Baotou Donghe International Airport

Baotou Donghe International Airport
包头东河国际机场
Summary
Airport typePublic
ServesBaotou
LocationDonghe District, Inner Mongolia, China
Opened1934 (1934)
Elevation AMSL1,012 m / 3,320 ft
Coordinates40°33′35″N 109°59′48″E / 40.55972°N 109.99667°E / 40.55972; 109.99667
Map
BAV/ZBOW
Location in Inner Mongolia
BAV/ZBOW
BAV/ZBOW (China)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
13/31 2,800 9,186 Asphalt
Statistics (2023[1])
Passengers1,983,799
Aircraft movements20,684
Cargo (metric tons)3,531.3
Baotou Donghe International Airport
Simplified Chinese包头东河国际机场
Traditional Chinese包頭東河國際機場
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinBāotóu Dōnghé Guójì Jīchǎng

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. It was renovated and expanded multiple times to support the growing demands during the war.

The airport is a class 4D airport which supports take off and landing of aircraft up to the size of Boeing 737-900 and Boeing 767-300ER. Runway 13-31 is 9,186 feet (2,800 m) long and 200 feet (61 m) wide. It is equipped at both ends with Instrument Landing Systems (ILS), Approach Lighting Systems (ALS) with sequenced flashers, and touchdown zone (TDZ) lighting. Terminal 1 was opened in 1999, Terminal 2 was opened in 2014, is a domestic terminal. On the first floor of the terminal 2 complex is the arrival hall, the second floor is the departure hall, with 22 check in counters and 8 security check lanes. Inspite its name, there are currently no scheduled international connections.

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Air China Beijing–Capital,[2] Wuhan[2]
Chengdu Airlines Chengdu–Tianfu, Shenyang
China Eastern Airlines Nanjing
China Express Airlines Changsha, Chifeng,[3] Chongqing, Haikou,[4] Hailar,[5] Hangzhou, Harbin,[6] Luoyang,[4] Qinhuangdao,[2] Shenyang,[7] Shijiazhuang,[4] Tongliao, Ulanhot, Xi'an,[4] Xilinhot, Zhengzhou[8]
China Southern Airlines Guangzhou,[9] Zhengzhou[9]
Genghis Khan Airlines Tongliao,[2] Ulanhot[2]
Juneyao Air Wenzhou,[10] Zhengzhou (both end 1 January 2026)[10][2]
Loong Air Chifeng,[11] Xi'an[11]
Ruili Airlines Kunming, Tianjin
Shandong Airlines Taiyuan,[12] Xiamen[12]
Shanghai Airlines Shanghai–Pudong
Tianjin Airlines Hailar, Xi'an

Accidents and incidents

  • On 21 November 2004, China Eastern Airlines Flight 5210 crashed shortly after takeoff from Baotou Erliban Airport. All 53 people on board the aircraft and two people on the ground were killed.

References

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