Chengdu Tianfu International Airport

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Chengdu Tianfu International Airport

成都天府国际机场
成都天府国际机场 Chengdu Tianfu International Airport 1.jpg
Chengdu Tianfu International Airport
  • IATA: TFU
  • ICAO: ZUTF
Summary
Airport typePublic
ServesChengdu, Sichuan
LocationLujia Town, Jianyang, Chengdu, Sichuan
Opened27 June 2021 (7 months ago) (2021-06-27)
Hub for
  • Air China
  • China Eastern Airlines
  • Sichuan Airlines
  • Lucky Air
Elevation AMSL440 m / 1,444 ft
Coordinates30°19′08″N 104°26′42″E / 30.319°N 104.445°E / 30.319; 104.445Coordinates: 30°19′08″N 104°26′42″E / 30.319°N 104.445°E / 30.319; 104.445
Map
TFU is located in Sichuan
TFU
TFU
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
01/19 4,000[1] 13,123 Concrete
02/20 3,200[2] 10,499 Concrete
11/29 3,800 12,467 Concrete
Chengdu Tianfu International Airport
Simplified Chinese成都天府国际机场
Traditional Chinese成都天府國際機場

Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (IATA: TFU, ICAO: ZUTF) is an airport serving Chengdu, the capital of China's Sichuan province and a major air hub. The site of the airport was chosen at Lujia Town, Jianyang, Chengdu, 51 kilometres (32 mi) south-east of the center of Chengdu. It is named after the Tianfu New Area, a development zone for Chengdu in which the airport is located. Construction began May 2016 and the airport opened on 27 June 2021.[3] It will operate as a second airport for Chengdu with the existing Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport continuing to operate.

Design[]

It is intended for Chengdu to become the third-largest airport hub in China, after Beijing and Shanghai. The airport opened with three runways (two north-south and one east-west) with two terminals with a capacity of 60 million passengers per year by 2025 and a cargo capacity of 24.45 thousand tonnes.[4][clarification needed] The complete plan includes six runways and four terminals with capacity to handle 90 million passengers per year.[5] On June 1, 2015, the Sichuan Provincial Airport Group announced a general design scheme for the airport. The winning design was by China Southwest Architectural Design and Research Institute, China Airport Construction Group Corporation, and French architectural firm ADP Ingenierie. It features two terminal buildings in the shape of the mythical Sunbird, used as a logo for the city of Chengdu. From a central hollow circular core, 6 arms will radiate outwards with both terminals mirroring the other.[6]

  • Departure concourse of Terminal 2

  • Security area of Terminal 2

  • Airside of Terminal 2

  • Arrival area of Terminal 2

History[]

  • As early as 2007, there had been plans for the new airport for Chengdu.[7]
  • In May 2011, officials confirmed the plan of the Chengdu new airport and location-selecting started.[8]
  • In June 2013, the Civil Aviation Administration of China officially confirmed and approved Jianyang's Lujia Town is the location for Chengdu new airport.[9]
  • In January 2015, the State Council and Central Military Commission officially approved Chengdu new airport project.[10]
  • In September 2015, the Civil Aviation Administration of China approved the official name: Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (Chinese: 成都天府国际机场) .[11][12]
  • In January 2021, all six aircraft successfully made their test flights and plans for June opening.[13][14]
  • 27 June 2021, the first commercial flight departed the airport with a Sichuan Airlines flight bound for Beijing.[15]

Airlines and destinations[]

Tianfu airport is a major base for Air China. The flag carrier operates maintenance facilities, a 1,500 bed staff hostel and a 2,950 m2 (31,800 sq ft) lounge at the airport.[4] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the airport currently does not operate international flights as of June 2021.[16] However, it is planned for Tianfu Airport to take over most international and cargo routes from Shuangliu Airport, the latter specializing in domestic flights.[17]

Passengers[]

AirlinesDestinations
Air China Beihai, Beijing–Capital, Changchun, Changsha, Dalian, Guangzhou, Guilin, Haikou, Hohhot, Huizhou, Jieyang, Kunming, Lianyungang, Qionghai, Shanghai–Pudong, Shenzhen, Shijiazhuang, Xingyi, Yantai, Yiwu, Yuncheng, Zhanjiang, Zhengzhou
Chengdu Airlines Baotou, Beihai, Changchun, Guiyang, Harbin, Hengyang, Hohhot, Jieyang, Jinan, Jinggangshan, Shangrao, Shenyang, Shijiazhuang, Weihai, Wenzhou, Xiamen, Xichang, Xining, Xinzhou, Yinchuan, Zhangjiajie, Zhongwei, Zhoushan
China Eastern Airlines Beijing–Daxing, Changde, Changzhou, Diqing, Hangzhou, Hefei, Huangshan, Kunming, Linyi, Mangshi, Nanjing, Ningbo, Qingdao, Shanghai–Hongqiao, Shanghai–Pudong, Taiyuan, Taizhou, Tengchong, Wenzhou, Wuhan, Xi'an, Xining, Xinyang, Yichang, Yiwu, Yushu
Juneyao Air Chizhou, Nanjing, Shanghai–Hongqiao, Shanghai–Pudong, Tongren
Lucky Air Cangyuan, Haikou, Hohhot, Kangding, Lhasa, Ngari, Ninglang, Pu'er, Sanya, Shijiazhuang, Tianjin, Ürumqi, Xinzhou, Xishuangbanna, Zhangjiakou, Zhaotong, Zhengzhou
Sichuan Airlines Anshan, Beijing–Capital, Changzhou, Dalian, Diqing, Lhasa, Lijiang, Nanchang, Nanning, Ningbo, Qionghai, Tianjin, Ürumqi, Xining, Xishuangbanna, Xuzhou, Yantai, Yinchuan
Spring Airlines Ningbo, Shanghai–Hongqiao, Shanghai–Pudong, Shenyang, Shijiazhuang, Wulong
XiamenAir Changsha, Fuzhou, Hangzhou, Quanzhou, Xiamen

Ground transportation[]

Internal transportation[]

The two airport terminals will be connected by an Innovia automated people mover (APM) supplied by joint venture firm Puzhen Bombardier Transportation Systems Limited, which has also won the operations and maintenance contract.[18] To connect airport parking to the two terminal buildings there will be a personal rapid transit system, consisting of 6 miles (9.7 km) of guideway, 4 stations and 22 pods.[19]

Short term[]

Concourse of Tianfu International Airport Terminal 1&2 Station

Connections open:

  • connecting the airport to Chengdu's Third Ring Road.[20] Opened December 2020.[21]
  • Chengdu Metro Line 18 - Connection to Chengdu South railway station (future extended to Chengdu railway station), opened December 2020.

Construction planned to be completed in time for the opening of the new terminal (status uncertain):

  • Ziyang - Sanchahu Lake (Jianyang) Highway
  • Jianyang - Tianfu Airport - Renshou Highway

Medium term[]

  • Extension of the Chengdu Metro Line 19, on shared tracks with Line 18, to provide a 30-minute connection to the existing Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport .
  • High-speed Rail connection as part of the Chengdu–Zigong high-speed railway connecting to Chengdu East railway station, Chengdu Tianfu railway station, Zigong, Ziyang and Neijaing.

See also[]

  • List of airports in China
  • List of the busiest airports in China

References[]

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