Xi'an Xianyang International Airport

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Xi'an Xianyang International Airport (IATA: XIY, ICAO: ZLXY) is an international airport serving the city of Xi'an, the capital of Northwest China's Shaanxi province, as well as the whole Guanzhong area. Covering an area of 12 square kilometres (4.6 sq mi), Xi'an Airport has four terminals: T1, T2, T3, and T5. The total terminal building area exceeds 1.1 million square meters, making it one of the largest passenger airports in China, it is also 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 and since then, China Eastern continues to operate as a hub at Xianyang. Xi'an Airport is also the hub for Sichuan Airlines and Hainan Airlines.[2] Xi'an Xianyang International Airport is a Skytrax 4-star airport.[3]

Airport typePublic
Owner/OperatorChina West Airport Group
ServesXi'an and Xianyang
LocationDizhang Subdistrict [zh], Weicheng, Xianyang, Shaanxi, China
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Xi'an Xianyang International Airport
西安咸阳国际机场
Summary
Airport typePublic
Owner/OperatorChina West Airport Group
ServesXi'an and Xianyang
LocationDizhang Subdistrict [zh], Weicheng, Xianyang, Shaanxi, China
Opened1 September 1991; 34 years ago (1991-09-01)
Hub for
Focus city forSichuan Airlines
Operating base forAir Changan
Elevation AMSL479 m / 1,572 ft
Coordinates34°26′16.1″N 108°45′23.6″E
WebsiteOfficial website
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CAAC airport chart
CAAC airport chart
XIY/ZLXY is located in China
XIY/ZLXY
XIY/ZLXY
Location of airport in China
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
05L/23R 3,000 9,843 Asphalt concrete
05R/23L 3,800 12,467 Concrete
06L/24R 3,800 12,467 Concrete
06R/23L 3,000 9,843 Concrete
Statistics (2025)
Passengers48,535,594
Cargo (in tons)334,819.0
Aircraft movements336,740
Source: List of the busiest airports in China[1]
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SimplifiedChinese西安咸阳国际机场
TraditionalChinese西安咸陽國際機場
Hanyu PinyinXī'ān Xiányáng Guójì Jīchǎng
Hanyu PinyinXī'ān Xiányáng Guójì Jīchǎng
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Xi'an Xianyang International Airport
Simplified Chinese西安咸阳国际机场
Traditional Chinese西安咸陽國際機場
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Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinXī'ān Xiányáng Guójì Jīchǎng
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In 2025, the airport handled 48,535,594 passengers, making it the busiest airport in northwest China. It is the 11th busiest airport nationwide. Xi'an Xianyang International Airport was also the nation's 16th busiest airport in terms of cargo traffic and the 8th busiest airport by traffic movements.[4]

Location

The airport is located within the administrative area of Xianyang city, which gives the airport its name. It is 25 kilometres (16 mi) northwest of Xi'an city centre, and 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) northeast of the centre of Xianyang.[5]

History

Airport Terminal

Before Xianyang Airport was built, Xi'an was served by Xi'an Xiguan Airport. In 1984, the State Council of China and the Central Military Commission proposed to build a large civil airport on the site of Xianyang's airfield. Phase 1 of the airport commenced construction in August 1987, and was finished and opened on 1 September 1991. Xi'an Xiguan Airport was closed at the same time.[5] Phase 2 started in August 2000, and was finished on 16 September 2003. Another 7.592-billion-yuan project is scheduled to be completed by 2020.[citation needed]

Finnair's service to Helsinki was the first intercontinental route out of Xi'an, launching on 14 June 2013. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic in China and the closure of Russian airspace resulting from the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the route has since been cancelled.[6]

The airport is presently engaged in a three-phase expansion initiative, anticipated for completion in 2025, which would feature four runways and four terminals, establishing it as a significant domestic and international aviation transit hub.[7][8] On 20 February 2025, Terminal 5 officially opened to public and will commence operation. China Eastern Airlines, Shanghai Airlines and China United Airlines, as well as all international flights, will from the same day relocate to this new terminal.[citation needed]

Infrastructure

Terminal 1

Terminal 1 is primarily used by 9 Air and Spring Airlines. The terminal reopened on 6 June 2017.[9]

Terminal 2

Terminal 2 opened in 2003 and is located 700 meters left of Terminal 3. T2 mainly serves domestic flights within China.[10]

Terminal 2
  • Exterior view
    Exterior view
  • Interior view of Xi'an Xianyang International Airport Terminal 2
    Interior view of Xi'an Xianyang International Airport Terminal 2

Terminal 3 and second runway

Terminal 3 and the second runway were opened on 3 May 2012,[11] increasing the airport's capacity to more than 33 million passengers a year. The new terminal alone can handle 22 million passengers a year[citation needed], twice as many as the other two terminals combined. Airlines that moved into the new terminal are China Eastern Airlines, China Southern Airlines, and Shanghai Airlines. The second runway is 3,800 meters long and is large enough to handle the Airbus A380.

Terminal 3
  • Departure concourse
    Departure concourse
  • Terminal 3 departure hall
    Terminal 3 departure hall
  • Waiting area
    Waiting area

Terminal 5 and new runways

Construction of Terminal 5 began in July 2021 and was completed in September 2024, featuring Tang dynasty inspired architecture, with a total construction cost of 46.9 billion yuan ($6.47 billion).[12] Safety inspections were carried out afterwards and were passed on 8 November.[13] The terminal covers 705,500 square meters - larger than T1, T2 and T3 combined, and aims to accommodate 83 million passengers and 1 million tons of cargo by 2030.[14] It features the world's first on-site airport museum, showcasing artifacts discovered in Shaanxi. Numerous new technologies have been incorporated into the terminal, including robotic security systems and China's most advanced baggage handling system.[12]

Two new runways were constructed alongside the terminal, and became operational on 26 December 2024. The airport now features 4 runways and 4 terminals.[13]

Terminal 5
  • Terminal 5 interior
    Terminal 5 interior
  • Terminal 5 interior
    Terminal 5 interior
  • Tang-inspired architecture
    Tang-inspired architecture
  • West Airport Museum
    West Airport Museum
  • Pottery figurines at West Airport Museum
    Pottery figurines at West Airport Museum

CWAG Museum of Heritage

The CWAG Museum of Heritage is a museum located within Terminal 5, opened on 26 February 2025.[15] The museum contains 121 artifacts dating back to the Tang dynasty, that were uncovered during airport construction.[15] Terracotta musicians sealed in tombs are also displayed at the museum.[15] During its first month of operation, 45,000 visitors visited the museum.[15]

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

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AirlinesDestinations
9 Air Guangzhou, Tumxuk,[16] Turpan, Vientiane[17]
Air Busan Busan
Air Chang'an Bazhong, Beihai, Changchun, Dalian, Ezhou,[18] Guilin, Guiyang, Haikou, Hailar,[19] Harbin,[20] Huaihua, Huizhou,[21] Jingdezhen,[22] Jinggangshan,[23] Mudanjiang, Nanyang,[24], Ningbo[22] Phuket,[25] Sanya, Shenyang, Tangshan,[26] Tongliao, Wenzhou, Xiamen, Xinyang,[27] Yichang, Yingkou, Yongzhou,[28] Zhuhai
Air China Astana, Beijing–Capital, Beijing–Daxing, Hangzhou, Hohhot, Minsk,[29] Shanghai–Pudong, Tianjin, Wenzhou, Wuhan
Air Guilin Guilin[30]
AirAsia X Kuala Lumpur–International[31]
Asiana Airlines Seoul–Incheon[32][33]
Beijing Capital Airlines Changchun,[34] Chenzhou, Enshi, Golmud,[35] Guilin, Haikou, Hangzhou, Huangshan, Lijiang,[36] Nanjing, Sanya, Shaoguan,[37] Shijiazhuang, Xiamen, Xiangxi,[38] Xining,[35] Xishuangbanna,[39] Yichun (Jiangxi), Yining, Yueyang
Cathay Pacific Hong Kong[40]
Chengdu Airlines Barkol,[41] Changsha, Qitai[42]
China Eastern Airlines Aksu, Altay, Beijing–Daxing, Changchun, Changsha, Changzhou, Chongqing, Dali, Dalian, Dongying, Dubai–International, Dunhuang, Fuzhou, Golmud, Guangzhou, Guiyang, Haikou, Hangzhou, Hanoi,[43] Harbin, Hefei, Hohhot, Hong Kong,[40] Hotan, Huai'an,[44] Istanbul,[45] Jiayuguan, Jieyang, Jiaxing[46], Jinan, Jinchang, Karamay, Kashgar, Kuala Lumpur–International,[47] Kunming, Kuqa, Lhasa, Melbourne,[48] Milan–Malpensa,[49] Moscow–Sheremetyevo,[50] Nagoya–Centrair,[51] Nanchang, Nanjing, Ningbo, Ordos, Phu Quoc,[52] Phuket, Qingdao, Quanzhou,[53] Sanya, Seoul–Incheon,[54] Shache, Shanghai–Hongqiao,[55] Shanghai–Pudong, Shenyang, Shenzhen, Shigatse–Peace, Singapore,[56] Sydney,[57] Tacheng,[56] Tashkent,[58] Tianjin,[54] Ürümqi, Vienna,[59] Weihai, Wenzhou, Wuhan, Wuxi, Xiamen, Xining, Yantai, Yining, Yinchuan,[60] Yiwu, Yulin (Shaanxi), Zhangjiajie,[61] Zhangye, Zhuhai, Zunyi–Maotai[62]
China Express Airlines Baotou,[63] Changchun,[20] Chifeng,[63] Harbin,[64] Luliang,[63] Nanjing,[63] Qinhuangdao,[65] Quzhou, Sanya,[66] Ulanqab,[63] Xiamen,[67] Xiangyang,[68] Xilinhot,[63] Xishuangbanna,[63] Yan'an,[66] Yulin (Shaanxi)[20]
China Southern Airlines Almaty, Ashgabat, Beijing–Daxing, Changchun, Changsha, Chengdu–Tianfu,[69] Chongqing, Dalian, Daqing, Doha,[48] Dushanbe,[70] Guangzhou, Harbin, Hotan, Jieyang,[71] Nanning, Sanya,[72] Shenyang, Shenzhen, Ürümqi, Wuhan, Yining,[73] Yiwu, Zhuhai
China United Airlines Wenzhou[74]
Colorful Guizhou Airlines Guiyang[75]
Dalian Airlines Beijing–Capital[76]
Donghai Airlines Jingzhou, Shenzhen
FlyArystan Almaty (begins 30 June 2026)[77]
Fuzhou Airlines Fuzhou, Guiyang, Kashgar (ends 1 September 2026),[78] Tianjin, Zhangjiajie[79]
GX Airlines Nanning, Yulin (Shaanxi)
Hainan Airlines Beijing–Capital, Changsha, Chongqing, Dalian, Fuzhou, Guangzhou, Guilin,[80] Guiyang, Haikou, Hangzhou, Harbin, Kunming, Liuzhou,[81] Nanjing, Paris–Charles de Gaulle,[82] Qianjiang,[83] Qingdao, Sanya, Shanghai–Pudong, Shaoguan,[84] Shaoyang,[85] Shenyang, Shenzhen, Ürümqi, Vladivostok,[86] Xiamen, Xining,[87] Zhuhai
Hong Kong Airlines Seasonal: Hong Kong[40][88]
Jeju Air Jeju
Jiangxi Air Nanchang, Ürümqi
Jin Air Seasonal: Jeju
Juneyao Air Guiyang,[21] Guyuan, Haikou, Huizhou,[21] Nanjing, Shanghai–Hongqiao, Shanghai–Pudong, Vientiane,[89] Yulin (Shaanxi),[64] Zhongwei
Korean Air Seoul–Incheon[32]
Kunming Airlines Kunming, Tengchong
Loong Air Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi,[90] Baotou,[91] Bishkek, Changzhou, Chifeng,[91] Dushanbe,[92] Enshi,[93] Hangzhou,[93] Harbin, Kashgar,[93] Korla, Ningbo,[94] Penang,[95] Samarqand,[96] Tashkent, Weihai,[93] Wenzhou,[74] Yangyang
Lucky Air Kunming, Lijiang,[36] Xishuangbanna
Okay Airways Changsha, Jiujiang, Ningbo,[97] Shenzhen, Tianjin
Ruili Airlines Hohhot, Kunming, Shenyang
S7 Airlines Novosibirsk[98]
SCAT Airlines Şymkent[99]
Scoot Singapore[100]
Shandong Airlines Aksu, Guiyang, Jinan, Korla,[101] Longnan, Qingdao, Xiamen, Yantai
Shanghai Airlines Budapest,[102] Shanghai–Hongqiao, Wenzhou[103]
Shenzhen Airlines Guangzhou, Hefei,[104] Huizhou, Linyi, Nanjing, Nanning, Nantong, Shenyang, Shenzhen, Wenzhou,[74] Wuxi, Xining,[105] Yangzhou, Yantai[106]
Sichuan Airlines Beihai, Changchun, Chengdu–Shuangliu, Chiang Mai, Chongqing, Diqing, Gannan,[107] Guiyang, Haikou, Harbin, Kunming, Lhasa, Luzhou, Nyingchi, Panzhihua,[108] Qingdao, Sanya, Shanghai–Pudong, Shenyang, Shenzhen, Ürümqi, Xichang, Xishuangbanna, Yantai, Yibin,[72] Yingkou, Zhangjiajie[61]
Spring Airlines Bangkok–Don Mueang,[109] Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi, Chiang Mai,[110] Fuyang, Jieyang, Nanchang, Ningbo,[111] Phnom Penh,[112] Shanghai–Hongqiao, Shanghai–Pudong, Shenyang, Shenzhen, Tonghua, Ürümqi, Yining[113]
Thai AirAsia Bangkok–Don Mueang[114]
Thai Lion Air Bangkok–Don Mueang[114]
Tianjin Airlines Baotou,[115] Beihai,[116] Changde, Changsha,[116] Chifeng, Chizhou,[117] Chongqing, Fuzhou,[116] Ganzhou, Guiyang, Haikou, Hailar,[115] Hami, Hangzhou,[116] Harbin, Hengyang,[118] Hohhot,[119] Huaihua, Jieyang,[120] Korla,[121] Kunming, London–Heathrow,[122] Quanzhou,[53] Sanya, Shangrao,[123] Shiyan,[120] Taizhou,[124] Tianjin, Ulanhot,[91] Ürümqi, Wuhai, Xiamen, Xiangxi,[116] Yancheng,[121] Yantai,[125] Yueyang,[116] Yulin (Guangxi),[126] Yulin (Shaanxi), Zhuhai, Zunyi–Maotai,[62] Zunyi–Xinzhou
Tibet Airlines Dali,[127] Hangzhou,[128] Kunming,[128] Lhasa, Lijiang, Nanjing,[128] Nanning,[129] Nantong,[128] Nyingchi, Pu'er,[130] Qamdo, Shenzhen,[128] Xining,[131] Xishuangbanna,[128] Yushu,[131] Zhaotong[130]
Turkish Airlines Istanbul[132]
Urumqi Air Zhanjiang[133]
VietJet Air Hanoi,[134][135] Ho Chi Minh City[136]
XiamenAir Changsha, Fuzhou, Guyuan, Hangzhou, Quanzhou, Tianjin, Xiamen
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Cargo

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China Postal Airlines Seoul–Incheon
Geosky Tbilisi
Korean Air Cargo Seoul–Incheon
SF Airlines Tokyo–Narita
YTO Cargo Airlines Almaty, Tashkent
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Statistics

PassengersYear010,000,00020,000,00030,000,00040,000,00050,000,000200020052010201520202025PassengersAnnual passenger traffic

Ground transportation

Figures along the Airport Express highway leading to Xi'an Xianyang International Airport

Eight airport bus routes connect the airport well with the Xi'an and Xianyang city.

There are also long-distance buses which connect the airport with Baoji, Yangling, Lintong, Hancheng, Hanzhong, Weinan, Tongchuan, Yan'an, Qingyang, and Pingliang.

Xi'an Metro Line 14 between Beikezhan (Beiguangchang) station and the airport was opened on 29 September 2019. The line extended to Heshao on 29 June 2021.

Accidents and incidents

  • On 6 June 1994, China Northwest Airlines Flight 2303 broke up in mid-air and crashed near Xi'an, en route to Guangzhou from Xi'an. A maintenance error was responsible. All 160 people on board died.

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