Nanchang Changbei International Airport

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Nanchang Changbei International Airport (IATA: KHN, ICAO: ZSCN) is an international airport serving Nanchang, the capital of East China's Jiangxi province. It is located 28 km (17 mi) north of Nanchang. Construction began in October 1996 and the airport went into operation on 10 September 1999, replacing Nanchang Xiangtang Airport. It was upgraded to an international airport and was greatly expanded in 2008–2011.

Airport typePublic
OperatorCapital Airport Holding
ServesNanchang
LocationLehua Town, Xinjian District, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China
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Nanchang Changbei International Airport
南昌昌北国际机场
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Airport typePublic
OperatorCapital Airport Holding
ServesNanchang
LocationLehua Town, Xinjian District, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China
Opened10 September 1999; 26 years ago (1999-09-10)
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Elevation AMSL44 m / 144 ft
Coordinates28°51′54″N 115°54′00″E
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KHN/ZSCN is located in Jiangxi
KHN/ZSCN
KHN/ZSCN
Location in Jiangxi
KHN/ZSCN is located in China
KHN/ZSCN
KHN/ZSCN
KHN/ZSCN (China)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
03/21 3,400 11,155 Concrete
Statistics (2025 [1])
Passengers11,936,032
Aircraft movements92,149
Cargo (metric tons)42,413.6
Source: List of the busiest airports in the People's Republic of China
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SimplifiedChinese南昌昌北国际机场
TraditionalChinese南昌昌北國際機場
Hanyu PinyinNánchāng Chāngběi Guójì Jīchǎng
Hanyu PinyinNánchāng Chāngběi Guójì Jīchǎng
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Nanchang Changbei International Airport
Simplified Chinese南昌昌北国际机场
Traditional Chinese南昌昌北國際機場
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Hanyu PinyinNánchāng Chāngběi Guójì Jīchǎng
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According to the Civil Aviation Administration of China, in 2025, Nanchang Changbei International Airport recorded 92,149 flight takeoffs and landings, and 11.936 million passenger movements, representing a year-on-year increases of 4.1% and 5.9% respectively. [1]

History

Before Changbei, Nanchang Xiangtang Airport, a dual-use civil and military airport, served as Nanchang's main airport from 1957 to 1999. From 102 passengers in 1957, by 1996 Xiangtang served more than 800,000 passengers annually and could no longer accommodate more traffic.[2] In 1996, construction began for Changbei Airport, originally designed to handle 2 million passengers annually. On 10 September 1999, Changbei Airport was opened and all commercial flights were transferred from Xiangtang, which reverted to sole military use.[2]

In 2003, Capital Airport Holding took over the operation of Changbei Airport from the Jiangxi Provincial Government. In the same year, it handled more than 1 million annual passengers for the first time. In 2004, Changbei was upgraded to an international airport.[2] Passenger volume grew exponentially in the 2000s, and the airport underwent major expansion in 2008. At its completion in 2011, Changbei Airport became a Class 4E international airport, capable of handling 12 million passengers per year.[2]

However, the rapid expansion of China's high-speed railway network diverted much of the airport's passenger volume, and passenger growth at Changbei slowed to 6.3%, 3.4%, and 5% in 2014, 2015, and 2016, respectively. The governments of Nanchang city and Jiangxi province began subsidizing new flights in 2017 and passenger volume grew by 39% in that year and exceeded 10 million for the first time.[2] By 2018, the airport hosts 46 airlines, which operate 127 routes connecting Nanchang with 68 cities. The third phase of expansion, which will connect the airport to Nanchang Metro and the Nanchang–Jiujiang high-speed railway, is under construction.[2]

Airlines and destinations

The airport in April 2000, shortly after going into operation
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AirlinesDestinations
Air China Beijing–Capital, Beijing–Daxing, Chengdu–Shuangliu, Chengdu–Tianfu, Chongqing
Air Travel Changsha,[3] Kunming, Lanzhou,[4] Lijiang,[4] Mangshi[3]
Beijing Capital Airlines Haikou,[5] Lijiang,[4] Xining[4]
China Eastern Airlines Beijing–Daxing, Changchun,[6] Chengdu–Tianfu,[7] Dalian,[8] Enshi, Guangzhou, Haikou, Harbin,[9] Hohhot,[9] Huai'an,[10] Jinan,[11] Jinzhou[12], Kunming, Lanzhou,[8] Lianyungang,[7] Macau,[13] Nanning,[14] Nantong,[15] Ningbo,[16] Osaka–Kansai,[17] Qingdao,[18] Shanghai–Hongqiao, Shanghai–Pudong, Shenyang, Shijiazhuang,[10] Singapore,[19] Taiyuan, Weihai,[4] Wenzhou,[20] Xi'an, Xining,[21] Xishuangbanna,[22] Yangzhou[12], Yantai,[8] Yinchuan,[23] Zhanjiang, Zhuhai[24]
China Express Airlines Zhoushan[25]
China Southern Airlines Guangzhou
Colorful Guizhou Airlines Xingyi,[5] Zunyi–Maotai
GX Airlines Zhuhai[26]
Hainan Airlines Beijing–Capital, Dalian, Haikou, Hohhot,[27] Nanning,[28] Sanya[27]
Jiangxi Air Beihai,[29] Beijing–Daxing,[30] Chengdu–Tianfu,[7] Chongqing,[7] Guiyang, Haikou, Harbin, Huai'an, Jinan, Kuala Lumpur–International,[31][32] Kunming,[33] Luoyang, Luzhou,[7] Nanyang,[34] Qingdao,[33] Shenyang, Taiyuan,[35] Tianjin, Ürümqi, Xiamen, Xi'an,[29] Xuzhou,[36] Yancheng,[29] Zunyi–Xinzhou[37]
Lucky Air Chengdu–Tianfu,[38] Dali,[39] Kunming, Xishuangbanna[39]
Qingdao Airlines Qingdao,[40] Xishuangbanna[40]
Shandong Airlines Jinan, Qingdao, Zhuhai
Shanghai Airlines Shanghai–Hongqiao
Shenzhen Airlines Chengdu–Tianfu,[7] Chongqing, Dalian,[4] Haikou, Harbin, Kunming, Linyi,[41] Nanning, Shenyang, Shenzhen, Taiyuan,[42] Tianjin,[43] Yuncheng[4]
Sichuan Airlines Chengdu–Tianfu,[44] Chongqing, Tianjin, Zhoushan
Spring Airlines Changchun, Dalian,[33] Lanzhou, Qingdao,[4] Taiyuan,[4] Tianjin, Xi'an,[7] Yinchuan,[4] Zhuhai[45]
Tianjin Airlines Jining,[46] Yulin (Shaanxi),[46] Zhuhai[45]
Thai Lion Air Bangkok–Don Mueang[47]
West Air Chongqing, Harbin,[48] Sanya[48]
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Incidents

  • Part of the airport exterior roof collapsed during strong winds on 4 March 2018.[49]

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