Changzhou Niu Ben Airport is located in Xinbei District, Changzhou City, 3 kilometers away from the intersection of Shanghai-Nanjing Expressway and 0/8 kilometers away from Changzhou City, with convenient transportation and superior geographical position. The airport was built in 1963, and the property right belongs to the navy. 1985, the State Council and the Central Military Commission approved to become a military-civilian airport. The flight area is 4D, the runway is 2,800 meters long, there are 9 parking spaces, and the terminal covers an area of 5,800 square meters. Changzhou Airport was opened and operated after the reconstruction and expansion 1996, and a comprehensive transportation system of public, rail, water and air combined transport in Changzhou was constructed. In September 2002, Changzhou Niu Ben Airport registered and established a civil aviation company on the basis of the original Changzhou Terminal. On June 5438+February, 2005, the cooperation agreement between Changzhou Municipal Government and Shenzhen Airlines was formally signed. On April 30, 2006, Changzhou Airport Co., Ltd. was formally established with the formal approval of the Civil Aviation Administration of China. With the rapid growth of airport aviation business, the passenger throughput in 2007 exceeded 500,000 passengers. The runway of Changzhou Niu Ben Airport is 2800 meters long, with a runway thickness of 37 cm, and the civil aviation apron is 48 150 square meters, which can park 9 B737 at the same time. First-class precision approach navigation aid lighting system, omni-directional beacon, external beacon, fire garage, airport fence, patrol road, etc. Built. The flight zone of the airport is 4D, which can meet the requirements for safe take-off and landing of A300, B767, MD82 and below.
In 2006, the passenger throughput was 438,400, with an annual growth rate of 38.7%. In 2007, the passenger throughput was 509,700 passengers, with an annual growth rate of 16.3%. So far, Changzhou Airport has been opened to Beijing, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Shenyang, Harbin, Xiamen, Haikou, Dalian, Qingdao, Fuzhou and other routes 10, operated by airlines such as Shenzhen Airlines, Air China, China Eastern Airlines and China Southern Airlines respectively, with a passenger throughput of 650,000-700,000 passengers in 2008.