HGH - Hangzhou Xiaoshan 🇨🇳

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Airport Name and ICAO/IATA Code
Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport, IATA: HGH, ICAO: ZSHC)

Location (City, Country)
Xiaoshan, Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province, China

Airport Type & Size
Airport Scale: A 4F-class civil transport airport, one of China’s 12 major regional hub airports and the second-largest aviation hub in East China (second only to Shanghai Pudong International Airport, PVG). It serves as an international scheduled flight airport, a Category I aviation port open to the outside world, and an alternate landing site for international flights.

Airport Facilities:

• 4 terminals (T1, T2, T3 for domestic and T4 for international) with a total area of 1.1 million square meters;
• 165 aircraft stands on the passenger apron (including 72 contact gates) and 27 stands on the cargo apron;
• 2 operational runways (southern runway 3600×60m, northern runway 3400×45m), accompanied by two parallel taxiways.

Traffic Performance: In 2024, Hangzhou Airport handled 48.05 million passengers, 734.9 thousand tons of cargo and mail, and 320.3 thousand aircraft movements, ranking 8th, 7th, and 10th respectively in China.

Why should this airport be added to World of Airports?
Core Hub in the Southern Yangtze River Delta
Strategically located in Hangzhou, a key city in the southern Yangtze River Delta, the airport leverages Zhejiang Province’s robust private economy, digital economy (home to Alibaba and other headquarters), and cross-border e-commerce industry. This enables it to handle high-value, high-growth passenger and cargo flows. It primarily facilitates the diversion of international passenger and cargo traffic from the southern Yangtze River Delta, carving out a distinct advantage in cross-border e-commerce logistics and international business routes.

Cross-Border E-Commerce Driven Cargo Operations
As a core hub in China’s Cross-Border E-Commerce Demonstration Zone, a significant portion of Hangzhou Airport’s cargo structure consists of cross-border e-commerce parcels. It also sees strong demand for high-end logistics, including perishables requiring cold chain support and electronics.

Major Airlines & Routes
9 Air Guangzhou

Air China Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi, Beijing–Capital, Beijing–Daxing, Changchun, Chengdu–Shuangliu, Chengdu–Tianfu, Chongqing, Daqing, Dubai–International,[16] Guangyuan, Guangzhou, Guiyang, Haikou, Hanoi,Harbin, Hohhot, Hong Kong, Jieyang, Korla, Kunming, Lanzhou, Lijiang, Ordos, Osaka–Kansai, Phuket, Seoul–Incheon, Shenzhen, Taipei–Taoyuan, Tianjin, Tokyo–Narita, Ürümqi, Weihai, Xi’an, Xining, Yantai, Yinchuan, Yuncheng, Zhanjiang, Zhengzhou

Air Guilin Guilin

Air Macau Macau

AirAsia Kota Kinabalu, Kuala Lumpur–International

All Nippon Airways Tokyo–Narita

Asiana Airlines Seoul–Incheon

Beijing Capital Airlines Ankang, Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi, Beijing–Daxing, Chengdu–Shuangliu, Chongqing, Enshi, Guangzhou, Guilin, Guiyang, Haikou, Harbin, Jeju, Korla, Kunming, Lanzhou, Lijiang, Lisbon, Madrid, Melbourne, Moscow–Sheremetyevo, Nanyang, Osaka–Kansai, Qingdao, Qingyang, Sanya, Shijiazhuang, Tangshan, Ürümqi, Xi’an, Xining, Yichang, Yinchuan, Zhengzhou, Zhongwei

Cathay Pacific Hong Kong

Chengdu Airlines Chengdu–Shuangliu, Dalian, Haikou

China Eastern Airlines Auckland, Beijing–Daxing, Changchun, Chengdu–Shuangliu, Chengdu–Tianfu, Dali, Guangzhou, Guiyang, Ho Chi Minh City, Hong Kong, Jiamusi, Kuala Lumpur–International, Kunming, Lanzhou, Linyi, Mudanjiang, Qingdao, Seoul–Incheon, Shenzhen, Singapore, Sydney, Taiyuan, Wuhan, Xi’an, Xinyang, Xishuangbanna, Yanji, Yantai, Yinchuan

China Express Airlines Baotou, Changzhi, Chifeng, Chongqing, Hohhot, Xi’an

China Southern Airlines Aksu, Beijing–Daxing, Changchun, Dalian, Guangzhou, Guiyang, Haikou, Harbin, Jieyang, Lanzhou, Meizhou, Nanning, Sanya, Shenyang, Shenzhen, Ürümqi, Wuhan, Zhengzhou, Zhuhai

China United Airlines Beijing–Daxing, Foshan

Chongqing Airlines Chongqing, Guiyang

Colorful Guizhou Airlines Guiyang

Dalian Airlines Dalian

Donghai Airlines Haikou, Shenzhen, Shiyan

Egyptair Cairo

Emirates Dubai–International

EVA Air Taipei–Taoyuan

Hainan Airlines Beijing–Capital, Changsha, Chongqing, Dalian, Guangzhou, Haikou, Hanzhong, Harbin, Jieyang, Sanya, Shenzhen, Taiyuan, Ürümqi, Xi’an, Zhengzhou, Zhuhai

Hebei Airlines Chengde, Guiyang, Hohhot, Mianyang, Shijiazhuang, Ulanqab, Yinchuan, Zhangjiakou

Hong Kong Airlines Hong Kong

Jiangxi Air Shenyang
Juneyao Air Chifeng, Guilin, Guiyang, Harbin, Huai’an, Huizhou, Kunming, Linfen, Qingdao, Wuhai, Yulin (Shaanxi), Zhengzhou

Korean Air Seoul–Incheon

Kunming Airlines Kunming, Mangshi

Lao Airlines Vientiane

Loong Air Aksu, Almaty, Aral, Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi, Beijing–Capital, Bijie, Changbaishan, Changchun, Changsha, Chengdu–Shuangliu, Chengdu–Tianfu, Chongqing, Dalian, Dazhou, Delingha, Dongying, Enshi, Guangzhou, Guiyang, Haikou, Handan, Harbin, Heze, Hong Kong, Huaihua, Jakarta–Soekarno-Hatta,[64] Jeju, Jingzhou, Jixi, Karamay, Kashgar, Korla, Lanzhou, Lijiang, Linyi, Osaka–Kansai, Quanzhou, Sanya, Shenyang, Shenzhen, Singapore, Tonghua, Tumxuk, Ürümqi, Weifang, Weihai, Wuhan, Xi’an, Xiangyang, Xining, Xishuangbanna, Yantai, Yinchuan, Zhangjiajie, Zhengzhou, Zunyi–Xinzhou

Lucky Air Ganzhou, Haikou, Kunming

Okay Airways Harbin, Sanya, Shizuoka, Tianjin, Xingyi, Xishuangbanna

Qatar Airways Doha

Royal Brunei Airlines Bandar Seri Begawan

Ruili Airlines Kunming
Scoot Singapore

Shandong Airlines Beijing–Capital, Guilin, Qingdao, Ürümqi, Xiamen, Yantai, Zhuhai

Shanghai Airlines Guangzhou, Zhengzhou

Shenzhen Airlines Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Yuncheng
Sichuan Airlines Changde, Chengdu–Shuangliu, Chengdu–Tianfu, Chongqing, Dunhuang, Guangzhou, Guiyang, Harbin, Jiayuguan, Kunming, Lanzhou, Lhasa, Luzhou, Mianyang, Nanning, Ürümqi, Xishuangbanna, Yibin, Zhaotong

Spring Airlines Jeju, Jieyang, Lanzhou, Shenyang, Shijiazhuang

Suparna Airlines Changchun, Shenzhen

Thai AirAsia Bangkok–Don Mueang

Thai Lion Air Bangkok–Don Mueang

Thai VietJet Air Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi

Tianjin Airlines Ankang, Chengdu–Tianfu, Chongqing, Guiyang, Haikou, Hengyang, Meizhou, Tianjin, Ürümqi, Wanzhou, Yantai

Tibet Airlines Chengdu–Shuangliu, Dali, Lhasa, Luzhou, Xi’an, Yibin

Urumqi Air Longnan, Qingyang, Ürümqi

Uzbekistan Airways Tashkent

West Air Chongqing

XiamenAir Beihai, Beijing–Daxing, Changchun, Changsha, Chengdu–Tianfu, Chongqing, Dalian, Guangzhou, Guilin, Guiyang, Haikou, Harbin, Hohhot, Hong Kong, Jakarta–Soekarno-Hatta, Kuala Lumpur–International, Kunming, Lanzhou, Liuzhou, Macau, Mudanjiang, Nanchong, Nanning, Osaka–Kansai, Qingdao, Quanzhou, Sanya, Shenyang, Shenzhen, Singapore, Taipei–Taoyuan, Taiyuan, Tianjin, Ürümqi, Wuhan, Xiamen, Xi’an, Xining, Yinchuan, Zhengzhou, Zhuhai, Zunyi–Maotai

Unique Features or Challenges
If developers do not intend to develop a super-large airport like PVG, they may consider this airport as an alternative. It boasts a moderate scale, a proximate location, and significant international influence.

Optional: Links, images, maps, or videos
Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport - Wikipedia