Nanchong Gaoping Airport

Nanchong Gaoping Airport
南充高坪机场
Summary
Airport typePublic
LocationNanchong, Sichuan
Coordinates30°47′38″N 106°09′35″E / 30.79389°N 106.15972°E / 30.79389; 106.15972
Map
NAO is located in Sichuan
NAO
NAO
Location of airport in Sichuan
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
06/24 2,400 7,874 Concrete
Statistics (2025 [1])
Passengers1,073,038
Aircraft movements16,002
Cargo (metric tons)2,480.3
Nanchong Gaoping Airport
Simplified Chinese南充高坪机场
Traditional Chinese南充高坪機場
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinNánchōng Gāopíng Jīchǎng

Nanchong Gaoping Airport (IATA: NAO, ICAO: ZUNC) is the airport serving the city of Nanchong in Sichuan province, China.

History

In 1941, Nanchong Huohua Airport was completed, then named Nanchong Duweiba Airport, covering an area of 806,000 square meters. At that time, it was a military airport, but it was not put into operation. In 1958, Nanchong Huohua Airport was converted into a civilian airport, and routes and flights from Nanchong to Chengdu, Daxian and Chongqing were opened one after another.[2][3]

In April 1961, conditions at the airport were extremely difficult, with only 14 staff members. Lacking night-flight equipment, staff used dozens of kerosene lamps along both sides of the runway, placing one every 50 meters to ensure safe takeoffs and landings at night. The airport used two types of aircraft: the Li-2 and the Yun-5, with the Yun-5 seating 12. Aircraft were primarily used for passenger transport; cargo transport relied on requesting extra flights or using training aircraft, mainly carrying silk from Nanchong.[4]

The airport was closed in 1983; it reopened after expansion in February 1989; and it was closed again in April 1999.[5]

In September 1993, the State Planning Commission approved the feasibility study report for the relocation project of Nanchong Huohua Airport.[6]

The relocation was approved and construction of the new airport officially began in March 2002, with a total investment of approximately 250 million yuan. Built to 4C standards, the airport features a 2,400-meter-long and 45-meter-wide runway, capable of accommodating the normal takeoff and landing needs of aircraft such as the Boeing 737 and Airbus A320. The airport was completed in May 2004, and its maiden flight took place on May 15th. The airport was officially named Nanchong Gaoping Airport and Nanchong Huohua Airport officially retired from the historical stage.[5][6][7]

The second phase of the expansion and renovation project of Nanchong Gaoping Airport was launched in 2011 and completed on December 27, 2019. The main projects included the construction of a new T2 terminal building with an area of 10,000 square meters; the addition of 3 boarding bridges, ending the history of Nanchong Airport without boarding bridges; and the expansion of the apron with 2 Class C aircraft stands. The total investment for the project was 848 million yuan.[8][9][10]

Nanchong Gaoping International Airport is currently undergoing its third phase of expansion and renovation project, with a total investment of approximately 1.05 billion yuan. The project is expected to be fully completed by September 30, 2026. The project includes a new Terminal 3 (T3) with an area of approximately 26,000 square meters, increasing the number of aircraft stands to 12 Category C stands, and adding one vertical connecting taxiway.[11][12][13]

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Air China Wenzhou[14]
China Eastern Airlines Kunming, Shanghai–Pudong
China Southern Airlines Beijing–Daxing,[15] Guangzhou, Shenzhen
GX Airlines Haikou (ends 30 August 2026),[16][17] Hefei (ends 30 August 2026),[16][17] Nanning,[18] Qingdao[18]
Tibet Airlines Lhasa, Tianjin[19]
Urumqi Air Nanjing[20], Urumqi[20]
XiamenAir Changsha, Hangzhou,[14] Wuhan,[14] Xiamen

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 2026-03-12.
  2. ↑ "南充交通发展20年，铁路、高速和航空的哪一个变化对你的生活影响最大？". www.sohu.com. Retrieved 2026-04-08.
  3. ↑ 牧邑传媒 (2018-12-11). "对标成都！阆中机场时隔20多年复建，2020年南充将拥有"双机场"". 手机新浪网. Retrieved 2026-04-08.
  4. ↑ "对外空中走廊，南充"飞机坝"的前世今身". www.sohu.com. Retrieved 2026-04-08.
  5. 1 2 诡栀ZZSF (2019-12-19). "四川省南充市曾经的民用机场——南充火花机场". 手机新浪网. Retrieved 2026-04-08.
  6. 1 2 "机场信息_新浪航空航天_新浪网". skyinfo.news.sina.com.cn. Retrieved 2026-04-08.
  7. ↑ "南充高坪机场介绍".
  8. ↑ "四川省南充机场改扩建获国家发改委批准". www.caac.gov.cn. Retrieved 2026-04-08.
  9. ↑ "四川南充机场航站区改扩建将于2016年完成-中新网". www.chinanews.com. Retrieved 2026-04-08.
  10. ↑ "四川南充高坪机场航站楼改扩建方案获批". sky.news.sina.com.cn. Retrieved 2026-04-08.
  11. ↑ 网易 (2026-04-08). "期待！四川一机场三期项目9月30日全面完工". www.163.com. Retrieved 2026-04-08.
  12. ↑ "南充高坪机场三期改扩建项目完成85%". 南充市人民政府. 2025-03-12.
  13. ↑ "南充高坪机场三期改扩建项目今年9月开建_四川在线". nanchong.scol.com.cn. Retrieved 2026-04-08.
  14. 1 2 3 "‌T3顺利转场，旅途温情相伴！". Retrieved 24 August 2025.
  15. ↑ "China Southern to transfer first 13 services to Beijing Daxing Airport in Oct-2019 | Corporate Travel Community". Archived from the original on 2022-11-07. Retrieved 2019-09-22.
  16. 1 2 "暑运安检特辑 | 培训赋能强本领 技能提升促暑运". Retrieved 19 September 2024.
  17. 1 2 "2026夏航季启幕｜合肥新桥机场航线焕新，一翼乘风，畅飞春夏好光景". Retrieved 25 May 2026.
  18. 1 2 "‌北部湾航空2025年冬春季航线早知道！". Retrieved 28 September 2025.
  19. ↑ "西藏航空2024年夏航季航线计划新鲜出炉！". Retrieved 6 April 2024.
  20. 1 2 "5月22日起，新疆复航、加密多条热门航线！". 22 May 2026.


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