XIY - Xi'an Xianyang 🇨🇳

[Shepherd]

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

[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!

[Shepherd]

outside & inside the terminal t5
Xi’an Airport’s T5 Terminal is the core project of the third-phase expansion, with 115 new stands（which is designed to handle 50 million more passengers. Its design incorporates elements of Tang Dynasty palaces, reflecting Xi’an’s historical culture.

[Shepherd]

Future planning of XIY

[Alhaha]

Hope to play this hometown Airport in WOA.