Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport,IATA：DLC，ICAO: ZYTL), located in ChinaLiaoning ProvinceDalian ganjingzi district , for4EGrade A civil airport[33][35]It is one of the four major airports in Northeast China and one of the important airports in the north and south wings of Liaoning Province[1-3]。
Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport was opened to navigation on October 6, 1972.In 1984, 1992, 1999 and 2005, the airport was expanded and upgraded.[4]On September 6, 2011, the third phase of the airport terminal was completed and put into use, and the annual passenger throughput capacity of the airport increased to 16 million to 20 million person times.[2]
According to the official website of Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport in November 2017, the airport covers an area of 3.45 million square meters and has a 3300 meter long runway;The parking apron covers 660000 square meters, with 42 parking bays (including 18 covered bridges);The total area of the terminal is 135000 square meters;There are 88 cities with 146 domestic and overseas routes.[1]
In 2016, the passenger throughput of Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport reached 15.2582 million person times, up 7.8% year on year, and exceeded 15 million person times for the first time.[5]
In 2017, the passenger throughput of Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport reached 17.5 million person times, a year-on-year increase of 14.7%, the largest growth since 2014.The cargo throughput was 166000 tons, up 12.1% year on year;141000 take-off and landing sorties, up 10.7% year on year;They ranked 23rd, 17th and 21st respectively in mainland China.
Chinese name
Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport
Foreign name
Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport
ICAO code
ZYTL
IATA code
DLC
Navigation date
October 6, 1972[4]
Region
Ganjingzi District, Dalian City, Liaoning Province, China[1]
The location of Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport used to be a marsh called "smelly water".At the end of the Qing Dynasty, the Qing government built a racetrack here.After the Japanese occupied Dalian through the Russo Japanese War, in 1920, they hired Chinese workers to dig ditches, divert smelly water into the sea, and fill the depressions.At that time, the water flowed through Zhoujiatun, and the words "Zhou" and "Chou" were close, so "Chou Shui Zi" had become "Zhou Shui Zi" since 1921.[4]
In the 16th year of the Republic of China (1927), the original Dalian Zhoushuizi Airport was initially built, and it can be used to sail to Sinuiju, Pyongyang, Ulsan, and other places in North Korea.[4]
Airport Logo
In the 26th year of the Republic of China (1937), the airport opened flights from Dalian to Shenyang, Tianjin, Peiping and other places.[4]
In the 34th year of the Republic of China (1945), Japan surrendered after defeat, and the airport was taken over and managed by the Soviet army.[4]
In May 1955, the Soviet army handed over the airport to the Chinese People's Liberation Army.[4]
On October 6, 1972, with the approval of the State Council and the Central Military Commission, the Civil Aviation Dalian Station was established in Zhoushuizi Airport of Dalian Air Force.[4]
On March 3, 1973, Dalian Civil Aviation Station was officially established.At that time, in Dalian Civil Aviation Station, the terminal was a two-story building and six bungalows borrowed from the air force station. The runway was 2040 meters long, and the apron, including the connecting lane, was only more than 8000 square meters, which could only accommodate the takeoff and landing of aircraft below An-24. The annual passenger throughput was 1961, the cargo throughput was 129 tons, and the number of employees was only 37.[4]
In April 1984, the first large-scale expansion of the airport was carried out, with a 3300 meter long and 45 meter wide runway, taxiway, taxiway and apron, ending the history of Dalian Airport that can only take off and land small and medium-sized aircraft.[4]
In 1985, the airport was approved by the State Council as an international airport open to the outside world.[6]
In 1992, 1999 and 2005, the airport was expanded and upgraded three times in a row.The area of the terminal has increased by 10 times, the area of the apron has increased by 30 times, and it is equipped with navigation facilities and equipment. The level of the airfield has reached the Class 1 standard of Class 4E.[4]
In January 1994, the airport was recognized by the Asia Pacific Civil Aviation Organization and approved by the Civil Aviation Administration of China, and renamed as Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport.[6]
In February 2004, with the approval of the People's Government of Liaoning Province, the airport was decentralized to Dalian for localized management.[6]
In 2008, the airport opened Dalian Taipei, the first direct flight to Taiwan in Northeast China.[3]
In 2010, the airport became the first airport in Northeast China and the 16th airport in China with a passenger throughput of 10 million passengers, of which the international passenger throughput ranked the fourth in China.[2]
On September 6, 2011, the third phase of the airport terminal was completed and put into use, and the annual passenger throughput capacity of the airport increased to 16 million to 20 million person times.[2]
In 2012, the airport completed a new round of decoration and reconstruction, and the total area of the terminal reached 135000 square meters, covering a total area of 3450000 square meters.As the largest base airline in Dalian, China Southern Airlines has also obtained the exclusive terminal area after this decoration.[4]
On July 19, 2023, Dalian Airport will open the Dalian Haneda route, which is the only route to Tokyo in Northeast China. So far, Dalian Airport has become the first airport in Northeast China to open flights with Tokyo Narita and Haneda.[36]
According to the official website of Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport in November 2017, the total area of the airport terminal is 136000 square meters,[2]The runway is 3300 meters long, and the apron is 360000 square meters,[6]There are 42 parking spaces, 18 boarding bridges, 93 check-in counters, 36 security channels, 230000 square meters of parking lots and 2600 parking spaces.[1]
Flight support vehicle
30 ton cargo loading and unloading platform car, passenger elevator car for passenger boarding, conveyor belt car, shuttle car;Maintenance support vehicle: AC/DC power supply vehicle, DC power supply vehicle, aircraft tractor, dual tube steam source vehicle, etc;Special vehicles for track maintenance:Snow sweeperSnow blowing vehicle, runway cleaning vehicle, runway emergency lighting vehicle, runway test vehicle, professional bird driving vehicle, aircraft guidance vehicle, etc.[3]
Flight support equipment
The counter computer system, passenger and cargo security inspection X-ray machine, passenger security inspection door, passenger and cargo security inspection monitoring recording and video system, passenger inbound and outbound information release and control system, and passenger inbound and outbound boarding bridge are open 24 hours a day.[3]
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Route waypoint
As of October 2017, Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport has 5 base airlines, including Air China[7]China Southern Airlines[8]Hainan Airlines[9]Tianjin Airlines[10]Huaxia Airlines;[11]There are 88 airport navigable cities, including 59 domestic, 29 international and regional;There are 146 domestic and overseas routes, including 108 domestic routes and 38 international and special administrative region routes.[1]
On March 31, 2024, Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport entered the 2024 summer air season. During the new air season, China Southern Airlines Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as China Southern Airlines) opened and encrypted several routes in Dalian, and planned to fly 24600 flights, 820 flights per week on average, an increase of more than 8% over the weekly planned flights in the 2023 summer air season.It is planned to implement 41 regular routes, including 37 domestic routes, 4 international routes, and 40 cities at home and abroad.Three new routes, namely Dalian Nantong Zhuhai, Dalian Urumqi and Dalian Nanning, will be opened, with one flight per day.[45]
References (as of May 2024)[12-14][16-19][29-32][36][38][41-44][46]
Convenience facilities
Enquiry Centre
Service items: The inquiry center is mainly responsible for providing orientation guidance, passenger flight inquiry on the day, troubleshooting and special convenience services for passengers by face-to-face or telephone inquiry.
Service location: There are two groups of manual inquiry service counters in the check-in hall of the terminal (opposite the check-in counters of Air China and Sichuan Airlines).
Currency Exchange
Service content: provide currency exchange service for passengers.
Service location: next to door 10 of international arrival exit and opposite to carousel 1 of domestic arrival baggage
Service time: 10:00-24:00
Train tickets
Consignment point
Service content: responsible for providing consignment service for passengers.
Service location: opposite to exit 1 of the terminal
Service time: 08:40-18:50
Passenger and freight volume
particular year
Passenger throughput
(10000 person times)
Annual growth rate
(Percentage)
Cargo throughput
(10000 tons)
Annual growth rate
(Percentage)
Sorties
(10000 sorties)
Annual growth rate
(Percentage)
two thousand and seventeen
one thousand seven hundred and fifty
fourteen point seven
sixteen point six
twelve point one
fourteen point one four
ten point seven
two thousand and sixteen
one thousand five hundred and twenty-five point eight two
seven point eight
fourteen point nine zero
eight point seven
twelve point eight
eight point four
two thousand and fifteen
one thousand four hundred and fifteen
four point six
thirteen point seven
two point five
eleven point seven
two point five
References (as of February 24, 2017[5]2016.01.02[20]）
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Visa free transit
From January 1, 2014, Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport has implemented a 72 hour transit visa free policy for 51 citizens who transit to a third country (region) and have booked a connecting ticket. The scope of activities during the visa free period is limited to the administrative region of Dalian.[21]
Imported duty-free shop
In September 2017, Dalian Zhoushuizi International opened an inbound duty-free shop.The inbound duty-free shop has a business area of 300 square meters, and its sales target is passengers who have not gone through customs entry procedures, including overseas tourists and Chinese tourists returning from abroad.Inbound passengers can shop in the store with their passports, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan passes or tickets before leaving the customs.[22]
Location of ticket counter: 10 meters west of Gate 9 from the first floor to China
Service counter position: opposite to No.1 conveyor belt in Area A of domestic arrival hall, opposite to No.5 conveyor belt in Area B of domestic arrival hall[25]
On August 7, 2019, Yingkou Dalian Airport through train will be opened, with a one-way trip of 3 hours.Yingkou Passenger Station Dalian Airport: 07:10, 08:30, 12:30.Dalian Airport Yingkou Passenger Station: 12:00, 14:00, 16:00, 21:00.The ticket price of Yingkou Passenger Station Dalian Airport is 62 yuan, and that of Dalian Airport Yingkou Passenger Station is 70 yuan.According to the preferential policies, the membership card will be rewarded with a free travel time card by accumulating corresponding points when purchasing tickets.The ticket office of Dalian Airport is outside No. 9 on the first floor of the terminal, and the ticket office of Yingkou is inside Yingkou Passenger Station[26]。
taxi
Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport is more than 10 kilometers away from the city center, and it takes more than 10 minutes by taxi.[3]
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Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport has won the titles of "National Civilized Airport", "National Advanced Unit for Jointly Building Spiritual Civilized Ports", "National Advanced Unit for Professional Ethics Construction", "National Health Airport", "Liaoning Civilized Unit", "Winner of Blue Sky Revitalization Activity", etc.On March 3, 2005, the airport ranked third in the "2004 Passenger Talk Civil Aviation Activity".[3]
Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport
Construction planning
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In 2015, the National Development and Reform Commission and the Ministry of Transport jointly released the Comprehensive Transport Network Planning for Urbanized Areas, which announced a number of planning projects in the central and southern Liaoning Province in terms of railways, roads, transport hubs, shipping, aviation, etc. by 2020.The plan proposes to build a new airport in Dalian, which is located in Jinzhou Bay area. It is expected that the existing Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport will no longer undertake the task of passenger transport after the construction of the new airport is completed and opened to navigation before 2020.[27]
Dalian Jinzhouwan International Airport is located adjacent to National Highway 201 and 202,Shenyang Dalian Expressway, DistanceDalian North Railway Station、Dalian North Railway Station Integrated Transport Hub(North Station Coach Station) It's only a 15 minute drive.The new airport is constructed by offshore reclamationArtificial islandThe planned land reclamation area is 20.87 square kilometers.The reclamation area is rectangular, 6.54km long and 3.5km wide. The total length of the reclamation cofferdam is 21km, and the shortest distance from the coast is 4.5km.The total construction period is five years. After completion, it can take off and land the world's largest passenger aircraft, the Airbus A380, and become the world's largest maritime airport.
The airfield level of the new airport is built according to the 4F standard. After the first phase is completed, the expected passenger throughput will be more than 31 million person times, and after all are completed, the expected passenger throughput will be 70 million person times.Phase I project plans to build two runways, 3600 meters long, 70 meters wide, 3600 meters long and 60 meters wide respectively;A 200000 square meter terminal building will be built to meet the needs of nearly 20 million people every year after it is put into use;It will be completed and put into use in 2018.[28]
Value significance
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Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport is an international airport approved by the State Council to open to the outside world, a main alternate airport of the Capital Airport, a gateway hub airport in the Bohai Rim area, a core airport in the strategy of northeast revitalization and the development of Liaoning coastal economic belt, has formed an air transport network covering major cities in China, and has built an air bridge extending in all directions for foreign and economic exchanges,[3]It has provided a strong air transport guarantee for Dalian's opening up to the outside world and greatly enhanced Dalian's competitiveness in participating in the international air market in Northeast Asia.[6]
