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Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport 深圳宝安国际机场
IATA: SZX ICAO: ZGSZ
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner/Operator	Shenzhen Airport Company Ltd.
Serves	Pearl River Delta
Location	Bao'an, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
Opened	12 October 1991; 32 years ago (1991-10-12)
Hub for	China Southern Airlines Donghai Airlines Hainan Airlines SF Airlines Shenzhen Airlines UPS Airlines
Focus city for	Air China
Elevation AMSL	4 m / 13 ft
Coordinates	22°38′22″N 113°48′39″E / 22.63944°N 113.81083°E / 22.63944; 113.81083
Website	eng.szairport.com
Maps
CAAC airport chart
SZX/ZGSZ Location in Guangdong Show map of Guangdong SZX/ZGSZ Location in China Show map of China
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 15/33 3,400 11,155 Concrete 16L/34R 3,800 12,467 Concrete 16R/34L under construction
Statistics (2023)
Passengers 52,734,934 Aircraft movements 393,073 Tonnes of cargo 1,600,348
Source: List of the busiest airports in China

Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport
Simplified Chinese	深圳宝安国际机场
Traditional Chinese	深圳寶安國際機場
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Shēnzhèn Bǎo'ān Guójì Jīchǎng Wade–Giles Shen-chen Pao-an Kuo-chi Chi-chʻang Yale Romanization Shen1 jen4 Gwo2 ji4 Ji1 chang3 Yue: Cantonese Jyutping samzan bouon Gwokzai Geicoeng

Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport (IATA: SZX, ICAO: ZGSZ) — formerly Shenzhen Huangtian Airport — is an international airport serving the city of Shenzhen in South Central China’s Guangdong province. It is on the east bank of the Pearl River in Bao'an District, 32 km (20 mi) northwest of the city centre. It is a hub for Shenzhen Airlines and Donghai Airlines and for cargo airline SF Airlines, China Southern Airlines and Hainan Airlines. The airport also serves as an Asian-Pacific cargo hub for UPS Airlines. The airport underwent major expansions in the 2010s, with a second runway opening in 2011, and a new terminal in 2013.

It is one of the three largest airports serving the Pearl River Delta, alongside Hong Kong International Airport and Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport. The airport has direct ferry routes to Hong Kong International Airport, where passengers can transit without going through immigration and custom checks.

The airport was opened on 12 October 1991. It occupies an area of 10.8 km (2,700 acres). Its first runway is 3400 m long and 45 m wide, and it has 53 parking spaces on its apron. Shenzhen airport handled 52,734,934 passengers in 2023, according to Civil Aviation Administration of China, making it the fourth-busiest airport in mainland China. The airport was also the world's twenty-fourth busiest and the twentieth-busiest airport in terms of cargo traffic, registering 1,600,347.7 tonnes of freight in 2023. In terms of passenger movements, Shenzhen airport was the 5th busiest airport in China in 2018. Air China launched the first intercontinental air route out of Shenzhen, to Frankfurt Airport, Germany, on 21 May 2016.

Terminal A and B primarily served domestic flights. Terminal D, the international terminal, was opened in December 2008. It had no air gates of its own, just airside bus service to distant positions around the airport. These terminals covered an area of 152,000 square meters (1,640,000 sq ft) and consisted of 24 jetways. All three former terminals were closed on 27 November 2013, with the brand new replacement Terminal 3 opening the following day.

At the beginning of 2008 the 1.6 km (0.99 mi) long new terminal commenced being built as one of main works for the 2011 Summer Universiade. This new terminal building was called "Terminal 3" from the beginning of construction until its formal opening. Soon after the decision of the closure of Terminals A, B and D, "Terminal 3" was renamed as it was the only terminal building in operation. The terminal was opened on 28 November 2013 after 4 years of planning and construction.

A new satellite concourse, designed by Aedas, opened in December 2021. It is located directly to the north of the existing Terminal 3 building and is designed with a capacity of 22 million passengers per year. It is directly connected to the main terminal by an Automated People Mover (APM) system.

The passenger transport facilities are divided into three parts: a main terminal building and two large corridors—1,050 meters (3,440 ft) long and 650 meters (2,130 ft) wide—that form a cross shape. The current terminal is three times the size of former Terminals A and B, with 450,000 square meters (4,800,000 sq ft) of floor space, 62 boarding gates and the ability to accommodate any type of plane in the world. The main building has four floors above ground and two floors underground. A connecting Ground Transport Center adjoins the terminal to the south. The main building's third floor is the waiting area for domestic and international flights, which depart from the east wing.

Airlines	Destinations
AirAsia	Kota Kinabalu, Kuala Lumpur–International, Penang (begins 29 October 2024)
Air China	Beijing–Capital, Beijing–Daxing, Chengdu–Tianfu, Chongqing, Dazhou, Frankfurt, Guiyang, Hangzhou, Johannesburg–O.R. Tambo, Los Angeles, Shanghai–Pudong, Tianjin, Wuhan
Air Travel	Liupanshui, Nanjing
All Nippon Airways	Tokyo–Haneda
Asiana Airlines	Seoul–Incheon
Cambodia Airways	Phnom Penh
Cebu Pacific	Manila
Chengdu Airlines	Beihai, Chengdu–Shuangliu, Xingyi
China Airlines	Kaohsiung, Taipei–Taoyuan
China Eastern Airlines	Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi, Beijing–Daxing, Hangzhou, Jinggangshan, Jinzhou, Kunming, Lanzhou, Nanchang, Nanjing, Ningbo, Shanghai–Hongqiao, Shanghai–Pudong, Taiyuan, Wuhan, Wuxi, Xi'an
China Express Airlines	Chongqing, Wenshan
China Southern Airlines	Amsterdam, Ankang, Anyang, Bangkok–Don Mueang, Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi, Beijing–Daxing, Bijie, Changchun, Changde, Changzhou, Chengdu–Shuangliu, Chengdu–Tianfu, Chongqing, Dali, Dalian, Dandong, Datong, Denpasar, Dubai–International, Fuyang, Guangyuan, Guiyang, Haikou, Hangzhou, Hanoi, Harbin, Hefei, Heze, Ho Chi Minh City, Hohhot, Huangshan, Jakarta–Soekarno-Hatta, Jiamusi, Jinan, Jining, Kuala Lumpur–International, Kunming, Lanzhou, Lianyungang, Lijiang, Liuzhou, Lüliang, Luoyang, Luzhou, Mexico City, Mianyang, Moscow–Sheremetyevo, Mudanjiang, Nanchong, Nanjing, Nanyang, Ningbo, Ordos, Phnom Penh, Qingdao, Qinhuangdao, Qiqihar, Riyadh, Sanya, Seoul–Incheon, Shanghai–Hongqiao, Shanghai–Pudong, Shenyang, Shiyan, Singapore, Sydney, Taipei–Taoyuan, Taiyuan, Tokyo–Narita, Urumqi, Wanzhou, Wenshan, Wenzhou, Wuhan, Wuxi, Xi'an, Xining, Xishuangbanna, Yan'an, Yancheng, Yangon, Yanji, Yinchuan, Yiwu, Zhangjiajie, Zhengzhou, Zhoushan, Zunyi–Maotai
China United Airlines	Beijing–Daxing, Wenzhou
Chongqing Airlines	Chongqing, Hechi, Taizhou, Wushan
Colorful Guizhou Airlines	Baise, Chengdu–Tianfu
Donghai Airlines	Beijing–Daxing, Changchun, Changzhi, Chengdu–Tianfu, Dalian, Datong, Haikou, Hangzhou, Harbin, Huaihua, Jingzhou, Kunming, Lanzhou, Lianyungang, Mohe, Nanjing, Nantong, Qingdao, Qingyang, Shanghai–Pudong, Shenyang, Taiyuan, Wuxi, Xi'an, Xishuangbanna, Yichang, Yiwu, Zhengzhou, Zhoushan
Fuzhou Airlines	Yichang
Hainan Airlines	Auckland, Beijing–Capital, Brussels, Budapest, Cairo, Chengdu–Shuangliu, Chongqing, Dalian, Guiyang, Haikou, Hangzhou, Hanzhong, Harbin, Hohhot, Jinan, Kashgar, Kunming, Lanzhou, Milan–Malpensa, Nanjing, Nanyang, Paris–Charles de Gaulle, Qingdao, Qionghai, Rizhao, Rome–Fiumicino, Sanya, Shanghai–Pudong, Shenyang, Taiyuan, Tel Aviv, Tianjin, Tongren, Urumqi, Vancouver, Vienna, Wenzhou, Xiamen, Xi'an, Xining, Xuzhou, Yulin (Shaanxi), Zhengzhou
Hebei Airlines	Shijiazhuang
Juneyao Air	Lijiang, Shanghai–Hongqiao, Shanghai–Pudong, Yichang
Korean Air	Seoul–Incheon
Kunming Airlines	Kunming, Mangshi
Lion Air	Charter: Denpasar
LJ Air	Chifeng, Harbin
Loong Air	Changchun, Chengdu–Tianfu, Enshi, Hangzhou, Harbin, Heze, Rizhao, Ulanhot, Xining, Xuzhou
Lucky Air	Kunming
Mahan Air	Tehran–Imam Khomeini
Okay Airways	Anqing, Changchun, Haikou, Jiujiang, Shijiazhuang, Tianjin, Xi'an, Yangzhou
Ruili Airlines	Wuxi
Shandong Airlines	Jinan, Qingdao, Shangrao, Shenyang, Weihai, Wuyishan, Yantai
Shanghai Airlines	Shanghai–Hongqiao
Shenzhen Airlines	Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi, Baotou, Barcelona, Bazhong, Beijing–Capital, Changbaishan, Changchun, Changzhou, Chengdu–Shuangliu, Chengdu–Tianfu, Chizhou, Chongqing, Dalian, Diqing, Doha (begins 29 October 2024), Dunhuang, Haikou, Hangzhou, Hanoi, Harbin, Hefei, Heihe, Ho Chi Minh City, Hohhot, Jeju, Jinan, Jingdezhen, Jixi, Karamay, Kuala Lumpur–International, Kunming, Lanzhou, Lijiang, Linyi, London–Heathrow, Manila, Mianyang, Nagoya–Centrair, Nanchang, Nanjing, Nanning, Nantong, Ningbo, Osaka–Kansai, Panzhihua, Penang, Phnom Penh, Phuket, Qingdao, Quanzhou, Sanya, Sapporo–Chitose, Seoul–Incheon, Shanghai–Hongqiao, Shanghai–Pudong, Shaoyang, Shenyang, Shijiazhuang, Singapore, Taipei–Taoyuan, Taiyuan, Taizhou, Tianjin, Tokyo–Narita, Turpan, Urumqi, Wenzhou, Wuhan, Wuhu, Wuxi, Xi'an, Xiangyang, Xining, Yangzhou, Yantai, Yibin, Yichang, Yichun (Jiangxi), Yinchuan, Yining, Yuncheng, Zhaotong, Zhengzhou
Sichuan Airlines	Chengdu–Shuangliu, Chongqing, Nyingchi, Xi'an, Xichang
Singapore Airlines	Singapore
Sky Shuttle	Macau–Terminal Marítimo
Spring Airlines	Changchun, Chongqing, Dalian, Dongying, Harbin, Huai'an, Lanzhou, Nanjing, Nanyang, Ningbo, Shanghai–Hongqiao, Shaoyang, Shenyang, Shijiazhuang, Tongliao, Wuhan, Xi'an, Zunyi–Xinzhou
Suparna Airlines	Changchun, Hailar, Hangzhou, Hohhot, Jinan, Linfen, Longnan, Nanjing, Shanghai–Pudong, Turpan, Urumqi, Zhengzhou
Thai AirAsia	Bangkok–Don Mueang
Thai Lion Air	Bangkok–Don Mueang
Tianjin Airlines	Chongqing, Tianjin
Tibet Airlines	Chengdu–Shuangliu, Lhasa, Mianyang, Xi'an
Uni Air	Taipei–Taoyuan
West Air	Chongqing, Hefei, Jinan, Zhengzhou
XiamenAir	Beijing–Daxing, Changchun, Chongqing, Fuzhou, Hangzhou, Harbin, Luzhou, Quzhou, Shanghai–Hongqiao, Shenyang, Tianjin, Xiamen

Airlines	Destinations
AeroLogic	Leipzig/Halle
ASL Airlines Belgium	Liège
Cardig Air	Hanoi
Cargolux	Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi, Budapest, Luxembourg
Central Airlines	Beijing–Daxing, Cebu, Davao, Hefei, Jakarta–Soekarno-Hatta, Manila, Paris–Charles de Gaulle, Riyadh, Weifang, Wenzhou, Wuxi
China Airlines Cargo	Taipei–Taoyuan
China Cargo Airlines	Jakarta–Soekarno-Hatta, Shanghai–Pudong
China Postal Airlines	Osaka–Kansai
China Southern Cargo	Beijing–Capital
Donghai Airlines	Chengdu–Shuangliu, Hong Kong, Manila, Shanghai–Pudong
Ethiopian Cargo	Addis Ababa, Liège
EVA Air Cargo	Taipei–Taoyuan
FedEx Express	Anchorage, Manila
Jingdong Airlines	Beijing–Daxing, Clark
Longhao Airlines	Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi, Ho Chi Minh City, Kuala Lumpur–International, Manila, Osaka–Kansai, Singapore, Weifang, Wuxi
My Indo Airlines	Balikpapan, Singapore
SF Airlines	Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi, Beijing–Capital, Chengdu–Shuangliu, Chennai, Delhi, Ezhou, Hangzhou, Ho Chi Minh City, Hong Kong, Kota Kinabalu, Kuala Lumpur–International, Los Angeles, Manila, Nantong, Osaka–Kansai, Phnom Penh, Shanghai–Pudong, Singapore, Taipei–Taoyuan, Wenzhou, Wuhan, Wuxi, Zhengzhou
Suparna Airlines Cargo	Dhaka, Hangzhou, Hong Kong, Shanghai–Pudong
Turkmenistan Airlines Cargo	Ashgabat
UPS Airlines	Anchorage, Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi, Clark, Cologne/Bonn, Dubai–International, Ho Chi Minh City, Kuala Lumpur–International, Mumbai, Osaka–Kansai, Seoul–Incheon, Singapore

The baggage areas are a short walks away from the Ground Transportation Center (GTC), where passengers can take buses, taxis and Shenzhen Metro trains. The transportation center offers local and long-distance bus services on the first floor, with taxi and Airport Express Shuttle 330 bus services on the second floor. The underground floor connects with Airport Station on Metro Line 11. Bus M416 also provides a shuttle service to Hourui Station on Line 1. In the future, it will also connect to the Guangzhou-Dongguan-Shenzhen Intercity Railway, which is under construction. Regular bus and minibus services links the Airport with the rest of the city. Intercity bus services to some other nearby cities such as Hong Kong and Dongguan are also available.

Local taxis, and often some taxis from Dongguan, can pick up passengers there from three designated waiting areas. These areas have the capacity to handle 21 taxi cabs picking up passengers simultaneously.

Airport station on Line 11 has direct link to the Ground Transport Center of the current Terminal, with eastbound service from the airport via Bao'an and Nanshan to Futian station, connecting with Futian railway station High Speed Rail services, and westbound service via Fuyong, Shajing and Songgang to Bitou.

There are also shuttle services connecting with Line 1 of the Shenzhen Metro. Non-stopping service M416 runs between Hourui Station and the new terminal.

Airport North Station on Line 11 is also built, under the site of future new Terminal project - "Terminal 4". However, Airport North Station is inaccessible to or from any of the airport facilities. Line 20 (Shenzhen International Exhibition Center Conveyance Project) links Airport North Station on Line 11 with services to Chongqing Road, International Exhibition Center South, International Exhibition Center North and International Conference Center stations. Line 20 opened in December 2021.

Guangzhou–Shenzhen intercity railway is currently under construction, and planning to provide services from Shenzhen Airport Station and Shenzhen Airport North Station. In the future, Shenzhen–Maoming High-Speed Railway and Hong Kong–Shenzhen Western Express Railway are planned to stop here.

Fast ferries are available to Outer Harbour Ferry Terminal and Taipa Ferry Terminal in Macau plus to the Skypier Ferry Terminal at Hong Kong International Airport via the nearby Fuyong Pier. Free shuttle buses connect the Pier and the Airport.

Direct services to Hong Kong Island and Kowloon were suspended because the Terminals A & B's long distance from the ferry terminal made it unpopular for commuters. However, with the opening of Terminal C, direct services may be resumed because it is much closer.

There are many bus routes between the airport and the urban area, most of them via expressways and only cost ¥10 yuan. A future service connecting the airport with Shenzhen North station is expected to start when the new Terminal 3 opens as part of 5 new major airport express shuttle buses.

Buses currently run mostly via Shenzhen Bay Control Point to many destinations across Hong Kong, Kowloon and the New Territories. Coach service is provided by Trans Island Limousine Service Ltd serving SZIA and Hong Kong, including Sheung Wan, Causeway Bay, Mong Kok (Prince Edward), Tsim Sha Tsui and Hong Kong International Airport.

A direct coach service, operated by Chinalink Bus Company, is available at Elements Mall in Hong Kong. Passengers may check-in for their flights at the bus terminal but luggage must still be carried to the airport by the passengers. The service operates from Kowloon station on the Airport Express (MTR) line direct to the Shenzhen International airport.

The planned Shenzhen–Zhongshan Bridge will directly connect Shenzhen Baoan International Airport on the eastern side of the Pearl River Delta with the city of Zhongshan on the western side. It will consist of a series of bridges and tunnels and will cut travel time from Shenzhen to Zhongshan to less than 30 minutes. Construction of the proposed 51 km (32 mi) eight-lane link started in 2017, with completion scheduled for 2024.

Shenzhen Airlines is headquartered on the grounds of the airport. Jade Cargo International was headquartered on the sixth floor of the Shenzhen Airlines Flight Operations Building on grounds of Shenzhen Baoan International Airport. Shenzhen Donghai Airlines has its head office in the Shenzhen Airlines facility on the airport property.

SF Airlines has its headquarters in the No.1 Freight Depot of the International Shipping Center.

• China Southern Airlines Flight 3456 - Crashed while landing on May 8, 1997

• List of airports in China
• List of airports in Guangdong province, from 1911-current (Zh-Wiki)

• Hirsch, Max. "Simulating Global Mobility at Shenzhen “International” Airport" (Chapter 11). In: O’Donnell, Mary Ann, Winnie Wong, and Jonathan Bach (editors). Learning from Shenzhen. University of Chicago Press, 2017. Contents of the book available at University Press Scholarship Online.

Media related to Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website
• Airport Domestic Flights Schedule: Shenzhen Domestic Arrival and Departure Airlines
• Transportation in Shenzhen Airport And Shenzhen Transportation, Get There by Air

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