ZUUU
Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport
MVFR
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Name
Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport
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ICAO / IATA / GPS
ZUUU / CTU / ZUUU
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- Restriction
- Region
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Timezone
10:38 am (CST)
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Municipality
Chengdu (Shuangliu)
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Coordinates
30° 33′ 29″ N 103° 56′ 45″ E
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Elevation
1’681 ft (512 m MSL)
About Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport
Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (IATA: CTU, ICAO: ZUUU; traditionally as Chengdu Airport) is one of two international airports serving Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan province in Southwestern China. It mainly serves domestic flights around China.
Located about 16 kilometers (10 mi) southwest of downtown Chengdu to the north of Shuangliu district, Shuangliu Airport is an important aviation hub for Western China. Shuangliu Airport is one of the two core hubs for Air China, the other being Beijing Capital International Airport. The airport is also the principal hub and headquarters for Sichuan Airlines and Chengdu Airlines. China Eastern Airlines, China Southern Airlines, Shenzhen Airlines, Lucky Air, and Tibet Airlines also have bases at Shuangliu Airport.
Shuangliu Airport was the third-busiest airport in the world and the second-busiest airport in China in 2020.