Yan'an Nanniwan Airport
Yan'an Nanniwan Airport
Yan'an Nanniwan Airport (IATA: ENY, ICAO: ZLYA) is a dual-use military and public airport serving the city of Yan'an in northern Shaanxi Province. It is located in Liulin Town (??), Baota District, 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) southwest of the city center. Yan'an was formerly served by Yan'an Ershilipu Airport. In 2002, the Yan'an city government proposed the construction of a new airport to replace Ershilipu and it was approved by the Chinese national government in 2009. Nanniwan Airport was opened on 8 November 2018 with an inaugural China Eastern Airlines flight from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport, and all civil flights were transferred to Nanniwan from Ershilipu Airport.
Location
36.479°N, 109.464°E
General data
Runways · 1
Lengths and surfaces from the public OurAirports register; open runways only.
History
Yan'an Airport was initially built in January 1936 by the Kuomintang Northeast Army under Zhang Xueliang and the 17th Route Army under Yang Hucheng. After the Xi'an Incident, it was taken over by the CCP along with the city of Yan'an. The airport is the first airport that the CCP has renovated, used, and managed.
Yan'an Airport opened to civilian flights in 1958, becoming the second civilian airport in Shaanxi Province after Xi'an.
In 1980, Yan'an Airport was relocated to Dongershilipu Airport, located 7 kilometers from the city center. The airport had a 4C flight zone rating and a 2800-meter-long, 45-meter-wide runway with a 0.22-meter-thick concrete surface and a 0.10-meter-thick asphalt overlay, as well as a parallel taxiway, capable of accommodating aircraft up to the B737 and A320 series.
With the growth of Yan'an's urban population, the conflict between airport airspace protection and urban development has become increasingly prominent. In response, the Yan'an Municipal Party Committee and Government proposed relocating Yan'an Airport in 2002.
In June 2009, the State Council and the Central Military Commission approved the relocation. The new airport is located on the top of Shangjiagou Mountain, 20 li south of Liulin Town, Yan'an City, 13.5 kilometers from the city center. It was being built to military Class II and civil aviation Class 4C standards, and would be used for both military and civilian purposes, with civil aviation as a feeder airport. The total investment for the new airport project was approximately 3 billion yuan and construction began in July 2013. It would have a 3,000-meter-long and 45-meter-wide runway, an 18-meter-wide parallel taxiway, a 7-stand apron, a 13,000-square-meter civil aviation terminal building, 4 boarding bridges, and corresponding supporting office, production, and living facilities. It could accommodate B737 and A320 aircraft.
In October 2017, the Civil Aviation Administration of China named the new airport "Yan'an Nanniwan Airport". The airport officially started operation in 2018.
Airlines operating here · 7
Other airlines with direct routes
Airlines with current passenger routes from here, according to Wikipedia route tables cross-checked from both ends (October 2026).
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BibTeX
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urldate = {2026-10-23},
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}Wikipedia
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