Zhangjiajie Hehua International Airport

张家界荷花国际机场
Summary
Airport typePublic
ServesZhangjiajie
LocationHuhua, Yongding District, Zhangjiajie, Hunan, China
Opened18 August 1994; 30 years ago (1994-08-18)
Elevation AMSL217 m / 712 ft
Coordinates29°06′11″N 110°26′36″E / 29.10306°N 110.44333°E / 29.10306; 110.44333
Map
DYG/ZGDY is located in Hunan
DYG/ZGDY
DYG/ZGDY
Location in Hunan
DYG/ZGDY is located in China
DYG/ZGDY
DYG/ZGDY
DYG/ZGDY (China)
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
08/26 2,600 8,530 Concrete
Statistics (2023)
Passengers1,501,630
Aircraft movements12,704
Cargo (metric tons)119.3
Source: CAAC[1]
Zhangjiajie Hehua International Airport
Simplified Chinese张家界荷花国际机场
Traditional Chinese張家界荷花國際機場
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinZhāngjiājiè Héhuā Guójì Jīchǎng

Zhangjiajie Hehua International Airport (IATA: DYG, ICAO: ZGDY) is an international airport serving the city of Zhangjiajie in South Central China’s Hunan province. It is located in Huhua village in Yongding District of Zhangjiajie. It is the second largest airport in Hunan, after Changsha Huanghua International Airport, and the only international airport in the Wuling Mountains region.[2][3] As of 2019 it has a capacity of 5 million passengers, 19,000 tons of cargo and 45,000 aircraft movements.[2]

History

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In 1991 construction started on Dayong Airport, which had its first test flight in December 1993 (Dayong is the former name of Zhangjiajie City).[3]

The airport eventually opened for commercial flights under the name Dayong Zhangjiajie Airport on 18 August 1994.[4] In 1995 it was renamed Zhangjiajie Hehua Airport. In 1999 it served 500,000 passengers annually.[5]

In 2011 the first international flight (excluding Macao and Hong Kong) arrived from Seoul's Incheon International Airport.[3]

In 2015 the second terminal opened after an 18-month construction period.[3]

Airlines and destinations

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Passenger

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AirlinesDestinations
9 Air Guangzhou,[6] Shenyang[6]
Air Busan Busan
Air China Beijing–Capital, Beijing–Daxing, Chengdu–Tianfu[6]
Air Guilin Kunming,[6] Linyi,[6] Xuzhou[6]
Air Seoul Seoul–Incheon[7]
Air Travel Wuxi[6]
Batik Air Malaysia Kota Kinabalu,[6] Kuala Lumpur–International,[8] Penang[6]
China Eastern Airlines Lanzhou,[6] Nanjing,[6] Xi'an,[6] Yantai[9]
China Express Airlines Guiyang,[6] Wuhan[6]
China Southern Airlines Guangzhou
Citilink Charter: Jakarta–Soekarno-Hatta[10]
Colorful Guizhou Airlines Chengdu–Tianfu,[6] Huai'an[6]
Eastar Jet Cheongju[11]
Fuzhou Airlines Fuzhou,[12] Xi'an[12]
Greater Bay Airlines Hong Kong[13]
GX Airlines Haikou,[6] Jinan[6]
Jeju Air Busan
Juneyao Air Dalian,[6] Nanjing, Shanghai–Pudong
Korean Air Seoul–Incheon[14]
Loong Air Cheongju,[15] Daegu,[15] Ningbo[6]
Shandong Airlines Jinan,[6] Qingdao,[6] Shenyang[6]
Shanghai Airlines Shanghai–Pudong
Sichuan Airlines Chengdu–Tianfu,[16] Cheongju,[17] Daegu,[17] Nanjing,[6] Xi'an[6]
Spring Airlines Shijiazhuang,[18] Yangzhou[6]
Thai Lion Air Bangkok–Don Mueang[6]
Tianjin Airlines Tianjin,[19] Xi'an[6]
T'way Air Daegu[6]
VietJet Air Hanoi,[6] Ho Chi Minh City[6]

Cargo

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AirlinesDestinations
Central Airlines Manila

See also

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References

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  1. ^ 2023年民航机场吞吐量排名 (XLS) (in Chinese (China)). CAAC.
  2. ^ a b sina_mobile (2019-11-04). "湖南省的第二大国际机场——张家界荷花国际机场". k.sina.cn. Retrieved 2021-05-09.
  3. ^ a b c d 网易 (2021-02-06). "5月通车!荷花机场大变样!新航站楼高架桥修成这样啦!". www.163.com. Retrieved 2021-05-09.
  4. ^ "公司简介-张家界荷花国际机场 ZhangJiaJie HeHua International Airport-". www.zjjhhjc.com. Retrieved 2021-05-09.
  5. ^ Ryan, Chris; Huimin, Gu (2009-01-13). Tourism in China: Destination, Cultures and Communities. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-135-85178-1.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae "‌今日起!张家界机场夏秋航班时刻正式生效". Retrieved 7 May 2025.
  7. ^ "에어서울, 인천~중국 장자제 직항편 3년 만에 운항 재개" [Air Seoul, resumes direct flights from Incheon to China for the first time in three years]. Chosun Biz (in Korean). Retrieved 28 April 2023.
  8. ^ "Batik Air Malaysia Adds Dayong Service From mid-Oct 2023". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
  9. ^ "10月29日起,张家界机场将执行冬春航班计划". Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  10. ^ "冬春航季即将开启,张家界机场航线变化多". Retrieved 7 March 2025.
  11. ^ "EASTARJET EXPANDS CHEONGJU INTERNATIONAL NETWORK FROM JULY 2024". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
  12. ^ a b "‌福州机场2025年夏秋航季换季航班全新启航!". Retrieved 1 April 2025.
  13. ^ "Greater Bay Airlines NS25 Network Changes – 24MAR25". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
  14. ^ "Korean Air resumes 2 mainland China routes in April 2024". Aeroroutes. 24 January 2024.
  15. ^ a b "Loong Air Adds Dayong – Korea Routes in 1Q25". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
  16. ^ "2023年新航季川航最新航线出炉,附国际/地区航线新消息". Retrieved 16 March 2023.
  17. ^ a b "Mainland Chinese Carriers NS23 International / Regional Network – 14MAY23". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
  18. ^ "‌石家庄机场2025夏秋航季时刻表出炉,航班焕新 随心所"飞"". Retrieved 21 April 2025.
  19. ^ "天津航空夏秋航季超前放送,换季航线,国际复航,更多精彩带您畅享新旅程". Retrieved 5 May 2024.