Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (IATA: CTU, ICAO: ZUUU) (simplified Chinese: 成都双流国际机场; traditional Chinese: 成都雙流國際機場; pinyin: Chéngdū Shuāngliú Guójì Jīchǎng) is the major airport in Chengdu, China. It is located in the north of Shuangliu County, about 16 kilometres (10 mi) southwest of downtown Chengdu.
In 2008, it was the busiest airport in Western China and the 6th busiest airport nationwide in terms of passenger traffic, with 17,246,8...
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Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (IATA: CTU, ICAO: ZUUU) (simplified Chinese: 成都双流国际机场; traditional Chinese: 成都雙流國際機場; pinyin: Chéngdū Shuāngliú Guójì Jīchǎng) is the major airport in Chengdu, China. It is located in the north of Shuangliu County, about 16 kilometres (10 mi) southwest of downtown Chengdu.
In 2008, it was the busiest airport in Western China and the 6th busiest airport nationwide in terms of passenger traffic, with 17,246,806 passengers handled. Shuangliu Airport was also the 6th busiest airport in terms of cargo traffic and the 7th busiest airport by traffic movements in China as for 2008.
On May 12, 2008 the airport was temporarily shut down after sustaining some minor damages from the great Sichuan Earthquake but was quickly reopened the following day after inspection of the runway. The continued operation of the airport played a crucial role in facilitating the rescue work after the earthquake.
The airport, formerly named Shuangguisi Airport, opened in 1938...
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