History
In October 1958, the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) acquired land in Qiaoli to construct an airport. Construction began in March 1959, covering 26.67 hectares with a 500-meter-long and 45-meter-wide runway. The route was a round trip between Taiyuan, Linfen, and Changzhi using An-II aircraft. Air service commenced on September 1, 1959, but ceased operation in November 1960. In 1961, an aviation club was established to train parachutists and to conduct aerial spraying of pesticides to control cotton aphids. Flights ceased in 1962 and the airport was transferred to Flight School 027. In 1978, the airport was converted to farmland. The new Linfen Qiaoli Airport was finally completed and reopened on January 25, 2016. On May 17, 2024, the feasibility study report for the expansion and renovation project of Linfen Yaodu Airport was approved. The airport expansion and renovation project started and the target was to make it an international, medium-sized airport, designed to meet the target of 3.6 million passengers and 10,000 tons of cargo throughput per year. The main construction contents included extending the runway to 2800m, adding more aircraft stands to 20, with an additional de-icing stand, a new T2 domestic and international terminal building and other supporting facilities. The total investment of the project was 2.37 billion yuan. ==Facilities==
Facilities
The airport will have one runway that is 2,600 meters long and 45 meters wide, and a 4,200-square-meter terminal building. It is projected to handle 430,000 passengers annually by 2020. ==Airlines and destinations==