AirportsChengdu Shuangliu International Airport is a large airport serving Chengdu (Shuangliu), in Sichuan Province, China. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is CTU.
Key facts
- IATA code
- CTU
- ICAO code
- ZUUU
- City
- Chengdu (Shuangliu)
- State or region
- Sichuan Province
- Country
- China
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 30.5583° N, 103.9460° E
- Elevation
- 495 m (1,625 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 3,600 m (11,811 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, CTU means Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: ZUUU. ICAO codes that begin with Z belong to China, Mongolia and North Korea. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 30.5583° N, 103.9460° E. It stands 495 metres (1,625 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Asia/Shanghai, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 3,600 metres (11,811 feet). A runway of this length can take the largest long-distance aircraft. Among the 256 airports of China on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 30.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02L/20R | 3,600 m 11,811 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 02R/20L | 3,600 m 11,811 ft | 60 m | Concrete | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Chengdu Tianfu International AirportChengdu (Jianyang) | TFU | 55 km |
| Mianyang Nanjiao AirportMianyang (Fucheng) | MIG | 123 km |
| Leshan AirportLeshan (Wutongqiao) | LSG | 126 km |
| Yibin Wuliangye AirportYibin (Cuiping) | YBP | 197 km |
| Nanchong Gaoping AirportNanchong (Gaoping) | NAO | 214 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 2,601 km | 3 h 40 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 3,371 km | 4 h 35 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 4,774 km | 6 h 15 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 8,304 km | 10 h 30 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 12,095 km | 15 h 05 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 11,578 km | 14 h 25 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 3,248 km | 4 h 25 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 3,367 km | 4 h 35 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 8,717 km | 11 h 00 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
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