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✈️ Busiest Airports in China

Mainland Chinese airports ranked by passengers handled.

📅 2024📏 million passengers50 entries🇨🇳 See all of this country’s rankings →
Each tile’s area is its share of the combined total of 1,349.5M (50 entries). Stronger colour means a higher rank. The smallest 10 are merged into one grey tile.
1
Shanghai Pudong International AirportShanghai
85.0M
2
Guangzhou Baiyun International AirportGuangzhou
83.6M
3
Beijing Capital International AirportBeijing
70.7M
4
Shenzhen Bao'an International AirportShenzhen
66.5M
5
Chengdu Tianfu International AirportChengdu
56.7M
6
Beijing Daxing International AirportBeijing
53.6M
7
Hangzhou Xiaoshan International AirportHangzhou
50.5M
8
Shanghai Hongqiao International AirportShanghai
50.2M
9
Chongqing Jiangbei International AirportChongqing
50.1M
10
Kunming Changshui International AirportKunming
49.7M
11
Xi'an Xianyang International AirportXi'an, Xianyang
48.5M
12
Chengdu Shuangliu International AirportChengdu
33.5M
13
Nanjing Lukou International AirportNanjing
31.4M
14
Wuhan Tianhe International AirportWuhan
31.3M
15
Changsha Huanghua International AirportChangsha
30.3M
16
Xiamen Gaoqi International AirportXiamen
29.2M
17
Zhengzhou Xinzheng International AirportZhengzhou
29.2M
18
Ürümqi Tianshan International AirportÜrümqi
29.2M
19
Qingdao Jiaodong International AirportQingdao
26.9M
20
Haikou Meilan International AirportHaikou
26.9M
21
Shenyang Taoxian International AirportShenyang
24.9M
22
Harbin Taiping International AirportHarbin
24.7M
23
Guiyang Longdongbao International AirportGuiyang
22.7M
24
Sanya Phoenix International AirportSanya
22.7M
25
Jinan Yaoqiang International AirportJinan
20.3M
26
Tianjin Binhai International AirportTianjin
19.9M
27
Dalian Zhoushuizi International AirportDalian
19.8M
28
Changchun Longjia International AirportChangchun
17.8M
29
Lanzhou Zhongchuan International AirportLanzhou
17.7M
30
Ningbo Lishe International AirportNingbo
16.1M
31
Fuzhou Changle International AirportFuzhou
16.1M
32
Taiyuan Wusu International AirportTaiyuan, Jinzhong
14.6M
33
Nanning Wuxu International AirportNanning
13.5M
34
Zhuhai Jinwan AirportZhuhai
13.3M
35
Wenzhou Longwan International AirportWenzhou
13.1M
36
Hohhot Baita International AirportHohhot
12.7M
37
Hefei Xinqiao International AirportHefei
12.6M
38
Shijiazhuang Zhengding International AirportShijiazhuang
12.0M
39
Nanchang Changbei International AirportNanchang
11.9M
40
Wuxi Shuofang AirportWuxi
11.0M
41
Jieyang Chaoshan International AirportJieyang, Chaozhou, Shantou
10.2M
42
Yinchuan Hedong International AirportYinchuan
9.9M
43
Quanzhou Jinjiang International AirportQuanzhou
8.9M
44
Lijiang Sanyi International AirportLijiang
8.6M
45
Yantai Penglai International AirportYantai
8.0M
46
Xining Caojiapu International AirportXining
7.9M
47
Xishuangbanna Gasa International AirportJinghong
7.7M
48
Guilin Liangjiang International AirportGuilin
6.5M
49
Lhasa Gonggar International AirportLhasa
6.3M
50
Kashgar Laining International AirportKashgar
5.2M

Highlights

Within China, Shanghai Pudong International Airport ranks first in 2024 with 85.0M, followed by Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (83.6M) and Beijing Capital International Airport (70.7M).

Across 50 entries, values run from 85.0M (Shanghai Pudong International Airport) to 5.2M (Kashgar Laining International Airport), with a median of 20.1M.

Source: Civil Aviation Administration of China (via Wikipedia), 2024. Unit: million passengers.

Source: Civil Aviation Administration of China (via Wikipedia) · CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikipedia); underlying data © the cited publisher · fetched Oct 13, 2026