Yibin Wuliangye Airport

Yibin Wuliangye Airport
宜宾五粮液机场
Yibīn Wǔliángyè Jīchǎng
Summary
Airport type Public
Serves Yibin, Sichuan, China
Location Zongchang Township, Cuiping District
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
2,600 8,530
Source: [1]

Yibin Wuliangye Airport (Chinese: 宜宾五粮液机场) is an airport scheduled for construction to serve the city of Yibin in southern Sichuan Province, China. When completed the airport will replace the existing Yibin Caiba Airport, which is a dual-use military and civil airport.[1] The airport is named after Wuliangye, a locally made liquor that is one of the most famous baijiu brands in China.[2]

Location

The 1.1-billion-yuan airport received approval from the State Council of China in May 2012, and construction is expected to last 3 years. It will occupy an area of 4,500 mu (300 ha) in Zongchang Township (宗场乡) of Cuiping District, 11 kilometers northwest of the city center.[1]

Facilities

The airport will have a runway that is 2,600 meters long and 45 meters wide (class 4D), and an 8,000 square-meter terminal building. It is projected to handle 800,000 passengers, 7,000 tons of cargo, and 10,000 aircraft movements annually by 2020.[1]

Naming controversy

The government of Yibin has announced that the airport will be named after Wuliangye, a famous liquor made in Yibin, unlike the existing Yibin Caiba Airport, which is named after Caiba, the town it is located in. This choice of name has caused controversy in China. The name has been a target of ridicule by the public[3] and is considered illegal by some legal experts.[2] Although Renhuai Maotai Airport, another airport under construction in nearby Guizhou Province, is also named after the famous liquor brand Maotai, it has not attracted as much criticism as Maotai itself is named after a town.[3] Responding to the controversy, the Wuliangye Company has declared that it has not paid to have the airport named after its brand.[4]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 国务院正式批复宜宾五粮液机场迁建项目立项 (in Chinese). Carnoc. 23 May 2012. Retrieved 14 July 2012.
  2. 1 2 宜宾机场更名被指违规 (in Chinese). Dongfang Daily. 25 May 2012. Retrieved 14 July 2012.
  3. 1 2 “五粮液”命名机场不孤单 “茅台”机场将比邻而居 (in Chinese). Yicai Daily. 25 May 2012. Retrieved 14 July 2012.
  4. ↑ 五粮液: 我们没出赞助费 (in Chinese). Beijing Morning Post. 10 June 2012. Retrieved 14 July 2012.

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