# Xining Caojiabao International Airport (XNN / ZLXN)

**Xining Caojiabao International Airport** (IATA: XNN, ICAO: ZLXN) is a large airport in Haidong (Huzhu Tu Autonomous County), Qinghai Province, China. It opened in 1991. It has one runway, 3,800 m (12,467 ft) long, asphalt. In 2022 it handled 2.6 million passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: XNN / ZLXN
- Type: Large airport
- Serves: Haidong (Huzhu Tu Autonomous County), Qinghai Province, China
- Opened: 1991
- Elevation: 2,170 m / 7,119 ft
- Coordinates: 36.5277, 102.0402
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 3,800 m / 12,467 ft
- Passengers: 2,609,436 (2022)
- Time zone: UTC+8 · Asia/Shanghai
- Website: http://qhaport.cwag.com/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xining_Caojiapu_International_Airport (18 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2235480
- Weather station: ZLXN · WMO 52866
- Ident: ZLXN

## Timeline

- 1991: Xining Caojiabao International Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 11/29 | 3,800 m / 12,467 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt |  | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2011 | 2,030,378 | Wikidata |
| 2012 | 2,664,488 | Wikidata |
| 2013 | 3,236,417 | Wikidata |
| 2014 | 3,852,528 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 4,005,667 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 4,681,138 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 5,627,696 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 6,339,622 | Wikidata |
| 2019 | 7,226,518 | Wikidata |
| 2020 | 5,862,059 | Wikidata |
| 2021 | 5,864,258 | Wikidata |
| 2022 | 2,609,436 | Wikidata |

## Routes

57 destinations in 2 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (57)

- [HBQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zlhb.md) Haibei Qilian Airport · China · 206 km / 128 mi · China Eastern Airlines
- [GMQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zlgl.md) Golog Maqên Airport · China · 283 km / 176 mi · Tibet Airlines, China Eastern Airlines
- [ZHY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zlzw.md) Zhongwei Shapotou Airport · China · 300 km / 186 mi · Beijing Capital Airlines
- [HXD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zldl.md) Haixi Delingha Airport · China · 430 km / 267 mi · China Eastern Airlines
- [INC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zlic.md) Yinchuan Hedong International Airport · China · 433 km / 269 mi · Shandong Airlines, Ruili Airlines, China Eastern Airlines
- [LNL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zlln.md) Longnan Chengzhou Airport · China · 457 km / 284 mi · Fuzhou Airlines
- [YUS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zlys.md) Yushu Batang Airport · China · 614 km / 382 mi · Tibet Airlines, China Eastern Airlines, Beijing Capital Airlines
- [GOQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zlgm.md) Golmud Airport · China · 649 km / 403 mi · Tibet Airlines, China Eastern Airlines, Beijing Capital Airlines
- [XIY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zlxy.md) Xi'an Xianyang International Airport · China · 651 km / 405 mi · Tibet Airlines, China Eastern Airlines, Hainan Airlines, Beijing Capital Airlines, Shenzhen Airlines
- [ENY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zlya.md) Yan'an Nanniwan Airport · China · 663 km / 412 mi · Air Travel
- [CTU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zuuu.md) Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport · China · 687 km / 427 mi · Tibet Airlines, Air China
- [TFU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zutf.md) Chengdu Tianfu International Airport · China · 726 km / 451 mi · China Eastern Airlines, Sichuan Airlines, Loong Air, Air China
- [NAO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zunc.md) Nanchong Gaoping Airport · China · 742 km / 461 mi · Tibet Airlines
- [DNH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zldh.md) Dunhuang Mogao International Airport · China · 748 km / 465 mi · China Eastern Airlines, Sichuan Airlines
- [DSN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zbds.md) Ordos Ejin Horo International Airport · China · 760 km / 472 mi · China Eastern Airlines
- [YCU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zbyc.md) Yuncheng Yanhu International Airport · China · 826 km / 513 mi · Tibet Airlines
- [CKG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zuck.md) Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport · China · 871 km / 541 mi · Tibet Airlines, Xiamen Airlines, Sichuan Airlines
- [LZO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zulz.md) Luzhou Yunlong Airport · China · 893 km / 555 mi · Sichuan Airlines
- [TYN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zbyn.md) Taiyuan Wusu International Airport · China · 948 km / 589 mi · Ruili Airlines, LJ Air, Air China
- [ENH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zhes.md) Enshi Xujiaping Airport · China · 976 km / 606 mi · Loong Air
- [HTT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zlhx.md) Huatugou Airport · China · 1,007 km / 626 mi · China Eastern Airlines
- [CGO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zhcc.md) Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport · China · 1,091 km / 678 mi · West Air, Tibet Airlines, Xiamen Airlines, Lucky Air, Loong Air
- [HDG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zbhd.md) Handan Airport · China · 1,106 km / 687 mi · Loong Air
- [SJW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zbsj.md) Shijiazhuang Zhengding International Airport · China · 1,134 km / 705 mi · Tibet Airlines, Spring Airlines
- [KMG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zppp.md) Kunming Changshui International Airport · China · 1,272 km / 790 mi · Ruili Airlines, Lucky Air, China Eastern Airlines, Sichuan Airlines
- [WUH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zhhh.md) Wuhan Tianhe International Airport · China · 1,294 km / 804 mi · Xiamen Airlines, Ruili Airlines, China Eastern Airlines
- [PKX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zbad.md) Beijing Daxing International Airport · China · 1,300 km / 808 mi · China United Airlines, China Eastern Airlines, Beijing Capital Airlines
- [LXA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zuls.md) Lhasa Gonggar International Airport · China · 1,312 km / 815 mi · Tibet Airlines, Lucky Air, Sichuan Airlines
- [PEK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zbaa.md) Beijing Capital International Airport · China · 1,328 km / 825 mi · Air China
- [TNA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zsjn.md) Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport · China · 1,352 km / 840 mi · Shandong Airlines, China Eastern Airlines
- [TSN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zbtj.md) Tianjin Binhai International Airport · China · 1,373 km / 853 mi · Tibet Airlines, Air China
- [CSX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zgha.md) Changsha Huanghua International Airport · China · 1,399 km / 869 mi · Xiamen Airlines, Air Travel, Loong Air
- [RKZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zurk.md) Xigaze Peace Airport / Shigatse Air Base · China · 1,430 km / 889 mi · Tibet Airlines
- [XUZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zsxz.md) Xuzhou Guanyin International Airport · China · 1,433 km / 890 mi · Loong Air
- [HFE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zsof.md) Hefei Xinqiao International Airport · China · 1,461 km / 908 mi · China Eastern Airlines
- [URC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zwww.md) Ürümqi Tianshan International Airport · China · 1,481 km / 920 mi · Sichuan Airlines, Air China
- [LYI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zsly.md) Linyi Qiyang Airport · China · 1,484 km / 922 mi · Loong Air
- [KHN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zscn.md) Nanchang Changbei International Airport · China · 1,549 km / 963 mi · China Eastern Airlines, Beijing Capital Airlines
- [TAO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zsqd.md) Qingdao Jiaodong International Airport · China · 1,612 km / 1,002 mi · China Eastern Airlines
- [NKG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zsnj.md) Nanjing Lukou International Airport · China · 1,635 km / 1,016 mi · Air Travel, China Eastern Airlines
- [NNG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zgnn.md) Nanning Wuxu International Airport · China · 1,658 km / 1,030 mi · GX Airlines
- [HGH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zshc.md) Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport · China · 1,841 km / 1,144 mi · Xiamen Airlines, Beijing Capital Airlines, Loong Air, Air China
- [SHA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zsss.md) Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport · China · 1,874 km / 1,164 mi · Spring Airlines, China Eastern Airlines
- [SZX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zgsz.md) Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport · China · 1,914 km / 1,189 mi · Loong Air, Shenzhen Airlines
- [PVG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zspd.md) Shanghai Pudong International Airport · China · 1,917 km / 1,191 mi · China Eastern Airlines, Air China, Shanghai Airlines
- [SHE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zytx.md) Shenyang Taoxian International Airport · China · 1,930 km / 1,199 mi · China Eastern Airlines, Shenzhen Airlines
- [HKG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vhhh.md) Hong Kong International Airport · Hong Kong SAR China · 1,951 km / 1,212 mi · Hong Kong Airlines
- [NGB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zsnb.md) Ningbo Lishe International Airport · China · 1,951 km / 1,212 mi · China Eastern Airlines
- [SWA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zgow.md) Jieyang Chaoshan International Airport · China · 2,000 km / 1,243 mi · Tibet Airlines
- [HAK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zjhk.md) Haikou Meilan International Airport · China · 2,019 km / 1,255 mi · Hainan Airlines, Beijing Capital Airlines
- [XMN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zsam.md) Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport · China · 2,032 km / 1,263 mi · Fuzhou Airlines
- [FOC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zsfz.md) Fuzhou Changle International Airport · China · 2,044 km / 1,270 mi · Xiamen Airlines
- [JJN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zsqz.md) Quanzhou Jinjiang International Airport · China · 2,046 km / 1,271 mi · Xiamen Airlines
- [NGQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zual.md) Ngari Gunsa Airport · China · 2,073 km / 1,288 mi · Tibet Airlines
- [SYX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zjsy.md) Sanya Phoenix International Airport · China · 2,151 km / 1,337 mi · Sichuan Airlines
- [QSZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zwsc.md) Shache Airport · China · 2,209 km / 1,373 mi · Tibet Airlines
- [KHG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zwsh.md) Kashgar Laining International Airport · China · 2,295 km / 1,426 mi · West Air, Tibet Airlines

## Airlines

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

### Passenger (21)

- MU [China Eastern Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/china-eastern-airlines) · 23
- TV [Tibet Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/tibet-airlines) · 17
- GJ [Loong Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/loong-air) · 9
- CA [Air China](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-china) · 8
- JD [Beijing Capital Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/beijing-capital-airlines) · 8
- 3U [Sichuan Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/sichuan-airlines) · 8
- MF [Xiamen Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/xiamen-airlines) · 7
- DR [Ruili Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/ruili-airlines) · 4
- A6 [Air Travel](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-travel) · 3
- 8L [Lucky Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/lucky-air) · 3
- ZH [Shenzhen Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/shenzhen-airlines) · 3
- FU [Fuzhou Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/fuzhou-airlines) · 2
- HU [Hainan Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/hainan-airlines) · 2
- SC [Shandong Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/shandong-airlines) · 2
- 9C [Spring Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/spring-airlines) · 2
- PN [West Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/west-air) · 2
- KN [China United Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/china-united-airlines) · 1
- GX [GX Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/gx-airlines) · 1
- HX [Hong Kong Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/hong-kong-airlines) · 1
- LT [LJ Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/lj-air) · 1
- FM [Shanghai Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/shanghai-airlines) · 1

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 2.6M (2022) | #505 of 3,974 | #153 in Asia | #50 in CN |
| Longest runway | 3,800 m / 12,467 ft | =204 of 29,858 | =50 in Asia | =17 in CN |
| Elevation | 2,170 m / 7,119 ft | #482 of 43,403 | #97 in Asia | #31 in CN |
| Age | Opened 1991 | =9,835 of 15,079 | =463 in Asia | =67 in CN |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =185 in Asia | =31 in CN |

## Nearby airports

- [CN-0060](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cn-0060.md) Haibei Airport · 117 km / 73 mi
- [LHW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zlll.md) Lanzhou Zhongchuan International Airport · 141 km / 88 mi
- [HNG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cn-0117.md) Hainanzhou Gonghe Airport · 141 km / 88 mi

## In collections

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## 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: “Xining Caojiapu International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Xining_Caojiapu_International_Airport&oldid=1373001884), 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/zlxn/data