Yichun Lindu Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
ServesYichun, Heilongjiang
Elevation AMSL241 m / 791 ft
Coordinates47°45′07″N 129°01′08″E / 47.75194°N 129.01889°E / 47.75194; 129.01889
Map
LDS is located in Heilongjiang
LDS
LDS
Location of airport in Heilongjiang
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
12/30 2,300 7,546 Concrete
Statistics (2021)
Passengers127,546
Aircraft movements1,588
Cargo (metric tons)0.5
Yichun Lindu Airport
Simplified Chinese伊春林都机场

Yichun Lindu Airport (IATA: LDS, ICAO: ZYLD) is an airport serving the city of Yichun in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. It started operations in August 2009, and is capable of serving 142,000 passengers a year.[1] It is located in a forest approximately 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) from downtown Yichun.[2] It replaced the old airport (ZYYC) which was near the center of Yichun (47°43'00.0"N 128°49'55.0"E).

In August 2010, the crash of Henan Airlines Flight 8387 occurred at the airport which killed 44.[3]

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
China Eastern Airlines Shanghai–Pudong
China Southern Airlines Guangzhou, Shenyang
China United Airlines Beijing–Daxing, Dalian, Wenzhou

See also

References

  1. "Introduction of Lindu airport in Yichun city". CCTV News. 25 August 2010. Retrieved 2010-08-25.
  2. "Heavy fog shrouds airport as crash rescue continues". Society. China Daily. 25 August 2010. Retrieved 2010-08-25.
  3. "Passenger plane crashes in NE China." Central China Television. Retrieved on August 25, 2010.
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