Tuesday, 13 March 2018

CAAC opens Longnan Chengxian Airport to domestic air traffic on 25 March 2018

Report by : Gan Yung Chyan
                  / KUCINTA SETIA
Distributed to All Press & Travel Professionals



Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) is opening Longnan Chengxian Airport to domestic air traffic on 25 March 2018. On this day, China Express Airlines and Shandong Airlines will operate scheduled flights. The airport's flight schedules are as follows:-

China Express Airlines is the first carrier to land in Longnan Chengxian Airport.

On 25 March 2018, China Express CRJ900 flight G52783 departs from Chongqing for Longnan at 10.05 am, arrives in Longnan at 11.20 am before leaving Longnan for Lanzhou at 12.10 pm and touching down n Lanzhou at 1.05 pm.

At 7.40 pm, flight G52784 leaves Lanzhou for Longnan, touches down in Longnan at 8.25 pm before leaving Longnan for Chongqing at 9.15 pm and arriving in Chongqing at 10.35 pm.

Flights to Longnan and Lanzhou from Chongqing are operated daily.

Shandong Airlines departs from Qingdao for Longnan via Xi'an Xianyang at 1.05pm, transits in Xi'an Xianyang at 3.15 pm before departing from Xi'an Xianyang for Longnan at 4.15 pm and arriving in Longnan at 5.50 pm under flight SC8819.

At 7.10 pm, flight SC8820 leaves Longnan at 7.10 pm for Xi'an Xianyang, arrives in Xi'an Xianyang at 8.30 pm before departing for Qingdao at 9.35 pm and arriving in Qingdao at 11.50 pm.

The return flights to Longnan from Qingdao are operated everyday.

At 9.09 am on 27 March 2018, GX Airlines flight GX8983 departs from Haikou for Longnan, arrives in Longnan at 11.45 am before leaving Longnan for Lanzhou at 12.40 pm and touching down in Lanzhou at 1.35 pm.

Flight GX8984 leaves Lanzhou for Longnan at 2.30 pm, arrives in Longnan at 3.20 pm before taking off from Longnan at 4.10 pm and arriving in Haikou at 7 pm.  

Flights among Haikou, Longnan and Lanzhou are operated on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.

On 1 April 2018, China United Airlines launches its inaugural flight between Beijing Nanyuan and Longnan. Its flight KN5621 departs from Beijing Nanyuan for Longnan at 9.35 am, arrives in Longnan at 12.10 pm before leaving Longnan for Beijing Nanyuan at 1.10 pm and touching down in Nanyuan at 3.40 pm under flight KN5622. Flights are operated on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays.

Longnan Chengxian Airport is located in Gansu Province, China while Longnan is a prefecture-level city rich in Qin artifacts such as pottery, bronzes and coins. It is the homeland of Emperor Qin Shi Huang that united China at the end of the Warring States period.

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