What's the name of Nanjing Airport?

The name of Nanjing Airport is Nanjing Lukou International Airport.

Lukou International Airport is located in Lukou Street, Jiangning District, Nanjing City, Jiangsu Province. It is the gateway of Jiangsu Province and Nanjing, the main national trunk airport, the first-class air port, the main freight airport in East China, and the alternate airport with Shanghai Hongqiao Airport and Pudong Airport. It is a national large-scale hub airport, China air cargo center and express delivery center, and a national regional transportation hub.

Nanjing Lukou International Airport started construction in February, 1995, and was officially opened to traffic in July, 1, 1997. In 2005, it was awarded the title of "International Health Airport" by the World Health Organization; In 2009, the passenger throughput exceeded10 million passengers, and it entered the ranks of tens of millions of large airports in China.

The second phase of the project was completed and put into use in July 20 14; From June 2065438 to June 2005, the route from Nanjing to Los Angeles was opened, and Nanjing became the fifth city in China to open regular passenger routes to Europe, Australia and the United States.

Construction significance:

Nanjing Lukou International Airport is located in the core area of Nanjing metropolitan area and Yangtze River Delta economic circle, and it is an important window for Jiangsu's economic development. The second phase of Nanjing Lukou International Airport is a key project of jiangsu provincial party committee and the provincial government, and it is also an important supporting project of 20 14 Nanjing Youth Olympic Games.

The completion and commissioning of the second phase of the airport project is a new contribution for Jiangsu to implement the strategy of economic internationalization, comprehensively improve the development level of open economy and realize the goal of "two firsts". It not only meets the rapid growth of Nanjing aviation business, but also improves the comprehensive support capacity of Lukou Airport, improves the comprehensive transportation system, and promotes the economic take-off and social development of Nanjing and Nanjing metropolitan area.