Changchun Longjia International Airport

Changchun Longjia International is the principal airport of Jilin Province and one of the three main air gateways to northeast China, alongside Shenyang Taoxian and Harbin Taiping. Located about 31 km (19 mi) northeast of Changchun at 706 ft (215 m) elevation, CGQ serves a city of 9M people and the broader industrial belt of Jilin, long associated with China's automotive industry as the home of FAW Group and the historical Changchun Film Studio. Passenger throughput is in the mid-teens of millions annually in normal years, placing CGQ among China's top 30 airports by traffic. Air China and China Southern run substantial operations from Changchun, while Jilin's own home carrier, Changan Airlines, bases part of its fleet at the field. The route network runs to 184 scheduled services across 33 airlines reaching 68 destinations, concentrated on domestic trunks to Beijing, Shanghai Pudong/Hongqiao, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, and the Chengdu/Chongqing pair, with regional international service to Seoul Incheon, Tokyo Narita, Bangkok, and seasonal charters to Russian Far East cities such as Vladivostok. The terminal complex (T1 and T2) is fed by a single 10,500 ft (3,200 m) concrete runway (06/24) whose alignment allows CAT II approaches through the heavy winter snowfall that defines Changchun's climate. A distinctive infrastructure feature is the on-site Longjia high-speed railway station beneath the terminal, served by the Changchun–Jilin intercity line, which reaches Changchun Railway Station in 15 minutes and Jilin City in about 30 — one of China's most integrated air-rail interchanges and a model for the ground-access designs of later airports in the region.