# Baotou Donghe International Airport (BAV / ZBOW)

**Baotou Donghe International Airport** (IATA: BAV, ICAO: ZBOW) is a large airport in Baotou, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China. It opened in 1956. It has one runway, 2,800 m (9,186 ft) long, asphalt. In 2022 it handled 1.0 million passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/zbow

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: BAV / ZBOW
- Type: Large airport
- Serves: Baotou, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China
- Opened: 1956
- Elevation: 1,012 m / 3,321 ft
- Coordinates: 40.5600, 109.9970
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,800 m / 9,186 ft
- Passengers: 1,018,957 (2022)
- Time zone: UTC+8 · Asia/Shanghai
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baotou_Donghe_International_Airport (17 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1930670
- Ident: ZBOW

## Timeline

- 1956: Baotou Donghe International Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 13/31 | 2,800 m / 9,186 ft | 61 m / 200 ft | Asphalt | 130° / 310° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2011 | 1,345,598 | Wikidata |
| 2012 | 1,625,870 | Wikidata |
| 2013 | 1,708,846 | Wikidata |
| 2014 | 1,829,990 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 1,901,035 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 1,867,690 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 2,089,009 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 2,032,157 | Wikidata |
| 2019 | 2,265,867 | Wikidata |
| 2020 | 1,179,202 | Wikidata |
| 2021 | 1,336,911 | Wikidata |
| 2022 | 1,018,957 | Wikidata |

## Routes

18 destinations in 1 country. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (18)

- [TYN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zbyn.md) Taiyuan Wusu International Airport · China · 386 km / 240 mi · Shandong Airlines
- [SJW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zbsj.md) Shijiazhuang Zhengding International Airport · China · 477 km / 296 mi · China Express Airlines
- [PEK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zbaa.md) Beijing Capital International Airport · China · 562 km / 349 mi · Air China
- [LYA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zhly.md) Luoyang Beijiao Airport · China · 680 km / 423 mi · China Express Airlines
- [XIY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zlxy.md) Xi'an Xianyang International Airport · China · 689 km / 428 mi · China Express Airlines, Loong Air
- [CGO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zhcc.md) Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport · China · 752 km / 467 mi · China Express Airlines
- [CIF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zbcf.md) Chifeng Yulong Airport · China · 759 km / 472 mi · China Express Airlines, Loong Air
- [BPE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zbdh.md) Qinhuangdao Beidaihe Airport · China · 777 km / 483 mi · China Express Airlines
- [TGO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zbtl.md) Tongliao Airport · China · 1,060 km / 659 mi · Genghis Khan Airlines
- [SHE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zytx.md) Shenyang Taoxian International Airport · China · 1,135 km / 705 mi · China Express Airlines
- [WUH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zhhh.md) Wuhan Tianhe International Airport · China · 1,152 km / 716 mi · Air China
- [HLH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zbul.md) Ulanhot Yilelite Airport · China · 1,154 km / 717 mi · Genghis Khan Airlines
- [HLD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zbla.md) Hulunbuir Hailar Airport · China · 1,232 km / 766 mi · China Express Airlines
- [CSX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zgha.md) Changsha Huanghua International Airport · China · 1,407 km / 874 mi · China Express Airlines
- [HRB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zyhb.md) Harbin Taiping International Airport · China · 1,432 km / 890 mi · China Express Airlines
- [MXZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zgmx.md) Meizhou Meixian Changgangji International Airport · China · 1,899 km / 1,180 mi · China Express Airlines
- [XMN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zsam.md) Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport · China · 1,935 km / 1,202 mi · Shandong Airlines
- [HAK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zjhk.md) Haikou Meilan International Airport · China · 2,294 km / 1,425 mi · China Express Airlines

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from BAV, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Passenger (5)

- G5 [China Express Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/china-express-airlines) · 12
- CA [Air China](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-china) · 2
- 9D [Genghis Khan Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/genghis-khan-airlines) · 2
- GJ [Loong Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/loong-air) · 2
- SC [Shandong Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/shandong-airlines) · 2

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 1.0M (2022) | #817 of 3,974 | #256 in Asia | #76 in CN |
| Longest runway | 2,800 m / 9,186 ft | =1,615 of 29,858 | =458 in Asia | =99 in CN |
| Elevation | 1,012 m / 3,321 ft | =4,703 of 43,403 | #442 in Asia | #99 in CN |
| Age | Opened 1956 | =4,178 of 15,079 | =229 in Asia | =23 in CN |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =185 in Asia | =31 in CN |

## Nearby airports

- [CN-0014](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cn-0014.md) Hohhot Bikeqi Air Base · 106 km / 66 mi
- [DSN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zbds.md) Ordos Ejin Horo International Airport · 119 km / 74 mi
- [CN-0418](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cn-0418.md) Hohhot Shengle International Airport (under construction) · 134 km / 83 mi

## Sources

- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Baotou Donghe International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Baotou_Donghe_International_Airport&oldid=1373004476), revision of 3 Sep 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/zbow/data