Baotou Donghe International Airport

Baotou Donghe International Airport
包头东河国际机场
Summary
Airport typePublic
ServesBaotou
LocationDonghe District, Inner Mongolia, China
Opened1934 (1934)
Elevation AMSL1,012 m (3,320 ft)
Coordinates40°33′35″N 109°59′48″E / 40.55972°N 109.99667°E / 40.55972; 109.99667
Map
BAV/ZBOW is located in Inner Mongolia
BAV/ZBOW
BAV/ZBOW
Location in Inner Mongolia
BAV/ZBOW is located in China
BAV/ZBOW
BAV/ZBOW
BAV/ZBOW (China)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
13/31 2,800 9,186 Asphalt
Statistics (2025 [1])
Passengers1,965,255
Aircraft movements17,521
Cargo (metric tons)3,624.0
Baotou Donghe International Airport
Simplified Chinese包头东河国际机场
Traditional Chinese包頭東河國際機場
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinBāotóu Dōnghé Guójì Jīchǎng

Baotou Donghe International Airport (IATA: BAV, ICAO: ZBOW) is an airport serving the city of Baotou in Inner Mongolia, China. Eurasia Aviation Corporation, a joint venture between Ministry of Transportation and Communications of China and Lufthansa, built the airport in 1934. The airport was occupied by Japan in World War II. It was renovated and expanded multiple times to support the growing demands during the war.

History

Hailan Pao Airport Period

In 1934, the airport was built and opened to traffic by Eurasian Air Mail Co., Ltd., a joint venture between the Ministry of Transport of the National Government and Lufthansa. The airport is about 14 miles away from the city. It was used to take off and land 4-seat aircraft with a speed of 165 kilometers per hour. It was originally named Hailanpao Airport.[2][3][4]

Erliban Airport Period

In 1956, Hailanpao Airport established the China Civil Aviation Baotou Station and the airport was renamed Erliban Airport[5] In 1986, the second-generation terminal building of Baotou Erliban Airport was put into use. In 1999, the third-generation terminal building (today's T1 terminal) of Baotou Erliban Airport was opened. In 2006, the runway extension construction was completed, with a length of 2,800 meters. On 29 December 2014, Terminal T2 was officially opened.[6]

In June 2016, the air port of Baotou Erliban Airport was approved to be temporarily opened to the outside world from 1 July to 31 December 2016. On 3 August of the same year, the airport opened its first international route. Mongolian Hun Airlines used Fokker F50 aircraft to fly the round-trip route from Ulaanbaatar to Baotou. This marked the official opening of the Baotou air port and ended the local history of no international routes.[7][8]

Donghe Airport period

In March 2018, Baotou Erliban Airport was officially renamed Baotou Donghe Airport with the approval of the Civil Aviation Administration of China. On 8 November 2019, the Baotou Donghe Airport air port received approval from the State Council and was officially opened to the outside world.[9] On 23 December 2023, the Baotou Donghe Airport air port opened to the outside world and passed national acceptance. In October 2024, Baotou Donghe Airport was approved by the Civil Aviation Administration of China to be renamed Baotou Donghe International Airport.[10]

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Air China Beijing–Capital,[11] Wuhan[11]
China Express Airlines Chifeng,[12] Haikou,[13] Hailar,[14] Harbin,[15] Luoyang,[13] Qinhuangdao,[11] Shenyang,[16] Shijiazhuang,[13] Xi'an,[13] Zhengzhou[17]
China Southern Airlines Guangzhou,[18] Zhengzhou[18]
Genghis Khan Airlines Tongliao,[11] Ulanhot[11]
Loong Air Chifeng,[19] Xi'an[19]
Shandong Airlines Taiyuan,[20] Xiamen[20]

References

  1. ↑ 中国民航局 (26 February 2026). "2025年全国民用运输机场生产统计公报". 中国民航局. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
  2. ↑ It is named after the surrounding Nanhai Lake is called "Kala Pao" (Hailan Pao) in Mongolian.
  3. ↑ "包头机场广告,包头二里半机场广告,包头机场灯箱广告". www.media876.com. Retrieved 25 March 2026.
  4. ↑ "包头二里半机场". 10 September 2013.
  5. ↑ It is named because it is two and a half miles away from Baotou East Station.
  6. ↑ "包头机场新航站楼启用 设计年吞吐量400万人次". Archived from the original on 19 July 2019. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
  7. ↑ "中国口岸协会". www.caop.org.cn. Retrieved 25 March 2026.
  8. ↑ "内蒙古又一个国际机场获批- 新华网内蒙古频道". nmg.news.cn. Retrieved 25 March 2026.
  9. ↑ "2019年全国口岸开放情况". 海关总署. 25 October 2019.
  10. ↑ "内蒙古又一个国际机场获批". 内蒙古日报. 24 October 2024. Archived from the original on 9 December 2024. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
  11. 1 2 3 4 5 "‌包头东河国际机场丨冬春新航季 朔风启程，踏雪寻古". Retrieved 27 November 2025.
  12. ↑ "新航季赤峰机场将开通至南京、长春、成都等航线_民航新闻_民航资源网". news.carnoc.com.
  13. 1 2 3 4 "‌华夏航空2025冬春换季，冬韵启航！". Retrieved 13 October 2025.
  14. ↑ "‌包头东河国际机场丨2025年夏秋航季时刻表准时送达". Retrieved 9 May 2025.
  15. ↑ "锡林浩特机场 | 冬春航季持续推出"长者专享9元购"特惠活动". Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  16. ↑ "有变化！包头机场2023/4年冬航季来啦→". Retrieved 5 December 2023.
  17. ↑ "寻龙五千年，华夏航空2024夏秋航季全新启航". Retrieved 6 June 2024.
  18. 1 2 "China Southern Airlines".
  19. 1 2 "10月29日起，赤峰机场开启执行冬春季航班计划～". Retrieved 5 November 2023.
  20. 1 2 "【新航季】太原机场2022年冬春航季航班时刻计划". Retrieved 19 December 2022.
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