Airport Name and ICAO/IATA Code
Xi‘an Xianyang International Airport (ICAO: ZLXY / IATA: XIY)
Location (City, Country)
Xianyang Dizhang, Shannxi Province, China
Airport Type & Size
Airport Scale : 4F, serving as a national aviation gateway, one of China’s eight regional hub airports, the key aviation hub for China’s Belt and Road Initiative, and the largest air traffic hub in western China. It functions as one of the primary operating bases for China Eastern Airlines and Chang’an Airlines (under Hainan Airlines), and was awarded a 4-Star Airport rating by Skytrax in 2024.Airport Facilities : Four runways (3,800×45m ×2, 3,800×60m ×1, and 3,000×45m ×1) and four independently operated terminal buildings (T1, T2, T3, T5) for now (T1-T5, S1-S2 in the future around 2035). It held the fifth position in total area among mainland Chinese airports in 2024.
Traffic Performance : Consistently ranking among China’s top 10 airports in passenger traffic and approximately 50th globally since 2010. In 2024, it handled 47 million passengers (ranking 9th nationally) and 270,000 tons of cargo (ranking 13th nationally).
Why should this airport be added to World of Airports?
Geographical Location:
Situated at the geometric center of China, XIY serves as the nation’s most critical transfer hub, often hailed as “China’s Atlanta Airport.” It maintains optimal connectivity while being distanced from the existing airports like BKK (Bangkok) and NGO (Nagoya) in WOA.Unique Features:
XIY boasts the world’s only in-terminal archaeological museum, a testament to the city’s legacy as the capital of 13 ancient dynasties. During its construction, over 2,200 of historical artifacts spanning millennia were unearthed and are now exhibited in the T5 Terminal Museum, making it a distinctive showcase of Chinese civilization.Terminals & Development:
As China’s sole airport with five independently operated terminals (T1-T5), XIY encapsulates the evolution of Chinese civil aviation infrastructure. Each terminal’s development phase mirrors key milestones in the industry, granting it unparalleled historical significance.
Major Airlines & Routes
9 Air : Guangzhou, Tumxuk, Turpan
AirAsia : Kuala Lumpur–International
Air Busan: Busan
Air Chang’an : Bazhong, Beihai, Changchun, Dalian, Ezhou, Guilin, Guiyang, Haikou, Harbin, Huaihua, Huizhou, Mudanjiang, Nanyang, Ningbo, Sanya, Shenyang, Tangshan,Tongliao, Weifang, Wenzhou, Xiamen, Xinyang, Yichang, Yingkou, Yongzhou, Zhuhai
Air China : Astana, Beijing–Capital, Beijing–Daxing, Hangzhou, Hohhot, Minsk,Shanghai–Pudong, Tianjin, Wenzhou, Wuhan
Air Guilin : Guilin
Asiana Airlines : Seoul–Incheon
Beijing Capital Airlines : Changchun, Chenzhou, Chizhou, Enshi, Guilin, Haikou, Hangzhou, Huangshan, Lijiang, Nanjing, Nanning, Quanzhou, Sanya, Shaoguan, Shijiazhuang, Songyuan, Xiamen, Xiangxi, Yichun, Yining, Yueyang
Cathay Pacific : Hong Kong
Chengdu Airlines : Changsha, Dunhuang, Jiayuguan
China Eastern Airlines : Aksu, Altay, Beijing–Daxing, Changchun, Changsha, Changzhou, Chongqing, Dali, Dalian, Dongying, Dubai–International, Dunhuang, Fuzhou, Golmud, Guangzhou, Guilin, Guiyang, Haikou, Hangzhou, Hanoi, Harbin, Hefei, Hohhot, Hong Kong, Hotan, Jiayuguan, Jieyang, Jinan, Jinchang, Jinggangshan, Karamay, Kashgar, Kuala Lumpur–International, Kunming, Kuqa, Lhasa, Lianyungang, Milan–Malpensa, Moscow–Sheremetyevo, Nagoya–Centrair, Nanchang, Nanjing, Nanning, Nantong, Ningbo, Ordos, Phuket, Phu Quoc, Qingdao, Sanya, Seoul–Incheon, Shache, Shanghai–Hongqiao, Shanghai–Pudong, Shenyang, Shenzhen, Shigatse–Peace, Singapore, Sydney, Tacheng, Tianjin, Tokyo–Narita, Ürümqi, Weihai, Wenzhou, Wuhan, Wuhu, Wuxi, Xiamen, Xining, Xishuangbanna, Yan’an, Yantai, Yining, Yiwu, Yulin (Shaanxi), Yushu, Zhangye, Zhuhai, Zunyi–Maotai
China Express Airlines : Changchun, Changzhi, Fuzhou, Harbin, Hangzhou, Jiamusi, Korla, Qingdao, Qinhuangdao, Quzhou, Sanming, Shangrao, Xiamen, Xiangyang, Yulin (Shaanxi)
China Southern Airlines: Almaty, Ashgabat, Beijing–Daxing, Changchun, Changsha, Chengdu–Tianfu, Chongqing, Dalian, Daqing, Dushanbe, Guangzhou, Harbin, Hefei, Hotan, Nanning, Shenyang, Shenzhen, Shiyan, Ürümqi, Wuhan, Yining, Yiwu, Zhuhai
China United Airlines : Wenzhou
Colorful Guizhou Airlines : Xingyi
Dalian Airlines : Beijing–Capital
Donghai Airlines : Jingzhou, Shenzhen
Fuzhou Airlines : Fuzhou, Guiyang, Tianjin, Wanzhou, Zhangjiajie
GX Airlines : Bijie, Haikou, Jining, Nanning, Yulin (Shaanxi)
Hainan Airlines : Beijing–Capital, Changsha, Chongqing, Dalian, Fuzhou, Guangzhou, Guiyang, Haikou, Hangzhou, Harbin, Jinan, Kunming, Liuzhou, Nanjing, Ningbo, Paris–Charles de Gaulle, Qianjiang, Qingdao, Sanya, Sapporo–Chitose, Shanghai–Pudong, Shaoguan, Shaoyang, Shenyang, Shenzhen, Tokyo–Narita, Ürümqi, Vladivostok, Wuhai, Xiamen, Xining, Xishuangbanna, Zhuhai
Hebei Airlines : Beijing–Daxing
Jiangxi Air : Nanchang, Ürümqi
Jeju Air : Jeju
Jin Air : Jeju
Joy Air : Changsha, Harbin, Tianjin, Yantai
Juneyao Air : Guiyang, Guyuan, Haikou, Huizhou, Nanjing, Shanghai–Hongqiao, Shanghai–Pudong, Vientiane, Wuxi, Yulin (Shannxi), Zhongwei
Korean Air : Seoul–Incheon
Kunming Airlines : Kunming, Tengchong
Loong Air : Baotou, Bishkek, Changzhou, Chifeng, Enshi, Fukuoka, Hangzhou, Harbin, Kashgar, Korla, Penang, Samarqand, Tashkent, Weihai, Yangyang, Yantai, Yinchuan,Zhangjiajie
Lucky Air : Kunming, Lijiang, Xishuangbanna
Okay Airways : Changsha, Jiujiang, Nanchang, Ningbo, Shenzhen, Tianjin, Ürümqi, Zhuhai
Ruili Airlines : Hohhot, Kunming, Shenyang
SCAT Airlines : Shymkent
Scoot : Singapore
Shandong Airlines : Aksu, Guiyang, Heze,Jinan, Korla, Longnan, Qingdao, Xiamen, Yantai
Shanghai Airlines : Budapest, Shanghai–Hongqiao, Wenzhou
Shenzhen Airlines : Guangzhou, Huizhou, Linyi, Nanjing, Nanning, Nantong, Quanzhou, Shenyang, Shenzhen, Wenzhou, Wuxi, Yangzhou, Yantai, Yinchuan
Sichuan Airlines : Beihai, Changchun, Chengdu–Shuangliu, Chiang Mai, Chongqing, Diqing, Gannan, Guiyang, Haikou, Harbin, Jinan, Kunming, Lhasa, Lijiang, Luzhou, Nyingchi, Osaka–Kansai, Panzhihua, Qingdao, Sanya, Shanghai–Pudong, Shenyang, Shenzhen, Ürümqi, Wanzhou, Xichang, Xishuangbanna, Yantai, Yibin, Yinchuan, Yingkou
Spring Airlines : Bangkok–Don Mueang, Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi, Changchun,Chiang Mai, Fuyang, Ibaraki, Jieyang, Nanchang, Ningbo, Osaka–Kansai, Phnom Penh, Shanghai–Hongqiao, Shanghai–Pudong, Shenyang, Shenzhen, Tonghua, Ürümqi
Thai AirAsia : Bangkok–Don Mueang
Thai Lion Air : Bangkok–Don Mueang
Tianjin Airlines : Anqing, Anshun, Baotou, Bayannur, Changde, Chifeng, Chizhou, Chongqing, Dalian, Ganzhou, Guilin, Guiyang, Haikou, Hailar, Hami, Harbin, Huaihua, Jieyang, Korla, Kunming, Lijiang, London–Heathrow, Nanjing, Sanya, Shenyang, Shiyan,Tacheng, Tianjin, Ulanhot, Ürümqi, Wuhai, Xiamen, Xilinhot, Yancheng, Yulin (Guangxi),Yulin (Shaanxi), Zhuhai, Zunyi–Maotai, Zunyi–Xinzhou
Tibet Airlines Dali,Hangzhou, Jinan, Koh Samui, Kunming, Lhasa, Lijiang, Nanjing, Nantong, Nyingchi, Qamdo, Shenzhen, Xishuangbanna
Urumqi Air : Zhanjiang
VietJet Air : Ho Chi Minh City
XiamenAir : Changsha, Fuzhou, Guyuan, Hangzhou, Quanzhou, Tianjin, Wanzhou, Xiamen, Yinchuan
Unique Features or Challenges
Unique Features (Mentioned above):
- Archaeological museum
- Central Location in China
Challenges：
- Snowy winters (from December to February each year)
- Long taxi distances
- Terminal complexity（T1-T5, S1-S2）
Optional: Links, images, maps, or videos
Xi'an Xianyang International Airport - Wikipedia
