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Yibin Wuliangye Airport

Coordinates: 28°51′29″N 104°31′30″E / 28.858°N 104.525°E / 28.858; 104.525
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Yibin Wuliangye Airport
宜宾五粮液机场
Summary
Airport typePublic / military
ServesYibin
LocationZongchang, Cuiping, Yibin, Sichuan, China
Opened5 December 2019; 6 years ago (2019-12-05)
Elevation AMSL420 m / 1,378 ft
Coordinates28°51′29″N 104°31′30″E / 28.858°N 104.525°E / 28.858; 104.525
Map
YBP/ZUYB is located in Sichuan
YBP/ZUYB
YBP/ZUYB
Location of airport in Sichuan
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
11/29 2,600 8,530 Concrete
Yibin Wuliangye Airport
Simplified Chinese宜宾五粮液机场
Traditional Chinese宜賓五糧液機場
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinYibīn Wǔliángyè Jīchǎng

Yibin Wuliangye Airport (IATA: YBP, ICAO: ZUYB) is a dual-use public and military airport serving the city of Yibin in southern Sichuan province, China. Opened in December 2019, it replaced the older Yibin Caiba Airport. The airport is named after Wuliangye, a locally made liquor that is one of the most famous baijiu brands in China.[1]

Overview

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The airport received approval from the State Council of China in May 2012. It occupies an area of 4,500 mu (300 ha) in Zongchang Town (宗场), Cuiping District, 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) northwest of the city center.[2] Construction began in October 2016 with a total investment of 2.927 billion yuan, and the airport opened on 5 December 2019.[3] It replaced the older Yibin Caiba Airport.[2] The passenger movements of the airport in 2023 were 2,050,861, making it the 73rd busiest airport in China.[4]

Facilities

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The airport has a runway that is 2,600 metres (8,500 ft) long and 45 metres (148 ft) wide (class 4C), a 24,000-square-metre (260,000 sq ft) terminal building, and 13 aircraft parking aprons. It is projected to handle 2.5 million passengers annually by 2024.[3]

Airlines and destinations

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AirlinesDestinations
Air China Beijing–Capital, Beijing–Daxing[5]
Air Travel Changsha,[5] Lijiang,[5] Wuxi
China Eastern Airlines Kunming, Nanjing,[6] Qingdao,[6] Shanghai–Pudong, Wuhan[7]
China Express Airlines Chongqing,[8] Xichang[8]
Colorful Guizhou Airlines Fuzhou,[6] Haikou, Ningbo, Taiyuan, Taizhou,[9] Wuhan,[10] Yiwu,[5] Zhengzhou[6]
Shenzhen Airlines Hefei, Quanzhou,[11] Shenyang,[5] Shenzhen, Wenzhou
Sichuan Airlines Beijing–Capital,[6] Changsha,[12] Guangzhou,[13] Hangzhou, Sanya,[14] Ürümqi,[15] Xi'an,[14] Xishuangbanna,[16] Yancheng[12]
Tibet Airlines Changzhou,[17] Dali,[18] Hangzhou, Lhasa, Xuzhou[18]

Naming

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The airport is named after Wuliangye, a famous liquor made in Yibin. This choice of name caused controversy in China. The name has been a target of ridicule by the public[19] and is considered illegal by some legal experts.[1] Although Zunyi Maotai Airport, an airport in Guizhou Province, is also named after a famous liquor brand, Maotai, it has not attracted as much criticism as Maotai itself is named after a town.[19] Responding to the controversy, the Wuliangye Company has declared that it has not paid to have the airport named after its brand.[20]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b 宜宾机场更名被指违规 (in Chinese). Dongfang Daily. 25 May 2012. Retrieved 14 July 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ a b 国务院正式批复宜宾五粮液机场迁建项目立项 (in Chinese). Carnoc. 23 May 2012. Retrieved 14 July 2012.
  3. ^ a b Yao Xiaolan 姚晓岚 (2019-12-05). "宜宾五粮液机场今日通航：预计明后年通航城市将达到40个". The Paper. Retrieved 2019-12-08.
  4. ^ "2023年民航机场吞吐量排名" (XLS) (in Chinese). Retrieved 2025-01-20.
  5. ^ a b c d e "‌【航班加密】8月6日起，宜宾=上海加密至每天2班！". Retrieved 25 August 2025.
  6. ^ a b c d e "春运来了！宜宾五粮液机场开通这些新航线！". Retrieved 26 February 2024.
  7. ^ "东航川渝冬春航班计划". Retrieved 5 December 2024.
  8. ^ a b "‌华夏航空2025冬春换季，冬韵启航！". Retrieved 13 October 2025.
  9. ^ "‌夏航季首日！台州机场正式开通哈尔滨=台州=三亚航线". Retrieved 21 September 2025.
  10. ^ "‌2025年冬春航季航线一览，多彩贵州航空带您开启更多精彩旅程！". Retrieved 27 September 2025.
  11. ^ "注意！晋江国际机场已执行民航2023年冬航季航班计划！". Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  12. ^ a b "盐城机场3月31日起执行夏秋时刻". Retrieved 15 August 2024.
  13. ^ "Sichuan Airlines / Chengdu Airlines NW22 Domestic Network Additions". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
  14. ^ a b "‌航班换季 | 三亚机场2025年冬春航季航班抢先看". Retrieved 6 January 2026.
  15. ^ "2023年新航季川航最新航线出炉，附国际/地区航线新消息". Retrieved 16 March 2023.
  16. ^ "‌西双版纳区域机场管理分公司2025年夏秋航季时刻表请查收！". Retrieved 6 September 2025.
  17. ^ "‌都来看！常州机场夏航季航班计划全知道！". Retrieved 29 May 2025.
  18. ^ a b "‌干货收藏！徐州机场夏航季航班计划都在这里→". Retrieved 5 June 2025.
  19. ^ a b “五粮液”命名机场不孤单 “茅台”机场将比邻而居 (in Chinese). Yicai Daily. 25 May 2012. Archived from the original on 28 June 2012. Retrieved 14 July 2012.
  20. ^ 五粮液: 我们没出赞助费 (in Chinese). Beijing Morning Post. 10 June 2012. Archived from the original on 17 July 2012. Retrieved 14 July 2012.
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