Hohhot Baita International Airport

"Hohhot Airport" redirects here. For the new airport under construction, see Hohhot Shengle International Airport.

Hohhot Baita International Airport (IATA: HET, ICAO: ZBHH) is a soon-to-be-closed 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 2013 it served 6,150,282 passengers.

Hohhot Baita International Airport 呼和浩特白塔国际机场 ᠬᠥᠬᠡᠬᠣᠲᠠ ᠣᠯᠠᠨ ᠤᠯᠤᠰ  ᠦᠨ ᠨᠢᠰᠬᠦ ᠪᠠᠭᠤᠳᠠᠯ
Airport interior, 2008
IATA: HET ICAO: ZBHH
Summary
Airport type	Public
Serves	Hohhot
Location	Saihan, Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, China
Opened	1 October 1958 (1958-10-01)
Closed	27 November 2025 (2025-11-27)
Elevation AMSL	1,084 m / 3,556 ft
Coordinates	40°51′05.12″N 111°49′26.77″E
Maps
CAAC airport chart
HET/ZBHH Location in Inner Mongolia Show map of Inner Mongolia HET/ZBHH Location in China Show map of China
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 08/26 (closed) 3,200 10,499 Concrete 08R/26L 3,600 11,811 Concrete
Statistics (2023 [1])
Passengers 11,304,646 Aircraft movements 105,280 Cargo (metric tons) 47,833.7
Source: List of the busiest airports in the People's Republic of China

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 Pinyin Hūhéhàotè Báitǎ Guójì Jīcháng Wade–Giles Hu ho hao tʻo Pai tʻa Kuo chi chi chang
Mongolian name
Mongolian Cyrillic	Хөххот олон улсын нисэх буудал
Mongolian script	ᠬᠥᠬᠡᠬᠣᠲᠠ ᠣᠯᠠᠨ ᠤᠯᠤᠰ  ᠦᠨ ᠨᠢᠰᠬᠦ ᠪᠠᠭᠤᠳᠠᠯ

History

Hohhot Baita Airport was opened on 1 October 1958. 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. 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.

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 to replace Baita Airport.^[2]

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

Airlines	Destinations
9 Air	Guangzhou,[3] Zhengzhou[3]
Aero Mongolia	Ulaanbaatar (resumes 22 September 2025)[4]
Air China	Bayannur,[5] Beijing–Capital,[6] Changchun,[6] Chengdu–Shuangliu,[7] Chengdu–Tianfu,[7] Chifeng,[6] Chongqing,[8] Guangzhou, Guiyang,[3] Haikou,[9] Hailar,[3] Hangzhou, Manzhouli,[10] Shanghai–Pudong, Shenyang, Shijiazhuang,[11] Tianjin, Tongliao, Ulaanbaatar,[12] Ulanhot,[6] Wuhan, Xi'an,[13] Xilinhot,[10] Yinchuan[6]
Air Guilin	Guilin,[14] Shiyan[14]
Air Travel	Kunming, Nanjing, Wuxi[15]
Beijing Capital Airlines	Haikou, Hefei, Sanya, Zhengzhou[3]
Chengdu Airlines	Chengdu–Shuangliu,[3] Chengdu–Tianfu,[16] Guiyang,[3] Nanjing,[16] Ulanhot,[17] Wenzhou,[6] Wuhai,[18] Zhengzhou[3]
China Eastern Airlines	Changchun,[19] Fuzhou,[20] Hefei, Huai'an,[20] Kunming, Lanzhou, Nanchang,[21] Nanjing, Qingdao,[3] Shanghai–Hongqiao, Shanghai–Pudong, Wuhai,[6] Xi'an, Yantai,[13] Yinchuan[3]
China Express Airlines	Alxa Left Banner,[22] Arxan,[6] Changzhi,[22] Chengdu–Tianfu,[23] Chifeng,[10] Chongqing, Erenhot,[23] Guiyang,[3] Haikou,[6] Hailar, Handan, Hangzhou,[24] Linfen,[3] Manzhouli,[10] Ordos,[3] Shenzhen,[6] Tongliao,[22] Ulanhot, Wuhai, Xilinhot,[10] Xuzhou,[3] Yan'an, Zhengzhou[3]
China Southern Airlines	Changchun,[19] Guangzhou, Qingdao, Shenzhen, Ürümqi, Wuhan,[3] Zhengzhou
Chongqing Airlines	Chongqing, Tongliao[3]
Donghai Airlines	Shangrao,[25] Zhuhai[25]
Fuzhou Airlines	Harbin, Zhengzhou[3]
Genghis Khan Airlines	Chifeng,[6] Erenhot,[6] Hailar,[10] Tongliao,[26] Manzhouli,[23] Ulanhot,[6] Wuhai,[6] Xilinhot,[10] Zhalantun[23]
GX Airlines	Harbin,[27] Jining[28]
Hainan Airlines	Guangzhou,[3] Guiyang, Haikou, Nanchang,[3] Nanjing,[3] Sanya, Shenzhen, Ürümqi, Xuzhou,[13] Zhengzhou[3]
Hebei Airlines	Hangzhou, Shijiazhuang
Jiangxi Air	Nanchang[3]
Juneyao Air	Fuzhou,[29] Shanghai–Pudong,[3] Wuhan[29]
LJ Air	Harbin,[30] Linfen,[3] Shenzhen[6]
Loong Air	Guangzhou,[13] Hailar[26]
Lucky Air	Kunming
MIAT Mongolian Airlines	Ulaanbaatar[31]
Qingdao Airlines	Changsha,[32] Hailar[32]
Ruili Airlines	Holingol, Shenyang, Xi'an[13]
Shandong Airlines	Jinan, Nanjing, Qingdao, Xiamen
Shanghai Airlines	Hailar,[26] Shanghai–Hongqiao[6]
Shenzhen Airlines	Shenzhen
Sichuan Airlines	Chengdu–Shuangliu[6]
Spring Airlines	Changchun,[6] Dalian,[13] Harbin,[6] Lanzhou,[6] Ningbo,[33] Shenyang,[3] Shijiazhuang[33]
Suparna Airlines	Hailar,[26] Shenzhen
Tianjin Airlines	Arxan,[34] Beihai,[35] Chifeng,[6] Dalian, Guilin,[14] Hailar,[36] Harbin,[3] Hengyang,[13] Heze,[3] Huizhou,[37] Nantong,[3] Ningbo,[3] Qingdao,[3] Tianjin, Tongliao,[38] Ulanhot,[3] Wenzhou,[3] Wuhai,[38] Xiamen,[3] Xi'an,[3] Xilinhot,[10] Yancheng,[37] Yangzhou,[3] Yulin (Shaanxi),[14] Zhengzhou
West Air	Hefei,[25] Zhengzhou,[3] Zhuhai[25]
XiamenAir	Changsha, Fuzhou, Hangzhou, Quanzhou, Shanghai–Hongqiao,[3] Wuhan, Xiamen, Yuncheng,[6] Zhengzhou[20]

Cargo

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

Transport

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

See also

• List of airports in China