Xining Caojiapu International Airport

Xining Caojiapu International Airport (IATA: XNN, ICAO: ZLXN), is an airport serving Xining, the capital of Qinghai Province, China. It is located in Huzhu County, Haidong, on the Tibetan Plateau about 30 kilometres (19 mi) east of downtown Xining. The airport began operation in 1991. In October 2011, a new 3,800-meter runway entered service. The older runway now serves as a taxiway.^[4][5]

Xining Caojiapu International Airport 西宁曹家堡国际机场
The airport terminal
IATA: XNN ICAO: ZLXN
Summary
Operator	China West Airport Group
Serves	Xining and Haidong Qinghai
Location	Huzhu County, Qinghai
Opened	27 December 1991; 33 years ago (1991-12-27)
Elevation AMSL	2,170 m / 7,119 ft
Coordinates	36°31′39″N 102°02′34″E
Website	qhaport.cwag.com
Map
XNN/ZLXN Location in Qinghai Show map of Qinghai XNN/ZLXN Location in China Show map of China
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 11/29 3,800 12,467 Asphalt
Statistics (2023 [1])
Passengers 7,022,325 Aircraft movements 62,255 Cargo (metric tonnes) 31,385.5
Source: List of the busiest airports in China, GCM,[2] STV[3]

Xining Caojiapu International Airport
Simplified Chinese	西宁曹家堡国际机场
Traditional Chinese	西寧曹家堡國際機場
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Xīníng Cáojiāpǔ Guójì Jīchǎng

History

The first airport in the area was located near the town of Lejiawan, 17 km (11 mi) west of the current airport. Built on the orders of military governor Ma Bufang in 1931,^[6] it saw limited use by commercial airlines in 1933. In 1957, the runway was expanded to 2,600 metres (8,500 ft) and more facilities were added. A commercial route flew between Xining, Lanzhou, Baotou, and Beijing with fewer than 1,000 passengers per year. The airport was shared with the military.^[7]

In 1975, plans were made to relocate the airport, as the Lejiawan Airport was limited by a one-way gravel runway. Construction of Caojiapu airport was approved by the State Council on 17 May 1985 and started in 1989. The airport opened in December 1991. The site of the former airport is now a military base.^[7]

Airlines and destinations

Arrivals Area

Airlines	Destinations
Air China	Beijing–Capital, Chengdu–Shuangliu, Chengdu–Tianfu,[8] Hangzhou,[9] Shanghai–Pudong,[9] Taiyuan, Tianjin, Urumqi[10]
Air Travel	Changsha,[11] Nanjing,[12] Wuxi,[13] Yan'an[13]
Beijing Capital Airlines	Beijing–Daxing,[14] Golmud,[15] Haikou,[16] Hangzhou,[17] Nanchang,[18] Xi'an,[15] Yushu,[14] Zhongwei[17]
China Eastern Airlines	Beijing–Daxing,[19] Chengdu–Tianfu, Delingha, Dunhuang,[20] Golmud,[21] Golog, Hefei,[22] Huatugou, Jinan,[23] Kunming,[24] Nanchang,[25] Nanjing,[9] Ningbo, Ordos, Qilian,[26] Qingdao,[12] Shanghai–Hongqiao, Shanghai–Pudong,[9] Shenyang,[27] Wuhan, Xi'an, Yinchuan (begins 1 September 2025),[27] Yushu[14]
China Express Airlines	Aksu,[16] Chongqing[10]
China Southern Airlines	Beijing–Daxing,[12] Changsha,[12] Guangzhou, Guiyang, Wuhan,[12] Zhengzhou[12]
China United Airlines	Beijing–Daxing[12]
Donghai Airlines	Nantong[12]
GX Airlines	Jinan[12]
Hainan Airlines	Haikou,[16] Xi'an[16]
Hong Kong Airlines	Hong Kong[12]
LJ Air	Ningbo,[12] Taiyuan[12]
Loong Air	Changsha,[12] Chengdu–Tianfu,[12] Enshi,[28] Handan,[10] Hangzhou,[10] Jinan,[12] Linyi,[12] Ningbo,[12] Shenzhen,[28] Wenzhou,[12] Xuzhou,[29] Zhengzhou[12]
Lucky Air	Kunming,[12] Lhasa,[16] Zhengzhou[16]
Qingdao Airlines	Nanjing,[12] Ningbo,[12] Yangzhou[30]
Ruili Airlines	Kunming,[8] Wuhan[12]
Shandong Airlines	Jinan, Yinchuan
Shanghai Airlines	Shanghai–Pudong,[9] Wenzhou[12]
Shenzhen Airlines	Shenyang,[12] Shenzhen, Xi'an[12]
Sichuan Airlines	Chengdu–Tianfu,[16] Chongqing,[16] Dunhuang,[31] Kunming,[31] Lhasa,[32] Mianyang,[12] Sanya, Urumqi
Spring Airlines	Shanghai–Hongqiao,[12] Shijiazhuang[33]
Tianjin Airlines	Changsha,[12] Guiyang,[12] Haikou,[12] Ningbo,[12] Urumqi[12]
Tibet Airlines	Chengdu–Shuangliu, Chongqing,[16] Golmud, Golog, Jinan,[12] Kashgar,[12] Lhasa, Ngari,[12] Shache,[12] Shigatse–Peace,[12] Shijiazhuang,[33] Tianjin,[12] Xi'an,[34] Yushu,[35] Zhengzhou[32]
West Air	Chongqing,[12] Kashgar,[12] Zhengzhou
XiamenAir	Changsha,[36] Chongqing, Fuzhou, Hangzhou,[37] Quanzhou, Wuhan

See also

• List of airports in China