Recently, a friend from Anhui Province who came all the way to Chengdu complained to his uncle that Chengdu's Tianfu International Airport was too far away from the city center, which is 64 kilometers away. The uncle was silent for a moment, turned on his phone, and showed him a list called "The 20 airports in China farthest from the city center". After seeing the list, he was relieved: the distance between Tianfu Airport and the city center is only in ninth place!
This piqued the curiosity of friends about those other airports that surpass Chengdu Tianfu Airport in terms of distance. Which airports are these airports in which cities and which airports are the farthest from the city center?
Obviously, this table is the latest statistical table that will only be released in 2024. There are a total of Qamdo Bangda, Shaoyang Wugang, Hechi Jinchengjiang, Longnan Chengxian, Shennongjia Hongping, Lanzhou Zhongchuan, Lhasa Gongga, Qinhuangdao Beidaihe, Chengdu Tianfu, Qingdao Jiaodong, Beijing Daxing, Fuzhou Changle, Shanghai Pudong, Zhuhai Jinwan, Nanjing Lukou, Hefei Xinqiao, Shijiazhuang Zhengding, Wuhan Tianhe, Harbin Taiping, Xi'an Xianyang and other airports, becoming the farthest 20 airports from the city center in China.
Of the 20 airports, the farthest is 137 kilometers from the city and the closest is 35 kilometers, with an average distance of 65 kilometers. This once again shows that the distance of Chengdu Tianfu International Airport from Tianfu Square in the center of the city is not too far, and even the average of 20 airports has not been reached.
At the top of the list is Qamdo Bangda Airport in the Tibet Autonomous Region's Qamdo City, which is a staggering 137 kilometers from the Tea Horse Square in the center of Qamdo. The friend was so surprised that he couldn't imagine how many difficulties and challenges it would take to build an airport in such a geographical location, and how much time it would take to get to the plane or pick up and drop off the plane.
In second place is Shaoyang Wugang Airport, located in Shaoyang City, Hunan Province, 133 kilometers from the city center Ailian Square, only 4 kilometers closer than the first-ranked Qamdo Bangda Airport, and Jinchengjiang Airport in Hechi City, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, 118 kilometers from the city center, ranked third.
The average distance between the top three airports is an astonishing 130 kilometers, and it is well deserved to be the three farthest prefecture-level city airports in China. Despite the distance, it is the existence of these airports that plays a vital role in promoting local economic development, improving people's quality of life, and strengthening inter-regional exchanges and cooperation, and making air travel convenient for people in remote areas.
In addition, in the top 10 is Longnan Chengxian Airport, which is located in fourth place, which is located 92 kilometers from the Wudu district in the city center. In fifth place is Hongping Airport in Shennongjia, Hubei Province, 77 kilometers from the town of Songbai in the city center. The sixth place is Lanzhou, the capital city of Gansu Province, and its Zhongchuan International Airport is located in Zhongchuan Town, Yongdeng County, which is 70 kilometers away from Dongfanghong Square in the city center.
In seventh place is Lhasa's Gonggar International Airport, which is 68 kilometers away from the Potala Palace in the city center and takes about 1 hour to drive. In eighth place is Hebei Qinhuangdao Beidaihe Airport, which is only 1 km away from Chengdu Tianfu Airport and 64 km from Tianfu Square in the center of Qinhuangdao, and 65 km from People's Square in the center of Qinhuangdao, which is exactly the average of the 20 farthest airports. In this way, Beidaihe Airport does not seem to be too far away.
The ninth place is Chengdu Tianfu Airport, which everyone often complains about being too far away, and after reading this article, everyone may be a little calmer. The only thing that makes everyone still have some complaints may be that the cost of transportation is a bit high, whether it is a taxi or a self-drive, you have to pay a lot of money. If you choose to take a taxi, it will cost more than 120 yuan each way, while if you choose to drive a round-trip, the toll will cost 74 yuan. These additional costs may be unpleasant for some travelers, but they also reflect the fact that Chengdu Tianfu Airport is located in a more remote area.
Despite this, the importance of Chengdu Tianfu International Airport as the largest aviation hub in Sichuan Province and even in Western China cannot be overstated. It not only provides strong support for the economic development of Chengdu and the entire southwest region, but also provides convenient travel options for the majority of travelers. Moreover, with the continuous improvement of transportation networks such as subways, fast rails, and high-speed railways, it is believed that these problems will be alleviated to a certain extent. Perhaps, a few years later, when the construction of Chengdu urban area is expanded to the Tianfu Airport area, everyone will feel that the original location is too wise.
Qingdao's Jiaodong Airport is the 10th largest airport, located 57 kilometers from the city's May Fourth Square. The 11th to 20th are the 10 airports of Daxing, Changle, Pudong, Jinwan, Lukou, Xinqiao, Zhengding, Tianhe, Taiping and Xianyang, all of which are located in relatively remote areas 50 to 35 kilometers from their respective city centers. See the list for specific rankings and distance from the city center.