Cangyuan Washan Airport

Chinese airport

CWJ

Location of airport in Yunnan

Runways

Direction	Length		Surface
Direction	m	ft	Surface
05/23	2,600	8,530	concrete

Statistics (2021)

Passengers	224,294
Aircraft movements	2,636
Cargo (metric tons)	254.8

Cangyuan Washan Airport (IATA: CWJ, ICAO: ZPCW) is an airport serving Cangyuan Va Autonomous County in Lincang, Yunnan province, southwest China. The airport is located in Nuoliang Township and opened in December 2016.

History

Construction of the airport began on 20 December 2013, with an estimated total investment of 1.589 billion yuan.^[1] Cangyuan Washan Airport opened on 8 December 2016 with the arrival of a Lucky Air flight from Kunming, the capital of the province.^[2] The airport supports tourism in the county; it is closer than Lincang Airport, originally the only airport in Lincang,^[3] to Wengding Wa village, a popular tourist attraction.^[4]

Facilities

The airport has one runway that measures 2,600 by 45 metres (8,530 ft × 148 ft). It can handle 270,000 passengers and 1,080 tonnes (1,190 short tons) of cargo per year.^[3]

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
China Eastern Airlines	Kunming, Shanghai–Hongqiao^[5]
Lucky Air	Kunming

References

^ 云南临沧沧源佤山机场开工 2015年建成通航. Yunnan News (in Chinese). 2013-12-21. Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2014-02-25.
^ "Cangyuan Washan Airport launches operations". CAPA - Centre for Aviation. 9 December 2016. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
^ ^a ^b "Cangyuan Washan Airport". CAPA - Centre for Aviation. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
^ "China's 2nd county-level airport being built in Cangyuan". InKunming. 7 March 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
^ "沧源佤山机场2023年冬航季航班计划". Retrieved 1 February 2024.

Airports in China

Civil aviation in China, Statistics

North
Beijing	Beijing (Capital) Beijing (Daxing)
Tianjin	Tianjin
Hebei	Chengde Handan Qinhuangdao Shijiazhuang Tangshan Xingtai Zhangjiakou
Shanxi	Changzhi Datong Linfen Lüliang Shuozhou Taiyuan Wutaishan Yuncheng
Inner Mongolia	Alxa Left Banner Alxa Right Banner Arxan Baotou Bayannur Chifeng Ejin Banner Erenhot Hailar Hohhot Holingol Manzhouli Ordos Tongliao Ulanhot Ulanqab Wuhai Xilinhot Zhalantun

Northeast
Liaoning	Anshan Changhai Chaoyang Dalian Dandong Jinzhou Shenyang Yingkou
Jilin	Baicheng Changbaishan Changchun Songyuan Tonghua Yanji
Heilongjiang	Daqing Fuyuan Harbin Heihe Jiagedaqi Jiamusi Jiansanjiang Jixi Mohe Mudanjiang Qiqihar Wudalianchi Yichun

East
Shanghai	Shanghai (Hongqiao) Shanghai (Pudong)
Jiangsu	Changzhou Huaian Lianyungang Nanjing Nantong Wuxi Xuzhou Yancheng Yangzhou & Taizhou
Zhejiang	Hangzhou Ningbo Quzhou Taizhou Wenzhou Yiwu Zhoushan
Anhui	Anqing Chizhou Fuyang Hefei Huangshan Wuhu & Xuancheng
Fujian	Fuzhou Liancheng Quanzhou Sanming Wuyishan Xiamen
Jiangxi	Ganzhou Jingdezhen Jinggangshan Jiujiang Nanchang Shangrao Yichun
Shandong	Dongying Heze Jinan Jining Linyi Qingdao Rizhao Weifang Weihai Yantai

South Central
Henan	Anyang Luoyang Nanyang Xinyang Zhengzhou
Hubei	Enshi Ezhou Jingzhou Shennongjia Shiyan Wuhan Xiangyang Yichang
Hunan	Changde Changsha Chenzhou Hengyang Huaihua Wugang Xiangxi Yongzhou Yueyang Zhangjiajie
Guangdong	Foshan Guangzhou Huizhou Jieyang Meixian Shaoguan Shenzhen Zhanjiang Zhuhai
Guangxi	Baise Beihai Guilin Hechi Liuzhou Nanning Wuzhou Yulin
Hainan	Haikou Qionghai Sanya Xisha

Southwestern
Chongqing	Chongqing Qianjiang Wanzhou Wulong Wushan
Sichuan	Bazhong Chengdu (Shuangliu) Chengdu (Tianfu) Daocheng Dazhou Garze Guangyuan Hongyuan Jiuzhai Kangding Langzhong Luzhou Mianyang Nanchong Panzhihua Xichang Yibin
Guizhou	Anshun Bijie Guiyang Huangping Libo Liping Liupanshui Renhuai Tongren Xingyi Zunyi
Yunnan	Baoshan Cangyuan Dali Dehong Diqing Kunming Lancang Lijiang Lincang Luguhu Pu'er Tengchong Wenshan Xishuangbanna Zhaotong
Tibet	Burang Lhasa Longzi Ngari Nyingchi Qamdo Shigatse Tingri

Northwestern
Shaanxi	Ankang Hanzhong Xi'an Yan'an Yulin
Gansu	Dunhuang Jiayuguan Jinchang Lanzhou Longnan Qingyang Tianshui Xiahe Zhangye
Qinghai	Delingha Golmud Golog Huatugou Qilian Xining Yushu
Ningxia	Guyuan Yinchuan Zhongwei
Xinjiang	Aksu Altay Aral Bole Fuyun Hami Hotan Kanas Karamay Kashgar Korla Kuqa Nalati Qiemo Ruoqiang Shache Shihezi Tacheng Tashkurgan Tumxuk Turpan Ürümqi Yining Yutian Zhaosu

Under construction
Balikun Bengbu Bozhou Dejiang Dingbian Foshan (Gaoming) Fugu Gonghe Hejing Hohhot (new) Honghe Jiaxing Leshan Lishui Panzhou Qitai Ruijin Suifenhe Weining Xiamen (new) Zaozhuang Zhaotong (new)

Defunct
Ankang (old) Beijing (Nanyuan) Changchun (Dafangshen) Changsha (Datuopu) Chongqing (Baishiyi) Datong (Huairen) Dazhou (Heshi) Ganzhou (old) Guangzhou (old) Guilin (Qifengling) Hangzhou (Jianqiao) Hanzhong (old) Hefei (old) Hengyang (old) Jilin Jining (old) Jinzhou (old) Kunming (old) Lanzhou (old) Lianyungang (Baitabu) Luzhou (old) Nanchang (Xiangtang) Nanjing (old) Qiemo (old) Qinhuangdao (Shanhaiguan) Qingdao (old) Shanghai (Longhua) Shantou Shashi Wanxian Wuhu (Wanli) Wuzhou (old) Xi'an (old) Yan'an (old) Yantai (Laishan) Yibin (old) Yulin (old) Zhanjiang (old)

Defunct

Ankang (old)

Beijing (Nanyuan)

Changchun (Dafangshen)

Changsha (Datuopu)

Chongqing (Baishiyi)

Datong (Huairen)

Dazhou (Heshi)

Ganzhou (old)

Guangzhou (old)

Guilin (Qifengling)

Hangzhou (Jianqiao)

Hefei (old)

Kunming (old)

Lianyungang (Baitabu)

Luzhou (old)

Nanchang (Xiangtang)

Nanjing (old)

Qiemo (old)

Qinhuangdao (Shanhaiguan)

Qingdao (old)

Shantou

Xi'an (old)

Yantai (Laishan)

Zhanjiang (old)

Note: bold indicates international airports.

Airports in Yunnan

Current

International	Dehong Mangshi Kunming Changshui Lijiang Sanyi Xishuangbanna Gasa
Domestic	Baoshan Yunrui Cangyuan Washan Dali Fengyi Diqing Shangri-La Lancang Jingmai Lincang Boshang Ninglang Luguhu Pu'er Simao Tengchong Tuofeng Wenshan Yanshan Zhaotong
Military	Luliang Mengzi Pingyuanjie Yunnanyi Zhanyi