Yichang Airport

Yichang Airport

Yichang Sanxia Airport, also known as Three Gorges Airport is a nationally operating commercial airport in the Chinese province of Hubei. Regular scheduled flights go to Shanghai, Shenzhen, Chengdu, Wuhan, Kunming, Hong Kong, Guangzhou and the capital Beijing.
  • URL: Yichang (YIH)
  • Time zone: GMT 8
  • Service telephone: +86 717-653-2114; +86 717-653-2650
  • Address: Yichang - Sanxia Airport, Xiaoting District, Yichang, Hubei Province, PR China
  • Operating company: Yichang Airport Co. Ltd
  • Parking: Yes, paid parking in short and long stay car parks.
  • Nearby cities: Yichang (16 km), Zhicheng (42 km), Jingzhou (80 km), Jingmen (83 km), Buhe (87 km), Shashi (87 km)
  • Directions by car: The airport is near the highway S-107, about 24 km or 15 miles southeast of Yichang.
  • Flight distribution on the days of the week: Monday (13.60%), Tuesday (14.58%), Wednesday (13.75%), Thursday (14.27%), Friday (15.44%), Saturday (14.54%), Sunday (13.82%)
  • Alternative spelling: Nghi Xương, Ічан, Ичан, ييتشانغ, อี้ชาง, 이창 시, 宜昌市

Most popular destinations from Yichang (Flights per week )

  1. Shenzhen (33, 7,95 %)
  2. Guangzhou Baiyun (24, 5,78 %)
  3. Shanghai Pudong (24, 5,78 %)
  4. Kunming (24, 5,78 %)
  5. Taiyuan (20, 4,82 %)
  6. Beijing International (16, 3,86 %)
  7. Beijing Daxing (16, 3,86 %)
  8. Haikou (16, 3,86 %)
  9. Jinan (12, 2,89 %)
  10. Nantong (8, 1,93 %)
  11. other (53.49 %)

Top airlines (percentage of departures and arrivals)

  1. Donghai Airlines (144, 17,35 %)
  2. Guangxi Beibu Gulf Airlines (124, 14,94 %)
  3. Shenzhen Airlines (106, 12,77 %)
  4. China Eastern Airlines (80, 9,64 %)
  5. China Southern Airlines (68, 8,19 %)
  6. China United Airlines (48, 5,78 %)
  7. Chengdu Airlines (44, 5,30 %)
  8. Air China (32, 3,86 %)
  9. Hainan Airlines (32, 3,86 %)
  10. Xiamen Airlines (32, 3,86 %)
  11. other (14.45 %)

Location
Opened in 1996, the airport is about 24 km or 15 miles southeast of the city centre and approximately 55 km (34 miles) from the Three Gorges Dam. It is accessible on the highway S-107. There is a shuttle bus connection between Yichang and the airport; otherwise please use taxis to get to and from the airport.