SYX — Sanya Phoenix International Airport
Opened in 1994 to serve the resorts at the southern end of Hainan. Almost entirely holiday traffic, and busiest in the northern winter.
The airport
- City
- Sanya
- Country/region
- China
- Runway
- 3,400 m
- Slots
- 180
- Open
- 1994 onwards
- International flights
- Accepted
- Playable in
- China Reform & Opening · China Reform to Modern · East Asia Open Skies · China Modern
Its 3,400 m runway takes 181 of the game's 182 aircraft types — up to the Airbus A380-800.
About Sanya
Resort town at the southern tip of Hainan island, on the same latitude as Hawaii. Beaches and winter warmth are its entire economy.
Population about 700,000 at the game's 2010 snapshot.
Sanya is a leisure market: most of its traffic is going on holiday, which rewards big aircraft on fewer flights.