.com | ||||||||||||||
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Source: List of the busiest airports in China | |||||||||||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 成都双流国际机场 | ||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 成都雙流國際機場 | ||||||||
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Located about 16 kilometers (10 mi) southwest of downtown Chengdu to the north of Shuangliu district, Shuangliu Airport is an important aviation hub for Western China. Shuangliu Airport is one of the two core hubs for Air China, the other being Beijing Capital International Airport. The airport is also the principal hub and headquarters for Sichuan Airlines and Chengdu Airlines. China Eastern Airlines, China Southern Airlines, Shenzhen Airlines, Lucky Air, and Tibet Airlines also have bases at Shuangliu Airport.
Shuangliu Airport was the third-busiest airport in the world and the second-busiest airport in China in 2020.