SZX - Shenzhen Bao’an 🇨🇳

[joe]

Airport Name and ICAO/IATA Code
Shenzhen Bao’an International Airport (ICAO: ZGSZ / IATA: SZX)

Location (City, Country)
Guangdong Province, China

Airport Type & Size
SZX is a major international hub in southern China, serving both passenger and cargo operations.

Runways:

• Runway 16L/34R: 3,800 m / 12,467 ft
• Runway 15/33: 3,400 m / 11,155 ft

The airport is equipped with modern infrastructure, high-capacity terminals, and expanding apron space that supports S, M, L, and X category aircraft.

Why should this airport be added to World of Airports?

• Strategically located in the Greater Bay Area, ideal for regional and long-haul routes
• Terminal 3 is architecturally iconic and would be fun to model in-game
• Satellite Terminal now open, providing potential for complex gate logic and gameplay expansion
• The older Terminals A & B are now used for private jet ops, creating a great opportunity to expand WoA’s supported aircraft types
• Terminal 4 is under construction, which provides future scalability for new stands and missions
• …and yes, it’s the hometown of the requester — a personal connection that adds extra passion!

Major Airlines & Routes
Hub for:

• Shenzhen Airlines (passenger)
• SF Airlines (cargo)

Also served by:
Air China, China Southern, China Eastern, Xiamen Air, Hainan Airlines, Donghai Airlines, Spring Airlines, and many international carriers

Key destinations include:

• Domestic: Beijing, Shanghai, Chengdu, Hangzhou, Xi’an, Guangzhou
• International: Bangkok, Singapore, Seoul, Tokyo, Kuala Lumpur, Jakarta, Hanoi, Dubai, Los Angeles, Vancouver

Unique Features or Challenges

• Modern main terminal with iconic flowing roof
• Operational complexity with multiple terminal areas and satellite gates
• Active cargo apron and logistics support via SF Airlines
• Mix of domestic Chinese traffic and high-capacity international flights
• Ability to model future expansion (Terminal 4) for post-launch updates
• Scenic coastal approach with strong visual potential

Optional: Links, images, maps, or videos

Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport - Wikipedia

[kubasan]

We are truly grateful for the incredible interest from our Chinese community — including hundreds of new forum accounts overnight.

It shows how much you care about World of Airports, and we deeply appreciate it.

At the same time, we must honestly share that repeated attempts to disrupt the integrity of the game — almost exclusively coming from the Chinese player base — have forced us to divert much of our team’s focus away from developing new content.

As a result, many accounts had to be banned, and progress on exciting projects like Chinese airports has been delayed.

World of Airports is a free game and will always remain so, which is why attacks aimed at gaining unfair advantages make little sense to us.

If we can find a path toward mutual respect and cooperation, it will free up our energy for growth — and certainly open the way for Chinese airports to become part of the game.

Thank you for being part of our journey!

[XC_07]

Dear Mr Kuba,

Thank you for your kindness to Chinese players and sincerely pointing out our possible problems.
I clearly understand that you may doubt the authenticity of the voting results, as one of the users who publicized this voting activity, I can clarify that all users are unique individual WOA players, but they don’t know about "WOA Forums " and never registered an account, we contacted them through many social platforms and told them how to participate in this event, we faced this matter seriously and did not speculate.

In addition, I would like to apologize on behalf of the Chinese players for all the disruptive behaviors, we are doing our best to stop such behaviors in our own community, but regardless of the presence of Chinese airports or not, the Chinese players will continue to join WOA, we will always find a better way to stop those bad behaviors, and we are still begging you to create a Chinese airport that we can be proud of, and we will continue to do our best to help the team solving those problems.

We hope to stay in touch with you, thank you very much!