Qingdao Jiaodong International Airport (Qingdao Jiaodong International Airport, IATA: TAO, ICAO: ZSQD), located in Qiandiankou Village, Jiaodong Street, Jiaozhou City, Qingdao City, Shandong Province, China, 11 kilometers southwest of Jiaozhou city center and 39 kilometers southeast of Qingdao city center It is 28 kilometers away from Qingdao Liuting International Airport (disused) in the southeast and 6 kilometers away from Jiaozhou Airport of the Navy in the west (relocated). It is a 4F international airport, a regional hub airport, and a gateway airport for Japan and South Korea
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On June 26, 2015, the foundation stone of Qingdao New Airport project started; on November 21, 2018, Qingdao New Airport was named "Qingdao Jiaodong International Airport"
; On January 27, 2021, the test flight of Qingdao Jiaodong International Airport was successful
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; On August 12, 2021, Qingdao Jiaodong International Airport will officially open to traffic
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As of August 2021, the terminal area of Qingdao Jiaodong International Airport is 540,000 square meters, with 97 boarding bridges; there are 173 aircraft seats on the civil aviation platform, of which 5 are F-class aircraft seats; The distance from the runway is 3,600 meters long, and the width is 45 meters and 60 meters respectively; it can meet the use requirements of 35 million passenger throughput, 500,000 tons of cargo and mail throughput, and 298,000 aircraft movements in 2025
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In September 2021, Qingdao Jiaodong International Airport completed a total passenger throughput of 1,137,401 passengers, ranking fourth in East China; cargo throughput of 20,404 tons, ranking fifth in East China; aircraft movements of 12,094, ranking first in East China 4
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