Baishan Changbaishan Airport

Baishan Changbaishan Airport
白山长白山机场
Summary
Airport typePublic
ServesBaishan, Jilin
LocationFusong County, Jilin
Opened3 August 2008 (2008-08-03)
Coordinates42°03′59″N 127°36′24″E / 42.06639°N 127.60667°E / 42.06639; 127.60667
Map
NBS is located in Jilin
NBS
NBS
Location of airport in Jilin
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
01/19 2,600 8,530 Concrete
Statistics (2025 [1])
Passengers633,741
Aircraft movements4,668
Cargo (metric tons)6.2
Baishan Changbaishan Airport
Simplified Chinese白山长白山机场
Traditional Chinese白山長白山機場
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinBáishān Chángbáishān Jīchǎng

Baishan Changbaishan Airport (IATA: NBS, ICAO: ZYBS) is an airport serving the city of Baishan and the tourist destination of Changbai Mountain in Jilin Province, China. It also called "Changbaishan Airport". It was opened on 3 August 2008.[2]

Overview

Changbaishan Airport was built in the forest and relies on the sightseeing and tourism of Changbaishan area. It is the first forest tourism airport in mainland China.[3][4] The airport is located near the Chixi District of the Changbai Mountain Protection and Development Zone. 1.5 kilometers north of the site is the highway from Songjianghe Town to the West Scenic Area of Changbai Mountain. The airport is 15 kilometers from the West Scenic Area, 120 kilometers from the North Scenic Area, and 135 kilometers from the South Scenic Area.[3]

Changbaishan Airport has a runway that is 2,600 meters long and 45 meters wide. It has a 4C flight classification, a 2600-meter-long and 45-meter-wide runway, and a terminal building with a total area of 8690 square meters, capable of accommodating aircraft such as the B737 and A320. The apron has a total of 6 aircraft stands and the terminal building has a total area of 8,960 square meters and two boarding bridges.[5][6]

History

On July 10, 2006, The construction of Baishan Changbaishan Airport began on July 10, 2006. It was planned to meet the annual passenger throughput of 540,000 by 2015 and was classified as a 4C flight zone.[7] The construction work was officially completed and the airport was opened to traffic on August 3, 2008.[8]

In 2016, passenger throughput increased to 537,709, approaching the design target of 540,000.[9] In 2017, Changbaishan Airport handled 7,276 aircraft takeoffs and landings and 626,884 passengers, exceeding its design target.[8][10]

In 2017, Changbaishan Airport launched an expansion project. The project aimed to add a second terminal (T2) to the airport. It included increasing the total terminal area to approximately 30,000 square meters, increasing the number of boarding bridges to 6, increasing the apron area to 95,000 square meters, increasing the number of aircraft parking positions to 20, and occupying 342.18 hectares of land.[11]

From May 15 to 17, 2023, the Civil Aviation Administration of Northeast China conducted industry acceptance and occupancy permit review for the expansion project of Changbaishan Airport.[12] On June 22, 2025, T2 of Changbaishan Airport in Baishan was put into operation.[13] It was designed to handle 1.8 million passengers, 3,400 tons of cargo annually, and 18,750 flights annually.[11][12]

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
China Eastern Airlines Ningbo,[14] Shanghai–Pudong[15]
China Express Airlines Dalian
Spring Airlines Shanghai–Pudong

See also

References

  1. ↑ 中国民航局 (2026-02-26). "2025年全国民用运输机场生产统计公报". 中国民航局. Retrieved 2026-04-21.
  2. ↑ "我国首个森林旅游机场——长白山机场通航成功". Retrieved 2022-07-14.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  3. 1 2 "【携程攻略】白山长白山机场介绍,白山长白山机场网上订票/票价查询/电话/路线". you.ctrip.com. Retrieved 2026-04-21.
  4. ↑ "长白山机场竣工投入使用". www.caac.gov.cn. Retrieved 2026-04-21.
  5. ↑ "中國首個森林旅游機場--長白山機場通航成功". 2008-08-03.
  6. ↑ "长白山机场竣工投入使用". www.caac.gov.cn. Retrieved 2026-04-21.
  7. ↑ "长白山机场奥运前开飞". www.caac.gov.cn. Retrieved 2026-04-21.
  8. 1 2 "长白山机场迎来通航十周年_吉林频道-国际在线". jl.cri.cn. Retrieved 2026-04-21.
  9. ↑ "长白山机场10周年-吉网". cbs.cnjiwang.com. Retrieved 2026-04-21.
  10. ↑ "吉林长白山机场:打造著名森林旅游机场-中国民航网". caacnews.com.cn. Retrieved 2026-04-21.
  11. 1 2 "吉林省民航机场集团有限公司". www.jlairports.com. Retrieved 2026-04-21.
  12. 1 2 "民航东北地区管理局对长白山机场二期扩建工程进行行业验收和使用许可审查-中国民航网". www.caacnews.com.cn. Retrieved 2026-04-21.
  13. ↑ "长白山机场新航站楼将于6月22日零时启用原航站楼同步关闭". changbaishan.gov.cn. 2025-06-21. Retrieved 2026-04-21.
  14. ↑ "‌宁波机场冬春航季时刻表!". Retrieved 6 December 2025.
  15. ↑ "‌China Eastern Flight from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Changbaishan Airport". www.airpaz.com.