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Ningbo Airport
Airport Directory » China » Ningbo » Ningbo AirportNingbo Lishe International Airport (IATA: NGB, ICAO: ZSNB) (simplified Chinese: 宁波栎社国际机场; pinyin: Níngbō Lìshè Guójì Jīchǎng) is the principal airport assisting Ningbo, a leading town in the Yangtze River Delta district and the second biggest town in the district of Zhejiang.
In 2008, the airport dealt 3,574,352 riders, ranking 30th in China. Ningbo airport was also the 26th busiest airport in China in terms of freight traffic.
History
Ningbo 's 1st airport was opened for civil service on November 16, 1984 when a CAAC Antonov AN-24 aircraft district at a armed forces field (宁波庄桥军用机场) in Ningbo
In 1985, the Central Government okayed the building of Ningbo Lishe Airport. On June 30, 1990, the new airport opened for service and got the 1st polite only airport in Zhejiang. The building cost of the airport was RMB 126 million.
In July 1992, the airport opened for international service and the 1st international service was opened to Hong Kong afterward the same yr. In November 1998, service to Macau with onwards code-share connexion to Taipei and Kaohsiung set about. International freight voyages also set about by the finish of 1998.
In March 1997, Great Wall Airlines constituted a hub at the airport. Currently, the airport has services to 38 domestic destinations in China and also external services to Hong Kong, Seoul, and Macau. It is now assisted by 16 air hose.
The airport was renamed Ningbo Lishe International Airport from Ningbo Lishe Airport on November 29, 2005.
Growth
The airport is 1 of the fastest turning airport in China. In 1992, 286,021 riders and 4,064 short ton of freight passed through the airport. In 2002, the figs turned to 1.28 million riders and over 20,000 short ton of freight. Annual growth value is 17.8% and 19.8% for rider traffic and freight traffic severally.
In 2004, the airport dealt 1.85 million riders and 34,800 short ton of freight and it is anticipated to deal 2.3 million riders and 52,000 short ton of freight in 2008.
Foreign investing
The airport's operator signed a strategical partnership understanding on June 10, 2005 with Fraport, the operator of Frankfurt Airport under which it will sell a 25% hazard to the German airport operator.
Facilities
A new rider depot was opened on October 8, 2002 at a building cost of RMB 770 million. The new depot has an one-year capacity of 3.8 million riders. It is able to deal 1,700 riders at maximal per 60 minute. The departure lounge busies 43,500 m². in area . The new apron busies an area of 87,000 m². The new depot also has 16 departure entrances and seven jetways. The new parkland installation related has 360 parking zone.
Transportation
There are limo airport coaches functioned by various operators to business district Ningbo every 60 minute. There are also airport coaches to prefectures further off near Ningbo with a small oftenness.
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