Zhaotong Airport – ZAT
Zhaotong Airport is a small airport located in Zhaotong, China. It not only serves the city but several areas in the Yunnan Province as well. The airport operates under the IATA code ZAT and under the ICAO code ZPZT. It is a public airport is owned by the local government and is operated by the state as well. Its coordinates are 27°19′40″N 103°45′24″E. In 2011, the facility handled a total of 166,083 passengers. Aside from handling passengers, the airport also serves as a cargo hub for the city and the surrounding province.
Best Time to Visit
The airport is served by a number of airlines that operate regularly scheduled flights to and from Zhaotong Airport. These include China Eastern Airlines, Kunming Airlines, Lucky Air, Shenzhen Airlines, and Sichuan Airlines. Destinations include Beijing, Chonguqing, Kunming, Shanghai, Xi’an, Chengdu, Shenzhen, Hangzhou, and more. China Eastern Airlines has the busiest routes of the ones operating in Zhaotong Airport. Cities, towns, villages, and suburbs found near the airport include Zhanyi County, Malong County, Zhaotong, and Qujing.
What to Do & Area Attractions
There are a handful of great hotels, which are easily accessible from Zhaotong Airport. One of the closest ones is the Yonghong Hotel, it is located less than a mile away. Two other nearby properties are the Zhaotong Sunrise Hotel and the Autumn City Hotel.
An alternate airport to the Zhaotong Airport is the Yibin Caiba Airport, located in Yibin, China, almost 150 miles away. Another alternate airport is the bigger Kunming Changshui International Airport, found in Kunming, China.
