Practical Info

Haikou Meilan International Airport

Hainan Meilan International Airport (Haikou Meilan International Airport) is located Southeast of Haikou, the Capital city of Hainan Province. The airport is 25 kilometers from downtown Haikou and was officially opened on the 25th May 1999.

On 18^th Nov, 2002, with 470 million Yuan of registered capital, "Hainan Meilan International Airport Co.; Ltd" was listed for transactions on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong (SEHK). Major shareholders are including Haikou Meilan International Ltd; Hainan Airline Joint-stock Limited Company; HNA Group Ltd and Oriental Patron Resources Investment Limited.

Presently, Haikou Meilan International Airport runs both aeronautical business and non-aeronautical business. The aeronautical business includes the provision providing grounding services for airlines and passengers. Non-aeronautical business includes the leasing of commercial and aviation business spaces within the terminal building; operating the parking lot and retail shops with both duty free and non-duty free products and selling advertisement spaces inside and outside the terminal.

As a trunk-line of domestic airport, Haikou Meilan International Airport is covering an area of 583 hectares. The flight areas facilities meet the 4E standards as required by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and is designed to service the landing requirement of large aircrafts, such as: Boeing 747-400. Additionally, auxiliary facilities, including parking apron and services infrastructure, also meet the requirement of international level.

With six years continued growth, Haikou Meilan International Airport has served 7.02 million passengers in 2005 and become the top 10 largest airport within China. Direct connections are available from Meilan Airport to 95 destinations, 84 of which are in , two are in the regional cities of HK and Macau , and nine are in international destinations.

In order to meet the requirements of an increasing number of airlines and passengers from all around the world, Haikou Meilan International Airport phase two terminal expansions has completed construction by the end of 2005. Terminal cover an area of 102,000 M² and have the capacity to serve 9.3 million passengers, as well as 135 thousand tons of cargo &mail at present.

As the " Garden Airport " in , Haikou Meilan International Airport has allocated 99.6% of its area to a green belt and this gives the environment of the airport a fresh green and enjoyable appeal to passengers and visitors using the airport.

Haikou Meilan International Airport is dedicating to improve hardware facilities, as well as to enhance the services standard in all the relevant sectors. From 2002 to 2004, the airport has been successively granted the first prize in "Passenger Evaluation Campaign" for airports with 4-10 million passengers organized by CAAC. In April 2005, Haikou Meilan International Airport became the 4^th airport in to be awarded " International Sanitary Airport " by World Health Organization (WHO).

Since Hainan Province was granted the trail of "Open Sky Policy" on 24^th March 2003 by General CAAC, Haikou Meilan International Airport has become the first Chinese airport to receive 3^rd; 4^thand 5^th traffic rights. With further developments in the "Open Sky Policy" implemented and this high recognition by international organizations, Haikou Meilan International Airport has the potential to become the international aviation hub of Southern China.

Haikou Meilan International Airport's commitment is to provide our passenger and visitors with the best environment for their stay at the Meilan Airport .

Runway
• Single 3600x60 m runway heading 09/27 equipped with modern ILS CAT I/II
• Capacity: 24 ARR/DEP
• Punctuality rate: >99%

Taxiway system
• Full length 44 m wide parallel taxiway with high speed exits and multiple line-up positions

Apron
• Designed to accommodate all modern commercial aircraft including B747-400
• 17 contact stands equipped with passenger boarding bridges
• 8 remote stands operated turn-in push-back
• 10 remote stands operated turn-in/turn-out

Landside
• More than 700 parking spaces
• Public bus transportation every 15 minutes to Haikou city

Terminal
• 102,000 m2 two level terminal building
• 77 check-in counters
• 100% screening of outbound baggage
• 19 security check positions
• 5 baggage belts
• 17 contact gates and 16 bus gates

Commercial facilities
Hainan’s tropical identity is well reflected in more than 20 different shops and restaurant concepts. World renowned companies such as Select Service Partner and DFS are operating the restaurants and the retail facilities in the airport.

Handling
Hainan Meilan Airport (HMA), China Southern Airlines (CSA) and Hainan Airlines (HNA) provide full scale passenger and aircraft handling. Marshalling, bussing, operation of boarding bridges etc is provided by HMA.

ATC
ATC is provided by the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC).

Aircraft Maintenance
Aircraft maintenance facilities is provided by CSA and HNA for a range of aircraft including B737, B757, B767, B777, A319-A321, A310, A300, MD80/90.

Cargo
Full scale cargo service is provided by (HMA) and Hainan Airlines Cargo.

Catering
Catering service is provided by HNA Air Catering Co.

Fuel
Fuel service is provided by Hainan Meiya Enterprise Co. All stands are equipped with fuel hydrants.