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Chengdu Tianfu International Airport

Chengdu (Jianyang), China

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Chengdu's vast new gateway to western China and beyond.

Opened

2021

Location

Jianyang (Chengdu), China

Chengdu Tianfu International Airport is a major new hub located in Jianyang, Sichuan Province, approximately 51 kilometers southeast of central Chengdu. It was constructed to complement and eventually partially replace the older Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport, providing the Chengdu metropolitan area with dual international airport capacity. The airport opened in June 2021 and is one of the largest airports in China by planned capacity, designed to handle tens of millions of passengers annually. Its development reflects Chengdu's ambition to become a major aviation hub for southwestern China and international long-haul routes. Tianfu International Airport serves as a hub for Air China's subsidiary Sichuan Airlines and other major Chinese carriers, offering both domestic and international connections. Its modern facilities and large footprint position it as a key node in China's rapidly expanding aviation network.

Terminals

The airport opened with two passenger terminals, T1 and T2, designed to support high-volume domestic and international traffic with a combined planned capacity of over 60 million passengers per year.

Getting to & from

The airport is connected to central Chengdu via dedicated airport express rail and highway links, including the Tianfu Airport Express metro line.

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Major carriers operating at Tianfu include Sichuan Airlines, Air China, China Eastern Airlines, and China Southern Airlines, among other domestic and international operators.

Notable facts

›Opened on June 27, 2021, making it one of China's newest major international airports.
›Located approximately 51 kilometers southeast of central Chengdu in Jianyang City.
›Designed with an ultimate planned capacity of over 90 million passengers per year across multiple phases.
›Chengdu is now one of only a few Chinese cities to operate two international airports simultaneously alongside Shuangliu Airport.
›The airport's construction was a key infrastructure project under China's 13th Five-Year Plan.

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