Jieyang Chaoshan International Airport

"Shantou Airport" redirects here. For the military airport, see Shantou Waisha Airport. For the US airline with the ICAO code SWA and commonly referred to as such, see Southwest Airlines.

Jieyang Chaoshan International Airport (IATA: SWA, ICAO: ZGOW) is an international airport serving the cities of Jieyang, Shantou and Chaozhou in South Central China‘s Guangdong province. It is located in the towns of Paotai and Denggang in Jiedong District, Jieyang, Guangdong. It was part of a relocation plan from the original Shantou Waisha Airport, and the site was chosen to be near the geographic center of Jieyang, Shantou, and Chaozhou.^[3] The airport was put into service on 15 December 2011, with the simultaneous shut-down of Shantou Waisha Airport as a commercial airport.

Jieyang Chaoshan International Airport 揭阳潮汕国际机场
IATA: SWA ICAO: ZGOW
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Shantou, Chaozhou, Jieyang Airport Cooperation[1] General Electric[2]
Serves	Chaoshan Jieyang Shantou Chaozhou
Location	Towns of Paotai and Denggang in Jiedong District, Jieyang, Guangdong, China
Opened	15 December 2011; 12 years ago (2011-12-15)
Hub for	China Southern Airlines
Coordinates	23°33′09″N 116°30′21″E
Website	www.cs-airport.com
Map
SWA/ZGOW Location in Guangdong Show map of Guangdong SWA/ZGOW SWA/ZGOW (China) Show map of China
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 04/22 3,200 10,499 Concrete
Statistics (2021)
Passengers 5,734,175 Aircraft movements 50,333 Cargo (metric tons) 31,235
Source: List of the busiest airports in the People's Republic of China

Jieyang Chaoshan International Airport
Simplified Chinese	揭阳潮汕国际机场
Traditional Chinese	揭陽潮汕國際機場
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Jiēyáng Cháoshàn Guójì Jīchǎng IPA [tɕjé.jǎŋ ʈʂʰǎʊ.ʂân kwǒ.tɕî tɕí.ʈʂʰàŋ] Hakka Pha̍k-fa-sṳ Ket-yòng Tshèu-Sân Koet-chi Kî-chhòng Southern Min Teochew Peng'im Gig⁴ion⁵ Dio⁵suan¹ Gog⁴zi³ Gi¹dion⁵

History

The city of Shantou was formerly served by Shantou Waisha Airport, a dual-use military and civil airport. Construction of Jieyang Chaoshan Airport began on 16 June 2009 with a total investment of 3.8 billion yuan.^[3] In November 2011, the Chinese Ministry of Environmental Protection halted the construction of the airport due to unauthorized deviations from the approved environmental impact report. The airport authorities submitted a revised environmental impact report, which gained approval from the ministry.^[4] Jieyang Chaoshan Airport was opened on 15 December 2011, when all civil flights were transferred from the old Waisha Airport, which remains in use as a military air base.^[5] On 10 July 2014, the Chinese government officially gave the airport international status,^[6][7] after having operated international flights for a number of years already.

Terminals

Information center in Jieyang Chaoshan International Airport

The airport covers an area of 113,000 square metres (1,220,000 square feet) after the completion of a terminal expansion project in December 2022, doubling the airport terminal area through the additional of a second terminal wing.^[8] This upgrade allowed for the terminal design capacity to increase from 4.5 million to 14.5 million passengers annually.^[9] A previous airport expansion extended the length of the runway from 2,800 to 3,200 metres (9,200 to 10,500 ft) in order to upgrade it to a code 4E runway.

The passenger terminal has 26 jetways^[10] with 22 allocated to domestic flights, two allocated to international flights and two dual-use jetways.^[11]

A second check-in terminal is available outside Shantou Railway Station.^[12][13]

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

Departures area

Arrivals area

Airlines	Destinations
9 Air	Guiyang[14]
AirAsia	Kota Kinabalu (begins 16 November 2024),[15][16] Kuala Lumpur–International
Air China	Beijing–Capital, Chengdu–Tianfu, Hangzhou, Wuhan[14]
Air Guilin	Guiyang,[14] Haikou[14]
Beijing Airlines	Beijing–Daxing[17]
Beijing Capital Airlines	Lijiang,[18] Nanning[18]
Cambodia Airways	Phnom Penh[19]
Chengdu Airlines	Chengdu–Tianfu, Dazhou,[20] Shaoguan,[21] Zunyi–Maotai
China Eastern Airlines	Changsha,[14] Chengdu–Tianfu,[22] Hefei,[23] Hengyang,[24] Kunming, Liuzhou,[25] Nanjing,[18] Ningbo, Qingdao,[18] Shanghai–Pudong, Taiyuan, Wenzhou,[18] Wuxi,[26] Xi'an
China Express Airlines	Chongqing,[27] Shaoguan
China Southern Airlines	Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi,[28] Beijing–Daxing,[29] Changchun,[30] Changsha, Changzhou,[31] Chengdu–Tianfu, Chizhou,[32] Chongqing, Dalian,[18] Guangzhou, Guiyang, Haikou, Hangzhou, Hohhot,[14] Huai'an,[33] Jinan,[14] Jinggangshan,[34] Kunming, Lianyungang,[14] Linyi, Luzhou,[18] Nanjing, Nanning, Nantong,[14] Nanyang,[33] Ningbo, Qingdao, Sanya,[18] Shanghai–Pudong, Taiyuan,[30] Taizhou, Tianjin,[30] Wuhan, Xuzhou, Yichang,[33] Yiwu, Zhangjiajie, Zhengzhou, Zhoushan[18]
China United Airlines	Beijing–Daxing
Chongqing Airlines	Chongqing
Colorful Guizhou Airlines	Guiyang[18]
GX Airlines	Fuyang,[35] Huangshan[36]
Hainan Airlines	Haikou[18]
Lucky Air	Kunming
Okay Airways	Changsha
OTT Airlines	Guilin,[18] Shanghai–Pudong,[22] Zhanjiang
Ruili Airlines	Nanning,[37] Xishuangbanna[37]
Scoot	Singapore (begins 16 January 2025)[38]
Shanghai Airlines	Changchun,[18] Kunming, Nanjing, Shanghai–Hongqiao,[18] Zhoushan[14]
Sichuan Airlines	Chengdu–Shuangliu,[18] Chengdu–Tianfu, Chongqing, Kunming,[14] Tongren, Ürümqi,[39] Xingyi,[14] Yibin[39]
Spring Airlines	Bangkok–Don Mueang,[40] Changchun,[41] Changsha, Dalian,[42] Hangzhou, Harbin, Hefei,[43] Lanzhou,[44] Mohe,[18] Nanchang, Nanjing, Ningbo,[18] Shanghai–Hongqiao, Shanghai–Pudong,[22] Shenyang,[18] Shijiazhuang,[45] Singapore,[46] Xi'an,[18] Yangzhou, Yinchuan,[18] Zhanjiang
Thai AirAsia	Bangkok–Don Mueang[18]
Tianjin Airlines	Guiyang,[47] Haikou, Mianyang[48]
West Air	Chongqing, Shangrao,[49] Zhengzhou

Ground transportation

The airport is served by the adjacent Jieyang Airport railway station. A station will also be constructed at the airport as part of the East Guangdong Intercity Railway with construction expected to be completed in 2027.^[50]

Statistics

Outside the arrivals area

Jieyang Chaoshan Airport is among the 50 busiest passenger airports in China.

Year	Passenger movements	Change
2021[51]	5,734,175	8.5%
2020[52]	5,285,718	28.1%
2019[53]	7,353,521	13.2%
2018[54]	6,493,930	44.8%
2017	4,485,000	17.5%
2016[55]	3,818,000	19.2%
2015[56]	3,204,300[57]	11.6%
2014[58]	2,870,252	6.9%
2013[59][60][61]	2,686,007	27.7%
2012	2,103,303	10.6%

See also

• Shantou Waisha Airport
• List of airports in China

References

1. "汕头机场一夜整体"搬家" 转场揭阳潮汕机场－地方新闻－时政频道－中工网".
2. "GE investing in 3.7b yuan Jieyang Chaoshan Airport in Guangdong". 20 June 2008.
3. 揭阳潮汕机场总体概况 (in Chinese). Jieyang Chaoshan Airport. Archived from the original on 2013-01-28. Retrieved 2013-01-23.
4. 广东揭阳潮汕机场15日使用 曾因环评未过关停建. Tencent (in Chinese). 2011-12-11. Retrieved 2013-01-23.
5. 揭阳潮汕机场今晨起飞首架航机. Netease (in Chinese). 2011-12-15. Archived from the original on 2013-10-20. Retrieved 2013-01-23.
6. "揭阳潮汕机场2013年接送旅客268.7万人次-中国民航网". Archived from the original on 2014-01-08.
7. 林双英. "揭阳航空口岸通过验收_地市滚动_南方网".
8. "揭阳潮汕机场扩建航站楼正式投运". Retrieved 23 March 2023.
9. "Jieyang Airport, Jieyang Chaoshan International Airport - SWA, ZGOW".
10. "New Airport in East Guangdong _Life of Guangzhou". Archived from the original on 2015-07-07. Retrieved 2012-11-25.
11. "Jieyang Chaoshan International Airport". Retrieved 23 March 2023.
12. "揭阳潮汕机场汕头城市候机楼六月份开工-中国民航网". Archived from the original on 2014-02-03. Retrieved 2013-05-22.
13. "揭阳潮汕机场汕头候机楼月底启用 - 信息时报 - 汉丰网". Archived from the original on 2016-07-01. Retrieved 2014-09-26.
14. "揭阳潮汕机场执行夏季航班计划，80条航线每周1742班次". Retrieved 25 July 2024.
15. "AirAsia launches Kota Kinabalu-Shantou routes". theedgemalaysia. 27 August 2024.
16. "AirAsia enters second half of the year with wider expansion in China". newsroom.airasia. 26 August 2024.
17. "关于北京航与国航共用航班的公告". Retrieved 23 November 2023.
18. "潮汕出发•无忧出行 | 潮汕机场2023年冬航季精彩启航". Retrieved 10 December 2023.
19. "Cambodia Airways 1Q24 Mainland China Network Expansion". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
20. "冬春航季今启航 | 成都航空32条新航线陆续首航，150元新疆区域"无限飞"！". Retrieved 30 November 2023.
21. "Sichuan Airlines / Chengdu Airlines NW22 Domestic Network Additions". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
22. "新航线，新航点，潮汕机场2023年夏航季航班时刻表". Retrieved 10 April 2023.
23. "周知！合肥新桥机场启用夏航季航班时刻表！". Retrieved 12 April 2023.
24. 东航新开潮汕-衡阳航线|与您相约“山南水北、谓之阳”
25. 2019夏秋季成都新增航线
26. "航线推荐 | 东航新航季无锡航班计划推荐". Retrieved 25 October 2024.
27. "寻龙五千年，华夏航空2024夏秋航季全新启航". Retrieved 6 June 2024.
28. "8月1日起，南航揭阳直飞曼谷航班转场至素万那普机场". Retrieved 28 August 2023.
29. "China Southern moves Ho Chi Minh flights to Beijing Daxing".
30. "2023年义乌机场夏航季航线航班一览". Retrieved 8 June 2023.
31. "2024年常州机场夏航季航班计划执行时间(最新)". Retrieved 8 July 2024.
32. "【深圳航空】飞向美好，为你添翼--深航2022年冬航季池州=深圳线迎来新调整～". Retrieved January 17, 2023.
33. "China Southern / Xiamen Airlines NW22 Domestic Network Additions". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
34. "明天起，井冈山机场执行冬春航季！将新增2航线！". Retrieved December 26, 2022.
35. "阜阳机场2023年-2024年冬春季航班时刻表". Retrieved 7 December 2023.
36. "黄山机场首次大规模引进国内航线". Retrieved 13 July 2024.
37. "换季特辑 | 南宁机场新增开通西双版纳—南宁—揭阳航线航班". Retrieved 7 August 2024.
38. Mujibah, Fatimah (11 November 2024). "Scoot launches direct flights to Padang, Phu Quoc and Shantou". The Straits Times. Archived from the original on 11 November 2024. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
39. "2023年新航季川航最新航线出炉，附国际/地区航线新消息". Retrieved 16 March 2023.
40. "国内飞泰国航线逐渐恢复中！". Retrieved February 3, 2023.
41. "2023夏航季（附航班表）！扬泰机场这边热热闹闹……". Retrieved 20 May 2023.
42. "Spring Airlines NW22 Domestic Network Additions". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
43. "新桥机场春秋航空将再添4条新航线_手机网易网". 3 April 2019.
44. "通航75个航点！江西机场26日起迎来夏航季！". Retrieved 26 June 2023.
45. "今起，湛江吴川机场将执行冬春航季任务！票价低至⋯⋯". Retrieved 24 December 2022.
46. "Spring Airlines Expands Singapore Service in NS24". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
47. "天津航空换季航线超前预告来了，天津=郑州=悉尼国际航线3月24日重新启航". Retrieved February 26, 2023.
48. "冬航季航线预告，内附时刻表". Retrieved 14 October 2024.
49. "旺季生产 | 又添新航点，揭阳潮汕机场新开直达上饶航线". Retrieved 25 July 2024.
50. "粤东城际铁路全线开工汕潮揭"半小时通勤圈"加快形成". Retrieved 23 March 2023.
51. 2021年民航机场吞吐量排名 (PDF) (in Chinese). Civil Aviation Administration of China. 2022-03-22. Retrieved 2022-03-23.
52. 2020年民航机场吞吐量排名 (in Chinese). Civil Aviation Administration of China. 2021-04-09. Retrieved 2021-08-25.
53. 2019年民航机场吞吐量排名 (in Chinese). Civil Aviation Administration of China. 2020-03-09. Retrieved 2020-03-12.
54. 2018年民航机场生产统计公报 (in Chinese). Civil Aviation Administration of China. 2019-03-05. Retrieved 2019-03-12.
55. "揭阳潮汕国际机场2016年旅客吞吐量达381.8万人次-西部网 陕西新闻网". news.cnwest.com. Archived from the original on 2017-01-04.
56. "揭阳潮汕国际机场年旅客吞吐量突破300万人次_金羊网新闻". Archived from the original on 2016-06-24. Retrieved 2015-12-31.
57. 曾剑峰. "潮汕机场将开通揭阳直飞马来西亚泰国航线_广东精选_南方网".
58. "揭阳潮汕国际机场：将引入更多廉航_广州日报大洋网". Archived from the original on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2015-01-07.
59. "揭阳潮汕机场成广东第三大干线机场-中国民航网". Archived from the original on 2014-01-02. Retrieved 2013-11-06.
60. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-01-02. Retrieved 2014-01-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
61. L_103866. "揭阳潮汕机场将开放国际口岸--广东频道--人民网". Archived from the original on 2014-01-08. Retrieved 2014-01-08.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

External links

• Official website