Cangyuan Washan Airport
Chinese airport
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Cangyuan Washan Airport (IATA: CWJ, ICAO: ZPCW) is an airport serving Cangyuan Va Autonomous County in Lincang, Yunnan province, southwest China. The airport is located in Nuoliang Township and opened in December 2016.
Cangyuan Washan Airport 沧源佤山机场 | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Serves | Cangyuan, Yunnan | ||||||||||
| Location | Nuoliang Township | ||||||||||
| Opened | 8 December 2016 | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 23°16′17″N 99°22′05″E | ||||||||||
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  CWJ Location of airport in Yunnan | |||||||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 沧源佤山机场 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 滄源佤山機場 | ||||||
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History
Construction of the airport began on 20 December 2013, with an estimated total investment of 1.589 billion yuan.[1] Cangyuan Washan Airport opened on 8 December 2016 with the arrival of a Lucky Air flight from Kunming, the capital of the province.[2] The airport supports tourism in the county; it is closer than Lincang Airport, originally the only airport in Lincang,[3] to Wengding Wa village, a popular tourist attraction.[4]
Facilities
The airport has one runway that measures 2,600 by 45 metres (8,530 ft × 148 ft). It can handle 270,000 passengers and 1,080 tonnes (1,190 short tons) of cargo per year.[3]
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| China Eastern Airlines | Kunming, Shanghai–Hongqiao[5] |
