Report by : Gan Yung Chyan
/ KUCINTA SETIA
Distributed to All Press & Travel Professionals
On 19 September 2018, the Central and Southern Regional Administration of CAAC issued the license for the use of Xinyang Minggang Airport as the latest domestic airport of China after test flights have proven the airport's eligibility to handle regular flights. It will be officially opened on 28 October 2018 to commercial flights from the first batch of 11 domestic cities including Shanghai, Chongqing, Hangzhou, Xi'an, Qingdao, Kunming, Beijing, Foshan, Guangzhou, Harbin and Haikou. Loongair's commercial flight from Harbin will be the first to land at the airport on 28 October.
International destinations to be added at a later stage include Hong Kong and Macau.
Xinyang Minggang Airport is located in the territory of Henan Province, at the junction of Xinyang Minggang and Zhumadian Mountain. The east side is the Beijing-Zhuhai Expressway, and the west side is the 107 National Road and the Beijing-Guangzhou Railway. It is 6 kilometres away from Minggang Township, 45 kilometres away from the city centre of Xinyang and 48 kilometres away from the central city of Zhumadian. An airport bus service will link the airport with the city of Xinyang.
Xinyang Minggang Airport was built in 1958 as a first-class permanent air reserve airport, which was basically abandoned. On 30 September 2011, the joint military and civilian project of Mingang Airport was approved by the State Council and the Central Military Commission. At 9 am of 11 November 2015, Xinyang Minggang Airport officially started construction.
Xinyang Minggang Airport is a military-civilian airport. The flight area indicator is 4C. The runway is 2,700 metres long and 50 metres wide. There are 5 Class C positions on the station platform and the terminal area is 3,000 square metres. It can meet the passenger throughput of 300,000 passengers in 2020, and B737-800 and A320 aircraft can take off and land at this airport.
Xinyang Minggang Airport Flight Schedules with effect from 28 October 2018 to 31 March 2019 (Arrivals):
Shanghai Hongqiao-Xinyang-Chongqing: Shanghai Airlines, take-off and landing time 3.50 pm to 4.40 pm, daily flight using B737;
Hangzhou-Xinyang-Xi'an Xianyang: China Eastern, take-off and landing time 9 pm to 10.15 pm, daily flight using A320;
Qingdao-Xinyang-Kunming: China Eastern , take-off and landing time 4.05 pm to 5.10 pm, flights on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, Sundays, using A319;
Beijing Nanyuan-Xinyang-Foshan: China United Airlines, take-off and landing time 11.40 am to 12.30 pm, daily flight using B737;
Harbin-Xinyang-Haikou: Loongair, take-off and landing time 9.20 am to 10.05 am, flights on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, Sundays, using A320.
Xinyang Minggang Airport Flight Schedules with effect from 28 October 2018 to 31 March 2019 (Departures):
Chongqing-Xinyang-Shanghai Hongqiao: Shanghai Airlines, take-off and landing time 9 pm to 9.50 pm, daily flight using B737;
Xi'an Xianyang-Xinyang-Hangzhou: China Eastern, take-off and landing time 8.20 am to 9.05 am, daily flight using A320;
Kunming-Xinyang-Qingdao: China Eastern, take-off and landing time 10.50 pm to 11.55 pm , flights on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays using A319;
Foshan-Xinyang-Beijing Nanyuan: China United Airlines, take-off and landing time 12.35 pm to 1.25 pm, daily flights, using B737;
Haikou-Xinyang-Harbin: Loongair, take-off and landing time 4.15 pm to 5 pm, flights on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, Sundays using A320.
/ KUCINTA SETIA
Distributed to All Press & Travel Professionals
On 19 September 2018, the Central and Southern Regional Administration of CAAC issued the license for the use of Xinyang Minggang Airport as the latest domestic airport of China after test flights have proven the airport's eligibility to handle regular flights. It will be officially opened on 28 October 2018 to commercial flights from the first batch of 11 domestic cities including Shanghai, Chongqing, Hangzhou, Xi'an, Qingdao, Kunming, Beijing, Foshan, Guangzhou, Harbin and Haikou. Loongair's commercial flight from Harbin will be the first to land at the airport on 28 October.
International destinations to be added at a later stage include Hong Kong and Macau.
Xinyang Minggang Airport is located in the territory of Henan Province, at the junction of Xinyang Minggang and Zhumadian Mountain. The east side is the Beijing-Zhuhai Expressway, and the west side is the 107 National Road and the Beijing-Guangzhou Railway. It is 6 kilometres away from Minggang Township, 45 kilometres away from the city centre of Xinyang and 48 kilometres away from the central city of Zhumadian. An airport bus service will link the airport with the city of Xinyang.
Xinyang Minggang Airport was built in 1958 as a first-class permanent air reserve airport, which was basically abandoned. On 30 September 2011, the joint military and civilian project of Mingang Airport was approved by the State Council and the Central Military Commission. At 9 am of 11 November 2015, Xinyang Minggang Airport officially started construction.
Xinyang Minggang Airport is a military-civilian airport. The flight area indicator is 4C. The runway is 2,700 metres long and 50 metres wide. There are 5 Class C positions on the station platform and the terminal area is 3,000 square metres. It can meet the passenger throughput of 300,000 passengers in 2020, and B737-800 and A320 aircraft can take off and land at this airport.
Xinyang Minggang Airport Flight Schedules with effect from 28 October 2018 to 31 March 2019 (Arrivals):
Shanghai Hongqiao-Xinyang-Chongqing: Shanghai Airlines, take-off and landing time 3.50 pm to 4.40 pm, daily flight using B737;
Hangzhou-Xinyang-Xi'an Xianyang: China Eastern, take-off and landing time 9 pm to 10.15 pm, daily flight using A320;
Qingdao-Xinyang-Kunming: China Eastern , take-off and landing time 4.05 pm to 5.10 pm, flights on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, Sundays, using A319;
Beijing Nanyuan-Xinyang-Foshan: China United Airlines, take-off and landing time 11.40 am to 12.30 pm, daily flight using B737;
Harbin-Xinyang-Haikou: Loongair, take-off and landing time 9.20 am to 10.05 am, flights on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, Sundays, using A320.
Xinyang Minggang Airport Flight Schedules with effect from 28 October 2018 to 31 March 2019 (Departures):
Chongqing-Xinyang-Shanghai Hongqiao: Shanghai Airlines, take-off and landing time 9 pm to 9.50 pm, daily flight using B737;
Xi'an Xianyang-Xinyang-Hangzhou: China Eastern, take-off and landing time 8.20 am to 9.05 am, daily flight using A320;
Kunming-Xinyang-Qingdao: China Eastern, take-off and landing time 10.50 pm to 11.55 pm , flights on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays using A319;
Foshan-Xinyang-Beijing Nanyuan: China United Airlines, take-off and landing time 12.35 pm to 1.25 pm, daily flights, using B737;
Haikou-Xinyang-Harbin: Loongair, take-off and landing time 4.15 pm to 5 pm, flights on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, Sundays using A320.
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