# Jiayuguan International Airport (JGN / ZLJQ)

**Jiayuguan International Airport** (IATA: JGN, ICAO: ZLJQ) is a large airport in Jiayuguan, Gansu Province, China. It opened in 2006. It has one runway, 3,000 m (9,843 ft) long, paved. In 2022 it handled 385 thousand passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: JGN / ZLJQ
- Type: Large airport
- Serves: Jiayuguan, Gansu Province, China
- Opened: 2006
- Elevation: 1,558 m / 5,112 ft
- Coordinates: 39.8591, 98.3393
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 3,000 m / 9,843 ft
- Passengers: 384,831 (2022)
- Time zone: UTC+8 · Asia/Shanghai
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jiayuguan_Jiuquan_Airport (14 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1937403
- Weather station: ZLJQ · WMO 52533
- Ident: ZLJQ

## Timeline

- 2006: Jiayuguan International Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 14/32 | 3,000 m / 9,843 ft | 40 m / 131 ft | Paved |  |  |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2011 | 222,134 | Wikidata |
| 2012 | 272,703 | Wikidata |
| 2013 | 353,505 | Wikidata |
| 2014 | 314,501 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 354,860 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 399,401 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 434,483 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 561,393 | Wikidata |
| 2019 | 580,971 | Wikidata |
| 2020 | 554,699 | Wikidata |
| 2021 | 622,194 | Wikidata |
| 2022 | 384,831 | Wikidata |

## Routes

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

### Year-round (16)

- [LHW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zlll.md) Lanzhou Zhongchuan International Airport · China · 592 km / 368 mi · Ruili Airlines, China Eastern Airlines
- [INC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zlic.md) Yinchuan Hedong International Airport · China · 715 km / 444 mi · China Eastern Airlines
- [URC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zwww.md) Ürümqi Tianshan International Airport · China · 1,005 km / 624 mi · 9 Air
- [XIY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zlxy.md) Xi'an Xianyang International Airport · China · 1,102 km / 685 mi · China Eastern Airlines
- [TFU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zutf.md) Chengdu Tianfu International Airport · China · 1,197 km / 744 mi · GX Airlines, Sichuan Airlines
- [CGO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zhcc.md) Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport · China · 1,494 km / 928 mi · Jiangxi Air
- [PKX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zbad.md) Beijing Daxing International Airport · China · 1,545 km / 960 mi · Xiamen Airlines, China Eastern Airlines
- [KMG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zppp.md) Kunming Changshui International Airport · China · 1,695 km / 1,053 mi · Ruili Airlines
- [WUH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zhhh.md) Wuhan Tianhe International Airport · China · 1,755 km / 1,091 mi · China Eastern Airlines
- [CSX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zgha.md) Changsha Huanghua International Airport · China · 1,883 km / 1,170 mi · Xiamen Airlines, 9 Air
- [NNG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zgnn.md) Nanning Wuxu International Airport · China · 2,132 km / 1,325 mi · GX Airlines
- [SHA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zsss.md) Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport · China · 2,284 km / 1,419 mi · China Eastern Airlines
- [CAN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zggg.md) Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport · China · 2,308 km / 1,434 mi · 9 Air
- [PVG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zspd.md) Shanghai Pudong International Airport · China · 2,326 km / 1,445 mi · China Eastern Airlines
- [HAK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zjhk.md) Haikou Meilan International Airport · China · 2,499 km / 1,553 mi · 9 Air
- [XMN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zsam.md) Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport · China · 2,512 km / 1,561 mi · Xiamen Airlines

## Airlines

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

### Passenger (7)

- MU [China Eastern Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/china-eastern-airlines) · 7
- AQ [9 Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/9-air) · 4
- MF [Xiamen Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/xiamen-airlines) · 3
- GX [GX Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/gx-airlines) · 2
- DR [Ruili Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/ruili-airlines) · 2
- RY [Jiangxi Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/jiangxi-air) · 1
- 3U [Sichuan Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/sichuan-airlines) · 1

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 385K (2022) | #1,230 of 3,974 | #401 in Asia | #120 in CN |
| Longest runway | 3,000 m / 9,843 ft | =1,196 of 29,858 | =339 in Asia | =89 in CN |
| Elevation | 1,558 m / 5,112 ft | =1,876 of 43,403 | =259 in Asia | =47 in CN |
| Age | Opened 2006 | =12,210 of 15,079 | =611 in Asia | =120 in CN |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =185 in Asia | =31 in CN |

## Nearby airports

- [CN-0127](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cn-0127.md) Qingshui Air Base · 58 km / 36 mi
- [CN-0364](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cn-0364.md) Gaotai Airport · 133 km / 83 mi
- [CN-0190](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cn-0190.md) Dingxin-Shuangchengzi Air Base · 137 km / 85 mi

## Sources

- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Jiayuguan Jiuquan Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jiayuguan_Jiuquan_Airport&oldid=1369217695), revision of 13 Aug 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/zljq/data