Xiangyang Liuji Airport

Xiangyang Liuji Airport
襄阳刘集机场
Summary
Airport typePublic
ServesXiangyang, Hubei, China
Coordinates32°09′00″N 112°17′26″E / 32.15000°N 112.29056°E / 32.15000; 112.29056
Map
XFN is located in Hubei
XFN
XFN
Location of airport in Hubei
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
01/19 2,400 7,874
Statistics (2025 [1])
Passengers1,899,754
Aircraft movements67,795
Cargo (metric tons)3,405.0
Source: CAAC[2]
Xiangyang Liuji Airport
Simplified Chinese襄阳刘集机场
Traditional Chinese襄陽劉集機場
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinXiāngyáng Liújí Jīchǎng

Xiangyang Liuji Airport (IATA: XFN, ICAO: ZHXF) is located in the northeast corner of Xiangyang City, Hubei Province, about 18 kilometers from the city center. It covers an area of 1876 mu (125.07 hectares) at an altitude of 72 meters. The airport officially opened on December 14, 1989. It was built by the local government with an investment of more than 30 million yuan over three years, becoming the first civilian airport in China to be newly built with local funding. The airport has a 2,400-meter-long runway. It operates routes to Beijing, Shanghai Hongqiao, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Wuhan, Haikou, Chongqing, Xi'an, and Hangzhou. There are two daily flights to Beijing, three to Wuhan, and one daily to the other destinations.[3][4][5]

History

Xiangyang Liuji Airport was known as Xiangfan Liuji Airport before Xiangfan City changed its name to Xiangyang City. Xiangfan Liuji Airport was approved by the State Council and the Central Military Commission on January 30, 1986, and was constructed with self-raised funds by the Xiangfan Municipal Government. The airport was officially opened to traffic on December 14, 1989, becoming my country's first newly built civil airport with local funds. The first phase of the runway construction is 1,800m long and 45m wide. It can take off and land medium-sized passenger aircraft such as Boeing 737, and the flight technology level is 3c.[6][7]

In 2001, Xiangfan Liuji Airport carried out a flight area expansion project, including extending the runway 600 meters to the north, with a total length of 2,400 meters, increasing the civil aviation terminal area to 20,000 square meters, increasing the apron area to 81,000 square meters, and upgrading the flight area grade from 3C to 4C; in September, the Xiangfan Civil Aviation Station of Xiangfan Liuji Airport was acquired by Beijing Taiyue Group.[7][8]

In 2012, Xiangyang Airport underwent another expansion project with an investment of nearly 1 billion yuan. After the project is completed, it can meet the annual passenger throughput demand of 1 million. The expansion project included an increase of 1,112 acres in the airport's area from 1,920 acres at the time to 3,032 acres; a new 1,200 meters of taxiing runway, bringing the total length of the airport runway to 3,600 meters; the airport terminal will be expanded from the current 3,000 square meters to 16,000 square meters; a new double-layer corridor bridge will be built between the terminal building and the apron, so that passengers arriving and departing can go up and down without interfering with each other; and the number of apron will be increased from the existing 4 to 9.[4] The runway extension and supporting projects were completed in 2013. In 2014, the flight area of the airport was upgraded from 4C to 4D, and the fire rescue level was upgraded accordingly.[9][10] The terminal 2 expansion project also started at the same year.[11][12] The terminal 2 expansion project was completed and put into use on October 29, 2017.[11]

On June 25, 2019, the National Port Management Office officially approved the temporary opening of Xiangyang Liuji Airport to international flight for one month, from August 1 to August 31. At 3:15 a.m. on August 17, 2019, a cargo charter flight from Billund Airport in Denmark successfully landed at Xiangyang Liuji Airport.[11][13]

On June 16, 2025, the airport held a groundbreaking ceremony for the apron renovation project to upgrade airport infrastructure and enhance aviation capabilities. The main construction content of the project is to add 3 new Class C aircraft positions on the north side of the T2 apron, and provide supporting facilities such as service lanes, high pole lights, and aircraft position signs. At the same time, a special vehicle parking area will be constructed at the north end of the station apron, and a Class D isolated aircraft position will be set up on the north vertical slide. This will effectively increase the number and rational layout of parking spaces at the airport, optimize the airport's operation process, and improve the support level of the airport.[14]

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Air Guilin Dalian[15]
China Express Airlines Fuzhou,[16] Xiamen,[17] Xi'an[16]
China Southern Airlines Guangzhou
GX Airlines Hohhot,[18] Nanning, Qingdao
Juneyao Air Shanghai–Hongqiao
Kunming Airlines Kunming, Nanjing
Loong Air Changchun,[19] Chengdu–Tianfu,[19] Chongqing,[20] Guangzhou,[19] Haikou,[19] Hangzhou,[19] Harbin,[19] Lanzhou,[16] Lijiang,[19] Ningbo,[19] Wenzhou,[20] Wuxi,[19] Yinchuan[19]
Shenzhen Airlines Beijing–Capital, Shenyang, Shenzhen, Zhuhai
Tianjin Airlines Sanya,[21] Urumqi[21]
XiamenAir Fuzhou,[22] Wuhan[22]

See also

References

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  6. ↑ "机场信息_新浪航空航天_新浪网". skyinfo.news.sina.com.cn. Retrieved 2026-03-26.
  7. 1 2 "湖北机场集团 - 改革扬帆 跨越发展". www.hbairport.com. Retrieved 2026-03-26.
  8. ↑ "襄樊刘集机场加入首都机场集团_新闻中心_新浪网". news.sina.com.cn. Retrieved 2026-03-26.
  9. ↑ "举"翼"高飞谱华章-奋进高新-襄阳高新区". gx.xiangyang.gov.cn. Retrieved 2026-03-26.
  10. ↑ "襄阳欲建区域门户机场 荆州机场最早2018年开航". hb.ifeng.com. Retrieved 2026-03-26.
  11. 1 2 3 "襄阳机场：安全通航三十年 不忘初心再出发-工作动态-襄阳高新区". www.xygx.gov.cn. Retrieved 2026-03-26.
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  13. ↑ "湖北襄阳航空口岸实现临时开放 首次迎来国际航班_长江云 - 湖北网络广播电视台官方网站". news.hbtv.com.cn. Retrieved 2026-03-26.
  14. ↑ "正式开工！襄阳机场机坪将改造！". 2025-06-18.
  15. ↑ "‌【夏秋换季】2025年桂林机场夏秋航季新增、加密多个航线航班（内附夏秋航季航班时刻表）". Retrieved 15 April 2025.
  16. 1 2 3 "襄阳机场春冬季航班表来啦！新变化→". Retrieved 22 November 2023.
  17. ↑ "襄阳机场2024年冬春航班换季！". Retrieved 4 March 2025.
  18. ↑ "‌北部湾航空2025年冬春季航线早知道！". Retrieved 28 September 2025.
  19. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "襄阳机场2022年冬航季航班计划来啦！多条航线有调整". Retrieved January 4, 2023.
  20. 1 2 "温州机场2022年冬春航季航班计划来了！". Retrieved December 28, 2022.
  21. 1 2 "‌【时刻表发布】 襄阳机场2025年夏秋航季焕新升级！". Retrieved 3 May 2025.
  22. 1 2 "3月29日起福州机场航班换季！这些变化你要知道". Retrieved 11 June 2026.


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