Qionghai Bo'ao International Airport
{{Infobox airport
| name = Qionghai Bo'ao International Airport
| nativename-a = {{nobold|{{lang|zh-Hans|琼海博鳌国际机场}}}}
| image = 琼海博鳌机场 大门.jpg
| IATA = BAR
| ICAO = ZJQH
| type = Public
| owner =
| operator =
| city-served = Qionghai, Hainan
| location = Zhongyuan, Qionghai
| opened = 17 March 2016
| coordinates = {{coord|19|8|26|N|110|27|32|E|type:airport_region:CN-46|display=it}}
| pushpin_map = China Hainan
| pushpin_label = BAR
| pushpin_map_caption = Location of airport in Hainan
| website =
| elevation-m =
| metric-rwy = y
| r1-number = 15/33
| r1-length-m = 3,200
| r1-surface =
| stat-year = 2023{{cite web|url=https://www.caac.gov.cn/XXGK/XXGK/TJSJ/202403/P020241227527614591507.xlsx |title=2023年民航机场吞吐量排名|language=zh|format=XLS|access-date=2025-01-20}}
| stat1-header = Passengers
| stat1-data = 951,277
| stat2-header = Aircraft movements
| stat2-data = 25,198
| stat3-header = Cargo (metric tons)
| stat3-data = 2,158.2
}}
{{Infobox Chinese
| order = st
| s = 琼海博鳌国际机场
| t = 瓊海博鰲國際機場
| p = Qiónghǎi Bó'áo Guójì Jīchǎng
}}
Qionghai Bo'ao International Airport {{airport codes|BAR|ZJQH}} is an airport serving the city of Qionghai, Hainan, China. The airport received the approval for establishment from the national government in January 2013,{{cite news |url=http://www.hq.xinhuanet.com/news/2013-01/15/c_114365095.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130610151947/http://www.hq.xinhuanet.com/news/2013-01/15/c_114365095.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 10, 2013 |script-title=zh:海南博鳌机场可研报告获批 预计上半年动工 |newspaper=Xinhuanet | language = zh-hans |date=2013-01-15 |access-date=2013-01-23}}{{cite news |url=http://finance.chinanews.com/cj/2013/01-15/4489965.shtml |script-title=zh:海南博鳌机场可研报告获批 2015年底建成通航 |newspaper=Chinanews |language=zh |date=2013-01-15 |access-date=2013-01-23 |archive-date=2016-03-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306101824/http://finance.chinanews.com/cj/2013/01-15/4489965.shtml |url-status=live }} and was opened in March 2016 after three years of construction.{{cite news |date=2016-03-17 |title=博鳌机场17日迎来北京-博鳌首航班 试运行阶段每日一班 |url=https://www.hinews.cn/news/system/2016/03/17/030224443.shtml |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240924142219/https://www.hinews.cn/news/system/2016/03/17/030224443.shtml |archive-date=2024-09-24 |access-date=2016-03-23 |work=hinews.cn |language=zh}} It was approved to be an international airport and was thus renamed in April 2024.{{Cite web |last= |date=2024-05-03 |title=正式获批！琼海博鳌机场更名为"琼海博鳌国际机场"_腾讯新闻 |url=https://new.qq.com/rain/a/20240503A02CQX00 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240924142028/https://new.qq.com/rain/a/20240503A02CQX00 |archive-date=2024-09-24 |access-date=2024-09-24 |website=news.qq.com |language=zh}}
History
The Qionghai airport was built to facilitate travel to the Boao Forum for Asia, an annual political event held {{convert|15|km}} away in Boao.{{cite news | url=http://www.chinaaviationdaily.com/newsview.jsp?id=42443 | title=Boao Airport Starts Construction Officially | work=China Aviation Daily | date=19 March 2015 | access-date=31 December 2016 | author=Ji, Michelangelo | archive-date=1 January 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170101161826/http://www.chinaaviationdaily.com/newsview.jsp?id=42443 | url-status=live }}{{cite news | url=http://www.chinaaviationdaily.com/news/24/24198.html | title=Construction of Boao Airport to Start in May | work=China Aviation Daily | date=18 February 2013 | access-date=31 December 2016 | author=Wong, Joy | archive-date=1 January 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170101162419/http://www.chinaaviationdaily.com/news/24/24198.html | url-status=live }} The airport also serves rising tourism to the province of Hainan. A feasibility study on the airport was approved by government officials in December 2012,{{cite news | url=http://www.chinaaviationdaily.com/news/23/23562.html | title=Hainan Boao Airport Given Green Light | work=China Aviation Daily | date=15 January 2013 | access-date=31 December 2016 | author=Ge, Lena}} followed by the master plan in May 2013.{{cite news | url=http://www.chinaaviationdaily.com/news/26/26461.html | title=Hainan Qionghai Boao Airport Master Plan Gets Approval | work=China Aviation Daily | date=27 May 2013 | access-date=31 December 2016 | author=Zheng, Leon}} A groundbreaking ceremony was held on 17 March 2015.
After a test flight in March 2016,{{cite news | url=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2016-03/03/c_135152974.htm | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304114345/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2016-03/03/c_135152974.htm | url-status=dead | archive-date=March 4, 2016 | title=Boao airport ready to open for upcoming Asian forum | work=Xinhua News Agency | date=3 March 2016 | access-date=31 December 2016}} the airport received its first commercial flight{{snd}} a Hainan Airlines Boeing 737 from Beijing{{snd}} on 17 March 2016.{{cite news | url=http://www.chinaaviationdaily.com/news/51/51406.html | title=Boao Airport Opens for Business, Serving Upcoming Asian Forum | work=China Aviation Daily | date=17 March 2016 | access-date=31 December 2016 | author=Ge, Lena}} For a short period thereafter, the airport remained open to domestic charter flights carrying Boao Forum attendees.{{cite news | url=http://www.chinaaviationdaily.com/news/59/59469.html | title=Boao Airport Resumes Operation on December 29 | work=China Aviation Daily | date=28 December 2016 | agency=Xinhua News Agency | access-date=31 December 2016}}{{cite news | url=http://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/52052-qinghao-boao-china-reopens-to-commercial-traffic | title=Qinghao Boao, China reopens to commercial traffic | work=ch-aviation | date=30 December 2016 | access-date=31 December 2016 | archive-date=24 September 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240924141900/https://www.ch-aviation.com/news/52052-qinghao-boao-china-reopens-to-commercial-traffic | url-status=live }} After the forum, the Qionghai airport closed so that a new international terminal and a {{convert|600|m|adj=on}} runway extension could be completed before the next forum. The airport reopened on 29 December 2016, receiving an Air Guilin flight from Guilin.
The airport was approved to be an international airport and was renamed "Qionghai Bo'ao International Airport" in April 2024.
Facilities
Airlines and destinations
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| 9 Air | Guangzhou{{Cite web |title=九元航空冬春航线换季开始，快来看看有没有您心仪的航线！ |url=https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s?__biz=MzAwMzAwNjI4OA==&mid=2649919857&idx=3&sn=90c7f110831aedd217d2edbac24c3250&chksm=82c7fb4eb5b0725824632d37b7fe947de343a50f2417616df275f76090206e9be9b96e26ecdc&mpshare=1&scene=24&srcid=1015inKwazZqGUq0xuKhTHiF&sharer_sharetime=1665764503265&sharer_shareid=275fabed52b93ab9d0c7ba5b0db7a2c6&ascene=14&devicetype=android-30&version=28001c57&nettype=cmnet&abtest_cookie=AAACAA%3D%3D&lang=zh_CN&exportkey=n_ChQIAhIQjw7zfcP6vEslUHEb4fzeYBLaAQIE97dBBAEAAAAAAGq1MhLbkYQAAAAOpnltbLcz9gKNyK89dVj0z5lVqkax00jhD8v5Xu%2BJqYF43DDxbB5KbpwEtxST9oiocV00PPnxcbD7Xyx56e7LHhnldiXuTd7nwcnGopCiQ3Vfnsm7mtoBQswGuvMmmyZ%2BpM99vYZPkES%2FMrAuZdr3U3XlZj3mAkh5OHhyH2NfeLeBw%2B0te6hhSgtbuIEM%2BAUw81zqGA9Y6cWUAbTO4iMWdCGmuvxNZ9u7bxE%2BukBSMdcJ4ET%2FAjesrRWEOns51NKuTTUk&pass_ticket=BzspkWmq8wGlfK4u5T4O1AoLhC8%2BG89nefLqOZOUMVzoAek8%2BzBsUx2kZf8Kul8i&wx_header=3 |access-date=November 16, 2022 |archive-date=September 24, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240924141859/https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s?__biz=MzAwMzAwNjI4OA==&mid=2649919857&idx=3&sn=90c7f110831aedd217d2edbac24c3250&chksm=82c7fb4eb5b0725824632d37b7fe947de343a50f2417616df275f76090206e9be9b96e26ecdc&mpshare=1&scene=24&srcid=1015inKwazZqGUq0xuKhTHiF&sharer_sharetime=1665764503265&sharer_shareid=275fabed52b93ab9d0c7ba5b0db7a2c6&ascene=14&devicetype=android-30&version=28001c57&nettype=cmnet&abtest_cookie=AAACAA%3D%3D&lang=zh_CN&exportkey=n_ChQIAhIQjw7zfcP6vEslUHEb4fzeYBLaAQIE97dBBAEAAAAAAGq1MhLbkYQAAAAOpnltbLcz9gKNyK89dVj0z5lVqkax00jhD8v5Xu%2BJqYF43DDxbB5KbpwEtxST9oiocV00PPnxcbD7Xyx56e7LHhnldiXuTd7nwcnGopCiQ3Vfnsm7mtoBQswGuvMmmyZ%2BpM99vYZPkES%2FMrAuZdr3U3XlZj3mAkh5OHhyH2NfeLeBw%2B0te6hhSgtbuIEM%2BAUw81zqGA9Y6cWUAbTO4iMWdCGmuvxNZ9u7bxE%2BukBSMdcJ4ET%2FAjesrRWEOns51NKuTTUk&pass_ticket=BzspkWmq8wGlfK4u5T4O1AoLhC8%2BG89nefLqOZOUMVzoAek8%2BzBsUx2kZf8Kul8i&wx_header=3 |url-status=live }}
| {{nowrap|China Eastern Airlines}} | Beijing–Daxing,{{Cite web |title=【新航季】太原机场2022年冬春航季航班时刻计划 |url=https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/jTxzlbhy87cqo0PdSMXEaw |access-date=December 19, 2022 |archive-date=July 17, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230717111530/https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/jTxzlbhy87cqo0PdSMXEaw |url-status=live }} Hefei,{{Cite web |title=合肥新桥国际机场冬航季航班计划已启动！还有这个消息！ |url=https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/nKpJPKx-PZ0G8WKRLD1f |access-date=January 1, 2023 |archive-date=July 14, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230714063905/https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/nKpJPKx-PZ0G8WKRLD1f |url-status=live }} Shanghai–Pudong,{{Cite web |title=航班换季{{!}}博鳌机场冬春航班时刻表新鲜出炉~ |url=https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/NWbwk9lfipKa30yDdh_brA |access-date=20 December 2023}} Wuhan
| Hainan Airlines | Beijing–Capital{{Cite web|url=https://tass.com/economy/1181969|title=Hainan Airlines to launch direct flight from Hainan's Boao to Beijing|access-date=2020-08-10|archive-date=2022-11-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221116163522/https://tass.com/economy/1181969|url-status=live}}
| Sichuan Airlines | Chengdu–Tianfu{{Cite web |title=2023年新航季川航最新航线出炉，附国际/地区航线新消息 |url=https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/xpmDm6efw1POTGi0R5Nd5A |access-date=16 March 2023 |archive-date=17 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230717105305/https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/xpmDm6efw1POTGi0R5Nd5A |url-status=live }}
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