AirportsTaiyuan Wusu International Airport is a large airport serving Taiyuan, in Shanxi Province, China. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is TYN.
Key facts
- IATA code
- TYN
- ICAO code
- ZBYN
- City
- Taiyuan
- State or region
- Shanxi Province
- Country
- China
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 37.7469° N, 112.6280° E
- Elevation
- 785 m (2,575 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 3,600 m (11,811 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, TYN means Taiyuan Wusu International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: ZBYN. 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 37.7469° N, 112.6280° E. It stands 785 metres (2,575 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
Taiyuan Wusu 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 44.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13L/31R | 3,600 m 11,811 ft | 45 m | Concrete | Yes |
| 13R/31L | 3,600 m 11,811 ft | 45 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Xinzhou Wutaishan AirportXinzhou | WUT | 99 km |
| Lüliang Dawu AirportLüliang | LLV | 131 km |
| Shuozhou Zirun AirportShuozhou | SZH | 170 km |
| Changzhi Wangcun AirportChangzhi | CIH | 172 km |
| Shijiazhuang Zhengding International AirportShijiazhuang | SJW | 191 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 3,439 km | 4 h 40 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 4,362 km | 5 h 45 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 5,517 km | 7 h 10 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 8,161 km | 10 h 20 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 11,275 km | 14 h 05 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 10,458 km | 13 h 05 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 4,142 km | 5 h 30 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 2,427 km | 3 h 25 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 8,912 km | 11 h 15 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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