Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (IATA: HGH, ICAO: ZSHC) (simplified Chinese: 杭州萧山国际机场; ; pinyin: Hángzhōu Xiāoshān Guójì Jīchǎng) is the principal airport serving Hangzhou, a major city in the Yangtze River Delta region and the provincial capital of Zhejiang.
The airport is built on the southern shore of Qiantang River in the Xiaoshan district and is 27 km away from downtown Hangzhou.
In 2008, Hangzhou airport handled 12,673,198 passenger...
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Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (IATA: HGH, ICAO: ZSHC) (simplified Chinese: 杭州萧山国际机场; ; pinyin: Hángzhōu Xiāoshān Guójì Jīchǎng) is the principal airport serving Hangzhou, a major city in the Yangtze River Delta region and the provincial capital of Zhejiang.
The airport is built on the southern shore of Qiantang River in the Xiaoshan district and is 27 km away from downtown Hangzhou.
In 2008, Hangzhou airport handled 12,673,198 passengers and became the 8th busiest airport in China. In addition, the airport was the 8th busiest airport in terms of cargo traffic and the 10th busiest airport by traffic movements.
The airport was planned to be constructed in three phases. The first phase of construction started in July 1997, and was completed and opened for traffic on December 30, 2000. It replaces the old Hangzhou airport, which was a shared civil and military airfield. In September 2003, the central government of China declared HGH an international airport and, in March 2004,...
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