Xi’an Xianyang International Airport (IATA: XIY, ICAO: ZLXY) is the main airport serving Xi’an, the capital of China’s Shaanxi Province, as well as the whole Guanzhong area. Covering an area of 5 square kilometers (1.9 sq mi), it is the largest airport in Northwest China, and the second largest airport in Northern China. The airport was the hub for China Northwest Airlines until the company was merged into China Eastern Airlines in 2002. Xi’an Airport is also the hub for Joy Air and a focus city for Hainan Airlines. In 2015, the airport handled 32,970,215 passengers, making it the busiest airport in northwest China and the 8th busiest nationwide. Xi’an Xianyang International Airport was also the nation’s 14th busiest airport in terms of cargo traffic and the 7th busiest airport by traffic movements.