Yichang Sanxia Airport (Yichang Sanxia Airport, IATA: YIH, ICAO: ZHYC) is located at the junction of Yiting District, Yiling District and Zhijiang City, Yichang City, Hubei Province, China, 26 kilometers away from the city center and 55 kilometers away from the Three Gorges Dam
, is a 4D-level international tourist feeder airport, an important supporting project of the Three Gorges Project, and an international hub airport in the Three Gorges region
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Yichang Three Gorges Airport was approved by the State Council and the Central Military Commission on January 18, 1993.
;The construction officially started in September 1994, and passed the national completion inspection in October 1996. On December 28, 1996, it obtained the airport use permit and officially opened to air.
; On June 23, 2022, the airport T2 terminal will be opened
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According to the official website of the airport in February 2022, the terminal area of Yichang Three Gorges Airport is 14,816 square meters, the area of the air cargo terminal is 96 square meters, and the civil aviation station has 21 aircraft seats; the runway is 3,200 meters long and 45 meters wide
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In 2018, Yichang Three Gorges Airport handled a total of 2,948,700 passengers, 24,800 aircraft movements, and 16,900 tons of cargo and mail, a year-on-year increase of 31.41%, 27.17%, and 25.42% respectively.
