Baotou Donghe Airport

Baotou Donghe Airport (IATA: BAV, ICAO: ZBOW) is an airport serving the city of Baotou in Inner Mongolia, China. Eurasia Aviation Corporation, a joint venture between Ministry of Transportation and Communications of China and Lufthansa, built the airport in 1934. The airport was occupied by Japan in World War II. It was renovated and expanded multiple times to support the growing demands during the war. The airport is 14 miles (23 km) from downtown areas.

Baotou Donghe Airport 包头东河机场
IATA: BAV ICAO: ZBOW
Summary
Airport type	Public
Serves	Baotou
Location	Donghe District, Inner Mongolia, China
Opened	1934; 90 years ago (1934)
Elevation AMSL	1,012 m / 3,320 ft
Coordinates	40°33′35″N 109°59′48″E
Map
BAV Location of airport in Inner Mongolia
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 13/31 2,800 9,186 Asphalt
Statistics (2021)
Passengers 1,336,911 Aircraft movements 14,320 Cargo (metric tons) 2,927

Baotou Donghe Airport
Simplified Chinese	包头东河机场
Traditional Chinese	包頭東河機場
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Bāotóu Dōnghé Jīchǎng

The airport is a class 4D airport which supports take off and landing of aircraft up to the size of Boeing 737-900 and Boeing 767-300ER. Runway 13-31 is 9,186 feet (2,800 m) long and 200 feet (61 m) wide. It is equipped at both ends with Instrument Landing Systems (ILS), Approach Lighting Systems (ALS) with sequenced flashers, and touchdown zone (TDZ) lighting. Terminal 1 was opened in 1999, Terminal 2 was opened in 2014, is a domestic terminal. On the first floor of the terminal 2 complex is the arrival hall, the second floor is the departure hall, with 22 check in counters and 8 security check lanes.^{[citation needed]}

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Air China	Beijing–Capital, Wuhan
Chengdu Airlines	Chengdu–Tianfu, Shenyang, Ulanhot,[1] Xilinhot[1]
China Eastern Airlines	Nanjing, Ningbo[2]
China Express Airlines	Changsha, Chifeng,[3] Chongqing, Erenhot,[4] Guiyang,[5] Hangzhou, Harbin,[6] Jinan,[7] Linfen, Manzhouli,[4] Shenyang,[4] Taiyuan,[8] Tongliao, Ulanhot, Xilinhot, Zhengzhou[8]
China Southern Airlines	Guangzhou,[9] Zhengzhou[9]
China United Airlines	Shijiazhuang,[10] Wenzhou (begins 27 October 2024)[11]
Loong Air	Chifeng,[7] Xi'an[7]
Qingdao Airlines	Lanzhou,[12] Qingdao[12]
Ruili Airlines	Kunming, Taiyuan,[4] Tianjin
Shandong Airlines	Taiyuan,[13] Xiamen[13]
Shanghai Airlines	Shanghai–Pudong
Shenzhen Airlines	Shenzhen[4]
Tianjin Airlines	Hailar, Xi'an

Accidents and incidents

• On 21 November 2004, China Eastern Airlines Flight 5210 crashed shortly after takeoff from Baotou Erliban Airport. All 53 people on board the aircraft and two people on the ground were killed.

References

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2. "新增湘西、巫山、仙女山、营口等航线！宁波机场航班换季时刻表出炉". Retrieved 23 January 2024.
3. "新航季赤峰机场将开通至南京、长春、成都等航线_民航新闻_民航资源网". news.carnoc.com.
4. "有变化！包头机场2023/4年冬航季来啦→". Retrieved 5 December 2023.
5. "华夏航空开通兴义飞包头新航线，从贵州出发，今年到内蒙古过冬吧_草原". Sohu.
6. "锡林浩特机场 | 冬春航季持续推出"长者专享9元购"特惠活动". Retrieved 29 October 2023.
7. "10月29日起，赤峰机场开启执行冬春季航班计划～". Retrieved 5 November 2023.
8. "寻龙五千年，华夏航空2024夏秋航季全新启航". Retrieved 6 June 2024.
9. "China Southern Airlines".^{[full citation needed]}
10. "今日起，石家庄机场迎来夏航季！航班时刻表→". Retrieved 25 April 2023.
11. "东航浙江分公司温州进出港2024-2025冬春季航班时刻表". Retrieved 20 October 2024.
12. "新增加密多条热门航线，青岛航空2024夏秋新航季航班计划出炉". Retrieved 16 March 2024.
13. "【新航季】太原机场2022年冬春航季航班时刻计划". Retrieved December 19, 2022.

External links

• Accident history for BAV at Aviation Safety Network