Baotou Donghe International Airport
Airport serving Baotou, Inner Mongolia, China
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Baotou Donghe International Airport (IATA: BAV, ICAO: ZBOW) is an airport serving the city of Baotou in Inner Mongolia, China. Eurasia Aviation Corporation, a joint venture between Ministry of Transportation and Communications of China and Lufthansa, built the airport in 1934. The airport was occupied by Japan in World War II.[citation needed] It was renovated and expanded multiple times to support the growing demands during the war.[citation needed]
Baotou Donghe International Airport 包头东河国际机场 | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Serves | Baotou | ||||||||||
| Location | Donghe District, Inner Mongolia, China | ||||||||||
| Opened | 1934 | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,012 m / 3,320 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°33′35″N 109°59′48″E | ||||||||||
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  BAV/ZBOW Location in Inner Mongolia  BAV/ZBOW BAV/ZBOW (China) | |||||||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 包头东河国际机场 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 包頭東河國際機場 | ||||||
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History
Hailan Pao Airport Period
In 1934, the airport was built and opened to traffic by Eurasian Air Mail Co., Ltd., a joint venture between the Ministry of Transport of the National Government and Lufthansa. The airport is about 14 miles away from the city. It was used to take off and land 4-seat aircraft with a speed of 165 kilometers per hour. It was originally named Hailanpao Airport.[2][3][4]
Erliban Airport Period
In 1956, Hailanpao Airport established the China Civil Aviation Baotou Station and the airport was renamed Erliban Airport[5] In 1986, the second-generation terminal building of Baotou Erliban Airport was put into use. In 1999, the third-generation terminal building (today's T1 terminal) of Baotou Erliban Airport was opened. In 2006, the runway extension construction was completed, with a length of 2,800 meters. On December 29, 2014, Terminal T2 was officially opened.[6]
In June 2016, the air port of Baotou Erliban Airport was approved to be temporarily opened to the outside world from July 1 to December 31, 2016. On August 3 of the same year, the airport opened its first international route. Mongolian Hun Airlines used Fokker F50 aircraft to fly the round-trip route from Ulaanbaatar to Baotou. This marked the official opening of the Baotou air port and ended the local history of no international routes.[7][8]
Donghe Airport period
In March 2018, Baotou Erliban Airport was officially renamed Baotou Donghe Airport with the approval of the Civil Aviation Administration of China. On November 8, 2019, the Baotou Donghe Airport air port received approval from the State Council and was officially opened to the outside world.[9] On December 23, 2023, the Baotou Donghe Airport air port opened to the outside world and passed national acceptance. In October 2024, Baotou Donghe Airport was approved by the Civil Aviation Administration of China to be renamed Baotou Donghe International Airport.[10]