Qingyang Airport is an airport serving the city of Qingyang in Gansu Province, China. Qingyang airport was unofficially called "Qingyang Xifeng Airport (庆阳西峰机场)" in Aviation Information System.
History Qingyang Airport was built in 1976 and opened to traffic on October 1, 1977, with a runway length of 1,800 m. The airport was closed in 1993 due to the ageing of the runway and the lack of suitable aircraft types. In 2003, Qingyang Airport was renovated as a 3C regional airport and was officially reopened on December 26, 2005. After the resumption of flights, Qingyang Airport was closed again in September 2010 due to the low flight classification and short runway,中新社，《甘肃庆阳机场扩建复航 革命老区打开新通道谋发展》，2012年11月21日。 limited routes and the elimination of suitable aircraft types.When the airport resumed operations in 2005, its runway was only 2,000 meters long and it was rated as a 3C airport. This meant that it could only accommodate smaller regional jets. On 21 November 2012, the airport resumed flights after an expansion to meet the 4C condition The expanded runway is 2,600 metres long and 48 metres wide. It is expected to handle 160,000 passengers, 550 tonnes of cargo and mail, and 3,200 aircraft movements in 2020.中新社，《甘肃庆阳机场扩建复航 革命老区打开新通道谋发展》，2012年11月21日。
Statistics +YearPassengersCargoNotes2019488,8052020359,5222023432,904 256.2 tonnes
Airlines and destinations
See also List of airports in China List of the busiest airports in China
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