The Five Most Influential Airports in Jiangxi Province

Jiangxi is breathtaking, located in south-southeast China, on the south bank of the Yangtze River, belonging to the Eastern China region. Jiangxi has a superior location and convenient transportation, historically known as ‘Key Province of the South, the Tail of Wu and Chu, and the Gateway of Guangdong’, and is considered a ‘District of Virtue’. Jiangxi has been praised as ‘A Land of Articles and White Herds and Rice’, with its unique beauty.

However, the construction of airports has greatly enhanced the capabilities of China’s social development. The construction of transportation facilities also plays an important role, especially in terms of improving transportation in cities. The development of airports is one of them. Let's take a look at the five most influential airports in the province.

First, Nanchang Changbei International Airport

Located in Nanchang City, Jiangxi Province, about 28 kilometers from Nanchang City, it is a 4E-level civil airport. Nanchang Changbei Airport was started construction on October 20, 1996, completed and put into operation on September 10, 1999, and passed the foreign aircraft port opening acceptance in February 2004, upgrading to an international airport. In 2006, the second phase expansion project of Nanchang Changbei International Airport broke ground and was put into operation in 2009. In 2017, Nanchang Airport achieved a passenger throughput of 1093, a year-on-year increase of 39.0%, with an additional 307. Flight takeoffs and landings were 8.9, a year-on-year increase of 35.2%. Cargo and postal throughput was 5.2, a year-on-year increase of 3.3%. It ranked 31st, 35th and 34th in China.

Second, Ganzhou Golden Airport

Located in Ganzhou City, Jiangxi Province, south of Ganzhou City by about 16 kilometers, it is a 4C-level branch airport. As of December 12, 2019, Ganzhou Golden Airport has two passenger terminals, T1 (International) terminal area of 9929 square meters, and T2 (Domestic) terminal area of 2.2 square meters. The apron has 18 aircraft bays, the runway is 2600 meters long and 45 meters wide. It can meet the needs of passenger throughput of 220 (international 20), cargo and postal throughput of 1.76, and 2.4 of aircraft takeoffs and landings. In 2019, Ganzhou Golden Airport completed 2088731 passenger throughput, a year-on-year increase of 28.5%, ranking 73rd in China. Cargo and postal throughput was 5664.9, a year-on-year increase of 11.9%, ranking 80th in China. Aircraft takeoffs and landings were 17789, a year-on-year increase of 18.6%, ranking 102nd in China.

Third, Shangrao Three Peaks Mountain Airport

Shangrao Three Peaks Mountain Airport is located in Shangrao City, Jiangxi Province, at the junction of Yinzhou Town and Xinzhou District, with a straight distance of 8 kilometers from the city center. It is a 4C-level branch airport, the 7th civil airport in Jiangxi Province. Shangrao Three Peaks Mountain Airport officially started construction on July 8, 2012, and opened to traffic on May 28, 2017. The airport construction includes a 2400-meter long and 45-meter wide runway and a 208.5-meter long vertical sliding deck. It can land Boeing 737 series, Airbus 320 series, ERJ145, CRJ900 etc. C-class aircraft. The passenger terminal is designed to meet the passenger throughput of 75 in 2025, cargo and postal throughput of 4500, and 7400 of aircraft takeoffs and landings per year.

Fourth, Jianggan Mountain Airport

Jianggan Mountain Airport is located in Taixing County, Jiangxi Province, a domestic civil airport with a tourist airport positioning. It is only 65 kilometers from the Three Peaks Mountain and 30 kilometers from the city of Jinnan. It is 15 kilometers from the sub-center city of Taixing and 12 kilometers from the largest county-level railway station in the Jingnine line, Taixing Station (formerly known as Three Peaks Mountain Station). It was a former military airport, which was built in 1975. The airport was expanded in October 19, 2002, and opened to traffic on May 18, 2004. Currently, it has opened 12 routes to Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen and other major cities.

Fifth, Yichun Mingyue Mountain Airport

Yichun Mingyue Mountain Airport is known as one of the fastest construction and most beautiful airports in China with the same type of airport. The airport is located in the Lake, Yichun District, Jiangxi Province, with a total area of 1921 mu. The runway is 2400 meters long and 45 meters wide, the vertical connection route is 210 meters and 18 meters wide, the apron has 3 aircraft bays, the passenger terminal building area is 7160 square meters. The runway is set with a main descent direction of 900 meters I-class precision approach lighting system, and a secondary descent direction with a length of 420 meters B-class simple approach lighting system. It is equipped with air traffic control, power supply, water supply, heating, cooling, gas, fire rescue and airport auxiliary production facilities. The total investment is 5.93.