Airport Name and ICAO/IATA Code
Dalian-Zhoushuizi International Airport (ICAO: ZYTL / IATA: DLC)Note: Not to be confused with the currently under construction Dalian-Jinzhouwan.
Location (City, Country)
Dalian, Liaoning, China
Airport Type & Size
Major international airport, the largest in Northeastern China, and the 24th busiest in the nation. It handles 16 million passengers and 150,000t of cargo (2023) yearly. It has one runway, 10/28 (3,300m) and is one of the busiest single runway airports in the world. Due to expansion of the city of Dalian, it cannot be expanded further and reached its designed capacity in 2016; a new airport is under construction to replace this one, and is expected to be open in the coming years.
Why should this airport be added to World of Airports?
It is a focus city for China Southern Airlines and Hainan Airlines, and is a stopover point for Air China flights from Beijing to Japan. It is the main point from which Chinese airlines launch flights to Japan, and is an incredibly important linchpin between the two nations. It is also surrounded by city, which could give the airport a city feel, a la Kai Tak, whilst still being in the modern era.It is also an important piece of aviation history, similar to the previously mentioned Kai Tak and other airports such as Guangzhou-Baiyun and Qingdao-Liuting, in that the cities once served have grown around the airport, ultimately resulting in its closure. For that reason, Dalian-Zhoushuizi might be worthy of being “immortalized” in game.
Major Airlines & Routes
Hub for: Dalian Airlines
Focus for: China Southern Airlines, Hainan AirlinesAir China - Beijing-Capital, Changsha, Chengdu-Shaungliu, Chengdu-Tianfu, Fukuoka, Guiyang, Haikou, Hiroshima, Hong Kong, Jinan, Kunming, Sendai, Shiyan, Suifenhe, Tianjin, Tokyo-Narita
China Eastern Airlines - Beijing-Daxing, Changsha, Changzhou, Chaoyang, Chengdu-Tianfu, Fuzhou, Guiyang, Harbin, Hefei, Jiagedaqi, Jinan, Kitayushu, Kunming, Lianyungang, Luoyang, Nanchang, Nanjing, Ningbo, Osaka-Kansai, Qingdao, Qiqihar, Shanghai-Pudong, Shijiazhuang, Taiyuan, Tonghua, Wuhan, Xi’an, Yantai, Yinchuan, Yulin
China Express Airlines - Changzhi, Chengdu-Tianfu, Chongqing, Handan, Jining, Jixi, Quzhou, Tianjin, Weifang, Xinzhou, Yangzhou
China Southern Airlines - Beijing-Daxing, Changbaishan, Changsha, Chengdu-Tianfu, Cheongju, Chongqing, Daqing, Guangzhou, Guiyang, Haikou, Hangzhou, Hengyang, Jeju, Jiamusi, Jieyang, Kunming, Meixian, Mudanjiang, Nagoya-Centrair, Nanjing, Nanyang, Ningbo, Osaka-Kansai, Qingdao, Sanya, Sapporo-Chitose, Seoul-Incheon, Shanghai-Pudong, Shenzhen, Shijiazhuang, Taipei-Taoyuan, Taiyuan, Tianjin, Tokyo-Narita, Urumqi, Wuhan, Wuhu, Xiamen, Xi’an, Zhengzhou
Dalian Airlines - Beijing-Capital, Beijing-Daxing, Chengdu-Shuangliu, Guiyang, Hangzhou, Kunming, Shanghai-Pudong, Tianjin
Hainan Airlines - Beijing-Capital, Changsha, Dongying, Guangzhou, Guiyang, Haikou, Hangzhou, Hefei, Kunming, Lanzhou, Manzhouli, Nanchang, Nanjing, Nanning, Ningbo, Rizhou, Sanya, Shanghai-Pudong, Shenzhen, Shihezi, Shijiazhuang, Songyuan, Taiyuan, Tianjin, Xi’an, Zhengzhou, Zhuhai
All Nippon Airlines - Osaka-Kansai, Tokyo-Narita
Asiana Airlines - Seoul-Incheon
Japan Airlines - Tokyo-Narita
Korean Air - Seoul-Incheon
Unique Features or Challenges
One runway and high demand, limiting aircraft throughput and requiring planning to accommodate.Condensed and simple layout, providing ease of use.
Surrounded by buildings, possibly inhibiting aircraft movement but providing cool scenes.
Optional: Links, images, maps, or videos
Wikipedia - Dalian-Zhoushuizi International AirportRamp, city can be seen around the airport.
Another picture of the ramp. At right is the gates, seen in the previous image.
Overhead view. The surrounding city is clearly visible.
Air China 737 at Dalian Zhoushuizi, the ATC tower can be seen in the background.
Better image of the ATC tower.
Dalian Airlines 737 at Dalian, buildings in the background.
Looking southeast.
China Airlines A340 at Dalian.
Atlas Air 747 landing at Dalian.
