Wuxi Shuofang Airport

{{Infobox airport

| name = {{nowrap|Wuxi Shuofang Airport}}

| nativename =

| image = 无锡机场-nosign (2).jpg

| IATA = WUX

| ICAO = ZSWX

| image_map = ZSWX-1.pdf

| image_map_caption = CAAC airport chart

| coordinates = {{coord|31|29|40|N|120|25|46|E|display=inline,title}}

| pushpin_map = China Jiangsu#China

| pushpin_label = WUX/ZSWX

| pushpin_label_position = bottom

| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Jiangsu

| type = Public

| owner-oper = Su'nan Shuofang International Airport Ltd.

| city-served = {{ubl|class=nowrap

| Wuxi

| Suzhou}}

| location = Shuofang Subdistrict, Xinwu District, Wuxi, Jiangsu, China

| hub = Ruili Airlines

| operating_base = {{Unbulleted list|Shenzhen Airlines|China Eastern Airlines}}

| built = {{start date and age|1955|||df=yes}}

| opened = {{start date and age|2004|02|18|df=yes}}

| elevation-m = 5

| website = {{URL|http://www.wuxiairport.com|wuxiairport.com}}

| metric-elev = y

| metric-rwy = y

| r1-number = 03/21

| r1-length-m = 3,200

| r1-surface = Asphalt

| stat-year = 2023

| stat1-header = Passengers

| stat1-data = 8,797,707

| stat2-header = Cargo (metric tons)

| stat2-data = 125,555.7

| stat3-header = Aircraft movements

| stat3-data = 71,892

| footnotes = Sources:https://www.caac.gov.cn/XXGK/XXGK/TJSJ/202403/t20240320_223261.html{{GCM|ZSWX|Sunan Shuofang International Airport}}

}}

{{Infobox Chinese

| order = st

| s = 无锡硕放机场

| t = 無錫碩放機場

| p = Wúxī Shuòfàng Jīchǎng

}}

Wuxi Shuofang Airport{{Cite web |title=无锡硕放机场最新公告 |url=https://www.wnd.gov.cn/doc/2024/03/25/4271206.shtml |website=无锡高新区管理委员会}}{{Cite web |title=江苏省国资委无锡市 240小时过境免签！无锡硕放机场打造"老外不见外"温馨空港 |url=https://jsgzw.jiangsu.gov.cn/art/2025/1/2/art_11703_11457547.html |access-date=2025-01-06 |website=jsgzw.jiangsu.gov.cn}}{{Cite web |title=无锡硕放机场2024年7月三大核心指标创单月历史新高 |url=https://mofcom.wuxi.gov.cn/doc/2024/08/08/4368807.shtml |access-date=2025-01-06 |website=mofcom.wuxi.gov.cn}} {{airport codes|WUX|ZSWX}} is an airport in the city of Wuxi, Jiangsu, China.

Wuxi Shuofang Airport is the second largest airport in Jiangsu Province and the only profitable airport among the nine airports in Jiangsu Province except Nanjing Airport. The airport currently has two terminals, 23 boarding gates (T1 Terminal 1-12, T2 Terminal 13-23), 26 parking stands (currently under construction), a 3,200-meter-long runway, and an airport flight area grade of 4E.{{Cite web |title=无锡苏南国际机场·大事记 |url=https://www.wuxiairport.com/jtgk/dsj/index.shtml |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20230316064830/https://www.wuxiairport.com/jtgk/dsj/index.shtml |archive-date=2023-03-16 |access-date=2025-03-15 |website=www.wuxiairport.com}}

In May 2023, the airport cargo hub station and part of the supporting second runway taxiway project officially started, which also marked the official start of the airport expansion.{{Cite web |title=苏南硕放机场改扩建最新消息↓↓↓ |url=https://www.interairportchina.com/zh-cn/media/hyxw/10-10-3.html |access-date=2025-03-15 |website=www.interairportchina.com |language=zh-CN}}

History

The airport was built in 1955 for military use, and commercial flights only started in 2004.[http://www.wuxiairport.com/web101/jtdt/jtyw/190.shtml Sunan Shuofang International Airport Co., Ltd. was officially unveiled] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120404234559/http://www.wuxiairport.com/web101/jtdt/jtyw/190.shtml|date=2012-04-04}}

In May 2023, the airport cargo hub station building and part of the supporting second runway taxiway project officially started, which also marked the official start of the airport expansion.{{Cite web |title=Jiangsu Provincial Government City and County News: Sunan Shuofang International Airport reconstruction and expansion project has begun |url=https://www.jiangsu.gov.cn/art/2023/5/19/art_33718_10899543.html |access-date=2024-03-30 |website=www.jiangsu.gov.cn}}

As of December 14, 2024, the airport served 10 million passengers annually for the first time, making it the second airport in Jiangsu Province with the annual passenger traffic of more than 10 million. The general revision plan of the airport, which includes the construction of a new second runway, the extension of the first runway, the construction of a new Terminal 3, and a comprehensive transportation hub, has been approved by the Civil Aviation Administration of China.{{Cite web |title=跻身"千万级"，无锡硕放机场振翅再"高飞"！ |url=https://wxrb.com/doc/2024/12/16/379985.shtml |access-date=2024-12-21 |website=www.wxrb.com}}

The airport has one runway designated 03/21 which measures {{convert|3200|x|50|m|0}}.

In the future, Wuxi Shuofang Airport will have two runways and three terminals, T1, T2 and T3. By 2035, it will need to meet the passenger throughput of 21.5 million and cargo throughput of 650,000 tons. In the long term, it will meet the development plan goals of 25 million passenger throughput and 1.2 million tons of cargo throughput by 2050.{{Cite web |title=无锡硕放机场：跻身"千万级"，振翅再高飞 |url=https://www.wxrb.com/doc/2025/01/11/383955.shtml |access-date=2025-03-15 |website=www.wxrb.com}}File:Shuofang Airport seen from the air 20240724132210.jpg

Airlines and destinations

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{{Airport destination list

| 9 Air | Chifeng,{{Cite web |title=赤峰机场 {{!}} 冬航季，换新出发~ |url=https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/cjUyJ5QEQSjxDorJT7sWyA |access-date=9 March 2025}} Guangzhou, Guiyang, Hengyang, Shenyang, Xishuangbanna, Yingkou

| Air Travel | Bazhong,{{Cite web |title=无锡硕放机场最新发布！ |url=https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/mIH3ScG8SixC1FfHJNt6-w |access-date=20 March 2025}} Changchun, Changsha, Harbin, Hohhot,{{Cite web |title=2024 summer flight season, Hunan Airlines (Air Travel) route collection|url=https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/zhU3hi9eNWZJsMJs2Ay-sA |access-date=25 May 2024}} Kunming, Lijiang, Shenyang, Tengchong, Tongren, Yibin, Zhuhai{{Cite web |title=‌航班换季 ▏叮咚！珠海机场2025年夏航季航班时刻表来啦，快看看有没有您的心动城市！ |url=https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/6lnR_5RIfmTRXrRNe43M6A |access-date=10 April 2025}}

| China Eastern Airlines | Beijing–Daxing, Changsha, Chengdu–Tianfu,{{Cite web |title=暑运来啦！新增、加密这些航线！ |url=https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/1BnvxLy0b1caWhCNSeqSWw |access-date=9 July 2024}} Chongqing, Dalian, Guangzhou, Harbin, Hong Kong,{{cite web |title=Mainland Chinese Carriers NS23 International / Regional Network – 23APR23 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230424-cnns23 |website=Aeroroutes |access-date=24 April 2023}} Kunming, Macau, Qingdao, Sanya, Seoul–Incheon, Shenyang, Shenzhen, Taiyuan,{{Cite web |title=[New Flight Season] Taiyuan Airport Flight Schedule for the Winter and Spring Flight Season of 2022 |url=https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/jTxzlbhy87cqo0PdSMXEaw |access-date=December 19, 2022}} Ürümqi, Xiamen, Xi'an

| {{nowrap|China Southern Airlines}} | Guangzhou, Shenzhen

| Donghai Airlines | Changchun,{{Cite web |title=Donghai Airlines switches to the summer and autumn flight seasons of 2024, check out the latest routes! |url=https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/BixOXH1YjsXfdmWvAO-Zrg |access-date=1 May 2024}} Haikou, Shenzhen,{{Cite web |title=【航旅天地】2024年夏航季换季专刊 {{!}} 从长春出发，不负春日时光，一起去旅行！ |url=https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/LU6Q8NtLSkvj_jHycDnfLg |access-date=19 August 2024}} Zhuhai

| Jetstar Asia | Singapore{{cite web |title=Jetstar to launch Singapore-Wuxi service |url=https://www.businesstraveller.com/business-travel/2023/10/09/jetstar-to-launch-singapore-wuxi-service/ |website=Business Traveller |access-date=9 October 2023 |date=9 October 2023}}

| Juneyao Air | Changsha, Chengdu–Tianfu,{{Cite web |title=事关硕放机场出行！3月31日起调整！ |url=https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/tEj4tY3SsTnhTscwmibLww |access-date=15 August 2024}} Chongqing, Guilin,{{Cite web |title=‌【夏秋换季】2025年桂林机场夏秋航季新增、加密多个航线航班（内附夏秋航季航班时刻表） |url=https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/YYBin4GP4h-V5YlcHuEXpw |access-date=15 April 2025}} Harbin, Huizhou,{{Cite web |title=【换季新航线】从惠州机场出发，邂逅众多魅力城市 |url=https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/PHNhB9HhE_0hyke_dSjhqA |access-date=6 February 2025}} Nanning,{{Cite web |title=夏秋航季，南宁机场航班计划时刻表公布，明天起执行！ |url=https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/65KJR0ar5D4LHfLc03M3tw |access-date=7 August 2024}} Osaka–Kansai,{{cite web |title=Juneyao Airlines Revises Wuxi-Japan Service From June 2024 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240513-hojun24wux |website=Aeroroutes |access-date=13 May 2024}} Qingdao, Sanya, Xi'an

| Loong Air | Dalian,{{Cite web |title=Loong Air 2024 summer flight season routes & product surprise release |url=https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/QdbGzu2HhZvPt_zfqDdFZg |access-date=18 May 2024}} Lijiang,{{Cite web |title=Xiangyang Airport's flight plan for the 2022 winter season has been announced – several routes have been adjusted |url=https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/jsOB73kwRhm3j9al6I6GG56w |access-date=January 4, 2023}} Luzhou,{{Cite web |title=Traveling more convenient and faster – Luzhou Airport releases flight plan for 2022 winter season |url=https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/MXobPZta1ph6Qe0IjDkgIQ |access-date=January 14, 2023}} Xiangyang

| Lucky Air | Kunming

| Royal Air Philippines | Charter: Manila

| Ruili Airlines | Chengdu–Tianfu,{{Cite web |title=Summer and autumn flight seasons change - spring and flowers bloom, depart from Wuxi to enjoy the mountains and rivers |url=https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/UvKSUvDEx7nfhsNJX4d8Ow |access-date=11 May 2024}} Chongqing,{{Cite web |title=苏南瑞丽航空2024年冬春航季航班时刻表 |url=https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/MYdAeEu-4C2cHiPXuVRo1g |access-date=14 December 2024}} Guiyang, Kunming, Mangshi, Nanning,{{Cite web |title=‌焕新启航｜2025夏秋新航季来啦！南宁机场换季航班资讯一览 |url=https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/0yr6nBwSuT-U3q2uJuGMAQ |access-date=17 April 2025}} Shenzhen, Sihanoukville (begins 18 May 2025),{{cite web |title=Chinese Carriers 2Q25 Asia Network Additions |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/250430-cn2q25asia |website=Aeroroutes |access-date=30 April 2025}} Wuhan

| Shenzhen Airlines | Beijing–Capital, Chengdu–Tianfu, Chongqing, Guangzhou, Guiyang, Hong Kong, Huizhou, Macau, Nanning,{{Cite web |title=[First headline] Nanning Airport special information on the 2022 winter flight season change|url=https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/zZNI3ifgtElcaR6BBhDUoA |access-date=February 4, 2023}} Osaka–Kansai,{{cite web |title=Mainland Chinese Carriers N23 Japan Operation – 02APR23 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230404-cnjp |website=Aeroroutes |access-date=4 April 2023}} Quanzhou,{{Cite web|url=https://www.chinanews.com/cj/2018/10-23/8657754.shtml|title = Quanzhou Jinjiang Airport opens two new international routes to Bangkok and Davao in the 2018 winter flight season - China News}} Seoul–Incheon, Shenyang, Shenzhen, Xi'an, Yuncheng, Zhuhai