Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport

Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport 成都双流国际机场
IATA: CTU ICAO: ZUUU
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner/Operator	Sichuan Provincial Airport Group
Serves	Chengdu
Location	Shuangliu, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
Opened	1938; 86 years ago (1938)
Hub for	Air China Chengdu Airlines Sichuan Airlines Tibet Airlines
Focus city for	China Eastern Airlines China Southern Airlines
Operating base for	Lucky Air
Elevation AMSL	495 m / 1,624 ft
Coordinates	30°34′42″N 103°56′49″E / 30.57833°N 103.94694°E / 30.57833; 103.94694
Website	www.cdairport.com
Maps
Airport Map
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Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 02R/20L 3,600 11,811 Concrete 02L/20R 3,600 11,811 Asphalt
Statistics (2021)
Passengers 40,117,496 Aircraft movements 300,862 Freight (in tons) 629,422
Source: List of the busiest airports in China

Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (IATA: CTU, ICAO: ZUUU; traditionally as Chengdu Airport) is one of two international airports serving Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan province in Southwestern China. Built in 1938 and expanded for eight times, it is one of the oldest airports in China. The airport became the third-busiest airport in the world in 2020.^[1]

Located about 16 kilometers (10 mi) southwest of downtown Chengdu to the north of Shuangliu, Chengdu Shuangliu Airport is an important aviation hub for Western China. Chengdu Shuangliu Airport is one of the two core hubs for Air China, the other being Beijing Capital International Airport. The airport is also the principal hub and headquarters for Sichuan Airlines and Chengdu Airlines. China Eastern Airlines, China Southern Airlines, Shenzhen Airlines, Lucky Air, and Tibet Airlines also have bases at Chengdu Shuangliu Airport.