Hohhot Baita International Airport

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Hohhot Baita International Airport (IATA: HET, ICAO: ZBHH) is an international airport serving Hohhot, the capital of Inner Mongolia, China. It is the largest airport in Inner Mongolia and lies 14.3 km (8.9 mi) east of downtown Hohhot. Its name Baita, meaning White Pagoda, derives from Wanbu Huayanjing Pagoda; one of the historical attractions in Hohhot which lies 5.6 km (3.5 mi) south-east of the airport. In 2025 it served 12,722,692 passengers.[2]

AirporttypePublic
ServesHohhot
LocationSaihan, Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, China
Opened1 October 1958 (1958-10-01)
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Hohhot Baita International Airport
呼和浩特白塔国际机场
ᠬᠥᠬᠡᠬᠣᠲᠠ ᠣᠯᠠᠨ ᠤᠯᠤᠰ  ᠦᠨ ᠨᠢᠰᠬᠦ ᠪᠠᠭᠤᠳᠠᠯ
Airport interior, 2008
Summary
Airport typePublic
ServesHohhot
LocationSaihan, Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, China
Opened1 October 1958 (1958-10-01)
Elevation AMSL1,084 m (3,556 ft)
Coordinates40°51′05.12″N 111°49′26.77″E
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HET/ZBHH is located in Inner Mongolia
HET/ZBHH
HET/ZBHH
Location in Inner Mongolia
HET/ZBHH is located in China
HET/ZBHH
HET/ZBHH
Location in China
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
08R/26L 3,600 11,811 Concrete
Statistics (2025)
Passengers12,722,692
Aircraft movements111,576
Cargo (metric tons)60,227.8
Source: List of the busiest airports in the People's Republic of China[1]
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SimplifiedChinese呼和浩特白塔国际机场
TraditionalChinese呼和浩特白塔國際機場
Hanyu PinyinHūhéhàotè Báitǎ Guójì Jīcháng
Hanyu PinyinHūhéhàotè Báitǎ Guójì Jīcháng
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Hohhot Baita International Airport
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese呼和浩特白塔国际机场
Traditional Chinese呼和浩特白塔國際機場
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinHūhéhàotè Báitǎ Guójì Jīcháng
Wade–GilesHu ho hao tʻo Pai tʻa Kuo chi chi chang
Mongolian name
Mongolian CyrillicХөххот олон улсын нисэх буудал
Mongolian scriptᠬᠥᠬᠡᠬᠣᠲᠠ ᠣᠯᠠᠨ ᠤᠯᠤᠰ  ᠦᠨ ᠨᠢᠰᠬᠦ ᠪᠠᠭᠤᠳᠠᠯ
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History

Hohhot Baita Airport was opened on 1 October 1958. When it first opened to air traffic, it had only one dirt runway, three single‑story buildings, and five tents. The taxiway and apron were simple, and the runway measured 1,500 meters in length and 100 meters in width.[3]

In the mid-1980s and 1990s, it underwent two expansions and in June 2007 a new terminal was constructed. The new terminal covers an area of 54,499 square metres (586,620 sq ft) with 11 parking jetways and is capable of handling three million passengers each year.[4] Its runway was also lengthened and its widened to accommodate jumbo jets such as the Airbus A380. It served as one of the diversion airports for air traffic during the 2008 Summer Olympics.[5][6]

With the rapid expansion of the city, Baita Airport is now surrounded by urban area and has no more room to expand to accommodate growing traffic. The Hohhot Shengle International Airport is being constructed in Horinger County which will replace Baita Airport and Baita is set to be closed once the new airport opened.[7]

Airlines and destinations

In 2025, Hohhot Baita International Airport plans to operate 139 routes, serving 92 cities in total, including 83 nonstop destinations and 6 international or regional cities.[8]

Passenger

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AirlinesDestinations
9 Air Guangzhou,[9] Zhengzhou[9]
Aero Mongolia Ulaanbaatar[10]
Air China Bayannur,[11] Beijing–Capital,[12] Changchun,[12] Chengdu–Shuangliu,[13] Chengdu–Tianfu,[13] Chifeng,[12] Chongqing,[14] Guangzhou, Guiyang,[9] Haikou,[15] Hailar,[9] Hangzhou, Manzhouli,[16] Shanghai–Pudong, Shenyang, Shijiazhuang,[17] Tianjin, Tongliao, Ulaanbaatar,[18] Ulanhot,[12] Wuhan, Xi'an,[19] Xilinhot,[16] Yinchuan[12]
Air Guilin Shiyan[20]
Air Travel Kunming, Nanjing, Wuxi[21]
Beijing Capital Airlines Haikou, Hefei, Sanya, Zhengzhou[9]
Chengdu Airlines Chengdu–Shuangliu,[9] Chengdu–Tianfu,[22] Hailar,[23] Nanjing,[22] Qingdao,[23] Shijiazhuang,[24] Tongliao,[23] Wenzhou,[12] Xilinhot,[23] Zhengzhou[9]
China Eastern Airlines Changchun,[25] Hefei, Huai'an,[26] Kunming, Lanzhou, Nanchang,[27] Nanjing, Qingdao,[9] Shanghai–Hongqiao, Shanghai–Pudong, Wuhai,[12] Xi'an, Yantai,[19] Yinchuan[9]
China Express Airlines Alxa Left Banner,[28] Arxan,[12] Bayannur,[29] Changzhi,[28] Chengdu–Tianfu,[30] Chifeng,[16] Chongqing, Erenhot,[30] Guiyang,[9] Haikou,[12] Hailar, Hangzhou,[31] Jinan,[29] Luoyang,[29] Manzhouli,[16] Ordos,[9] Tongliao,[28] Ulanhot, Xilinhot,[16] Yan'an
China Southern Airlines Changchun,[25] Guangzhou, Qingdao, Sanya,[32] Shenzhen, Ürümqi, Wuhan,[9] Zhengzhou
Chongqing Airlines Chongqing, Tongliao[9]
Fuzhou Airlines Harbin, Zhengzhou[9]
Greater Bay Airlines Hong Kong[33]
Genghis Khan Airlines Chifeng,[12] Erenhot,[12] Hailar,[16] Tongliao,[34] Manzhouli,[30] Ulanhot,[12] Wuhai,[12] Xilinhot,[16] Zhalantun[30]
GX Airlines Jining,[35] Nanning,[36] Xiangyang[36]
Hainan Airlines Guangzhou,[9] Guiyang, Haikou, Harbin,[32] Nanchang,[9] Nanjing,[9] Sanya, Shenzhen, Ürümqi, Xuzhou,[19] Zhengzhou[9]
Hebei Airlines Hangzhou, Shijiazhuang, Xiamen[37]
Juneyao Air Shanghai–Pudong,[9] Wuhan[38]
LJ Air Harbin,[39] Linfen,[9] Shenzhen[12]
Loong Air Guangzhou,[19] Hailar[34]
Lucky Air Kunming
MIAT Mongolian Airlines Ulaanbaatar[40]
Qingdao Airlines Changsha,[41] Hailar[41]
Ruili Airlines Holingol, Shenyang, Xi'an[19]
Shandong Airlines Chongqing,[42] Jinan, Nanjing, Qingdao, Xiamen
Shanghai Airlines Hailar,[34] Shanghai–Hongqiao[12]
Shenzhen Airlines Shenzhen
Sichuan Airlines Chengdu–Shuangliu[12]
Spring Airlines Changchun,[12] Dalian,[19] Harbin,[12] Lanzhou,[12] Shenyang,[9] Shijiazhuang[43]
Suparna Airlines Hailar,[34] Shenzhen
Tianjin Airlines Chifeng,[12] Chongqing,[44] Dalian, Guiyang,[44] Haikou,[44] Hailar,[45] Harbin,[9] Tianjin, Tongliao,[46] Ulanhot,[9] Wuhai,[46] Xi'an,[9] Xilinhot,[16] Zhengzhou
West Air Hefei,[47] Zhengzhou,[9] Zhuhai[47]
XiamenAir Changsha, Fuzhou, Hangzhou, Quanzhou, Shanghai–Hongqiao,[9] Wuhan, Xiamen, Yuncheng,[12] Zhengzhou[26]
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Cargo

In 2025, Hohhot Baita International Airport handled 60,200 tons of cargo and mail, surpassing the 60,000‑ton mark for the first time, an annual increase of 1.8%. In December alone, throughput reached 7,977 tons, setting a new historical record. Over the year, the airport transported 6,181 tons of fresh meat products, accounting for 10% of total cargo volume, while cold‑chain veterinary pharmaceuticals reached 570 tons, a 30% increase from the previous year.[48]

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China Postal Airlines Nanjing, Taiyuan, Zhengzhou
SF Airlines Hangzhou
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Transport

It is served by Bayan (Airport) station on Line 1 of Hohhot Metro.

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