# Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU / ZUUU)

**Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport** (IATA: CTU, ICAO: ZUUU) is a large airport in Chengdu (Shuangliu), Sichuan Province, China. It opened in 1938. It has 2 runways; the longest is 3,600 m (11,811 ft). In 2025 it handled 33.5 million passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: CTU / ZUUU
- Type: Large airport
- Serves: Chengdu (Shuangliu), Sichuan Province, China
- Opened: 1938
- Elevation: 495 m / 1,625 ft
- Coordinates: 30.5583, 103.9460
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 3,600 m / 11,811 ft
- Passengers: 33,518,945 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC+8 · Asia/Shanghai
- Website: http://www.cdairport.com
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chengdu_Shuangliu_International_Airport (40 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q387560
- Weather station: ZUUU · WMO 56294
- Ident: ZUUU

## Timeline

- 1938: Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 02L/20R | 3,600 m / 11,811 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 024° / 204° | yes |
| 02R/20L | 3,600 m / 11,811 ft | 60 m / 197 ft | Concrete | 024° / 204° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2014 | 37,675,232 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 42,239,468 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 46,039,037 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 49,801,693 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 52,950,529 | Wikidata |
| 2019 | 55,858,552 | Wikidata |
| 2020 | 40,741,509 | Wikidata |
| 2021 | 40,117,496 | Wikidata |
| 2022 | 17,817,424 | Wikidata |
| 2023 | 30,138,101 | Wikidata |
| 2024 | 32,430,354 | Wikidata |
| 2025 | 33,518,945 | Wikidata |

## Routes

98 destinations in 21 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (78)

- [KGT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zukd.md) Kangding Airport · China · 217 km / 135 mi · Sichuan Airlines
- [BZX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cn-0062.md) Bazhong Enyang Airport · China · 288 km / 179 mi · Air China
- [XIC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zuxc.md) Xichang Qingshan Airport · China · 333 km / 207 mi · Tibet Airlines, Sichuan Airlines
- [DZH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zuda.md) Dazhou Jinya Airport · China · 338 km / 210 mi · Chengdu Airlines
- [DCY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zudc.md) Daocheng Yading Airport · China · 399 km / 248 mi · Sichuan Airlines, Air China
- [PZI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zuzh.md) Panzhihua Bao'anying Airport · China · 494 km / 307 mi · Air China
- [GMQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zlgl.md) Golog Maqên Airport · China · 549 km / 341 mi · Tibet Airlines
- [LJG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zplj.md) Lijiang Sanyi International Airport · China · 563 km / 350 mi · Tibet Airlines
- [KMG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zppp.md) Kunming Changshui International Airport · China · 614 km / 382 mi · Tibet Airlines, China Eastern Airlines, Sichuan Airlines, Air China
- [XIY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zlxy.md) Xi'an Xianyang International Airport · China · 625 km / 388 mi · Sichuan Airlines
- [GYU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zlgy.md) Guyuan Liupanshan Airport · China · 649 km / 403 mi · Chengdu Airlines
- [DLU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zpdl.md) Dali Fengyi Airport · China · 651 km / 405 mi · Tibet Airlines
- [BPX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zubd.md) Qamdo Bangda Airport · China · 655 km / 407 mi · Tibet Airlines, Air China
- [LHW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zlll.md) Lanzhou Zhongchuan International Airport · China · 663 km / 412 mi · Chengdu Airlines, Sichuan Airlines, Air China
- [XNN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zlxn.md) Xining Caojiabao International Airport · China · 687 km / 427 mi · Tibet Airlines, Air China
- [YUS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zlys.md) Yushu Batang Airport · China · 701 km / 436 mi · Tibet Airlines
- [YIH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zhyc.md) Yichang Sanxia Airport · China · 722 km / 449 mi · Chengdu Airlines
- [ZHY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zlzw.md) Zhongwei Shapotou Airport · China · 788 km / 490 mi · Chengdu Airlines
- [LUM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zpms.md) Dehong Mangshi International Airport · China · 868 km / 539 mi · Tibet Airlines
- [INC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zlic.md) Yinchuan Hedong International Airport · China · 892 km / 554 mi · Sichuan Airlines, Air China
- [CSX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zgha.md) Changsha Huanghua International Airport · China · 936 km / 582 mi · Sichuan Airlines, Air China
- [LZY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zunz.md) Nyingchi Mainling Airport · China · 936 km / 582 mi · Tibet Airlines, Sichuan Airlines
- [NNG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zgnn.md) Nanning Wuxu International Airport · China · 980 km / 609 mi · Tibet Airlines, Sichuan Airlines
- [WUH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zhhh.md) Wuhan Tianhe International Airport · China · 982 km / 610 mi · Chengdu Airlines, Sichuan Airlines, Air China
- [JHG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zpjh.md) Xishuangbanna Gasa International Airport · China · 1,006 km / 625 mi · Tibet Airlines, Chengdu Airlines
- [CGO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zhcc.md) Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport · China · 1,027 km / 638 mi · Sichuan Airlines, Air China
- [YIC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zsyc.md) Yichun Mingyueshan Airport · China · 1,051 km / 653 mi · Tibet Airlines
- [GOQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zlgm.md) Golmud Airport · China · 1,069 km / 664 mi · Tibet Airlines
- [TYN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zbyn.md) Taiyuan Wusu International Airport · China · 1,129 km / 702 mi · Tibet Airlines, Sichuan Airlines
- [BHY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zgbh.md) Beihai Fucheng Airport · China · 1,136 km / 706 mi · Tibet Airlines, Chengdu Airlines, Air China
- [FUG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zsfy.md) Fuyang Xiguan Airport · China · 1,144 km / 711 mi · Air China
- [KHN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zscn.md) Nanchang Changbei International Airport · China · 1,169 km / 726 mi · Air China
- [HDG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zbhd.md) Handan Airport · China · 1,175 km / 730 mi · Sichuan Airlines
- [CAN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zggg.md) Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport · China · 1,221 km / 759 mi · Chengdu Airlines, China Eastern Airlines, Sichuan Airlines, Air China
- [HFE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zsof.md) Hefei Xinqiao International Airport · China · 1,248 km / 775 mi · Tibet Airlines, Sichuan Airlines, Air China
- [LXA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zuls.md) Lhasa Gonggar International Airport · China · 1,263 km / 785 mi · Tibet Airlines, Chengdu Airlines, Sichuan Airlines, Air China
- [SJW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zbsj.md) Shijiazhuang Zhengding International Airport · China · 1,306 km / 812 mi · Tibet Airlines, Chengdu Airlines
- [SZX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zgsz.md) Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport · China · 1,316 km / 818 mi · Tibet Airlines, Chengdu Airlines, Sichuan Airlines, Air China, Shenzhen Airlines
- [ZUH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zgsd.md) Zhuhai Jinwan Airport · China · 1,336 km / 830 mi · Tibet Airlines, Sichuan Airlines
- [MFM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vmmc.md) Macau International Airport · Macao SAR China · 1,340 km / 833 mi · Air Macau
- [HET](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zbhh.md) Hohhot Baita International Airport · China · 1,346 km / 836 mi · Chengdu Airlines, Sichuan Airlines, Air China
- [HKG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vhhh.md) Hong Kong International Airport · Hong Kong SAR China · 1,350 km / 839 mi · Hong Kong Airlines, Sichuan Airlines, Cathay Pacific, Air China
- [HAK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zjhk.md) Haikou Meilan International Airport · China · 1,350 km / 839 mi · Chengdu Airlines, Sichuan Airlines, Air China
- [TNA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zsjn.md) Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport · China · 1,411 km / 877 mi · Tibet Airlines, Sichuan Airlines
- [RKZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zurk.md) Xigaze Peace Airport / Shigatse Air Base · China · 1,416 km / 880 mi · Tibet Airlines
- [NKG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zsnj.md) Nanjing Lukou International Airport · China · 1,425 km / 885 mi · Chengdu Airlines, Sichuan Airlines, Air China
- [SQJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zssm.md) Sanming Shaxian Airport · China · 1,432 km / 890 mi · Tibet Airlines
- [LYI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zsly.md) Linyi Qiyang Airport · China · 1,440 km / 895 mi · Tibet Airlines
- [SWA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zgow.md) Jieyang Chaoshan International Airport · China · 1,466 km / 911 mi · Chengdu Airlines
- [SYX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zjsy.md) Sanya Phoenix International Airport · China · 1,470 km / 913 mi · Tibet Airlines, Chengdu Airlines, Sichuan Airlines, Air China
- [PKX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zbad.md) Beijing Daxing International Airport · China · 1,506 km / 936 mi · Chengdu Airlines, China Eastern Airlines
- [YTY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zsya.md) Yangzhou Taizhou Airport · China · 1,510 km / 938 mi · Sichuan Airlines, Air China
- [CZX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zscg.md) Changzhou Benniu International Airport · China · 1,511 km / 939 mi · Sichuan Airlines
- [TSN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zbtj.md) Tianjin Binhai International Airport · China · 1,547 km / 961 mi · Chengdu Airlines, Sichuan Airlines, Air China
- [XMN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zsam.md) Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport · China · 1,548 km / 962 mi · Tibet Airlines, Chengdu Airlines, Sichuan Airlines, Air China
- [PEK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zbaa.md) Beijing Capital International Airport · China · 1,558 km / 968 mi · Tibet Airlines, Sichuan Airlines, Air China
- [YNZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zsyn.md) Yancheng Nanyang International Airport · China · 1,564 km / 972 mi · Tibet Airlines
- [WUX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zswx.md) Sunan Shuofang International Airport · China · 1,573 km / 977 mi · Sichuan Airlines
- [JJN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zsqz.md) Quanzhou Jinjiang International Airport · China · 1,576 km / 979 mi · Chengdu Airlines
- [HGH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zshc.md) Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport · China · 1,580 km / 982 mi · Chengdu Airlines, China Eastern Airlines, Sichuan Airlines, Loong Air, Air China
- [JNH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cn-0154.md) Jiaxing Nanhu Airport · China · 1,598 km / 993 mi · Loong Air, Air China
- [FOC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zsfz.md) Fuzhou Changle International Airport · China · 1,622 km / 1,008 mi · Chengdu Airlines, Sichuan Airlines, Air China
- [TAO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zsqd.md) Qingdao Jiaodong International Airport · China · 1,628 km / 1,012 mi · Sichuan Airlines, Air China
- [SHA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zsss.md) Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport · China · 1,659 km / 1,031 mi · Tibet Airlines, Chengdu Airlines, China Eastern Airlines, Air China
- [WNZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zswz.md) Wenzhou Longwan International Airport · China · 1,665 km / 1,035 mi · Chengdu Airlines, Air China
- [NGB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zsnb.md) Ningbo Lishe International Airport · China · 1,684 km / 1,046 mi · Chengdu Airlines, Sichuan Airlines, Air China
- [PVG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zspd.md) Shanghai Pudong International Airport · China · 1,704 km / 1,059 mi · Chengdu Airlines, China Eastern Airlines, Sichuan Airlines, Air China
- [HYN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zslq.md) Taizhou Luqiao Airport · China · 1,704 km / 1,059 mi · Chengdu Airlines
- [TPE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rctp.md) Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport · Taiwan · 1,804 km / 1,121 mi · Sichuan Airlines, Air China, China Airlines, EVA Air
- [DLC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zytl.md) Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport · China · 1,854 km / 1,152 mi · Air China
- [TLQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zwtl.md) Turpan Jiaohe Airport · China · 1,910 km / 1,187 mi · Chengdu Airlines
- [URC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zwww.md) Ürümqi Tianshan International Airport · China · 2,073 km / 1,288 mi · Sichuan Airlines, Air China
- [SHE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zytx.md) Shenyang Taoxian International Airport · China · 2,136 km / 1,327 mi · Chengdu Airlines, Sichuan Airlines
- [CGQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zycc.md) Changchun Longjia International Airport · China · 2,423 km / 1,506 mi · Sichuan Airlines
- [AKU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zwak.md) Aksu Hongqipo Airport · China · 2,429 km / 1,509 mi · Chengdu Airlines
- [YIN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zwyn.md) Ili Yining International Airport · China · 2,481 km / 1,542 mi · Chengdu Airlines
- [HRB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zyhb.md) Harbin Taiping International Airport · China · 2,556 km / 1,588 mi · Sichuan Airlines
- [KHG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zwsh.md) Kashgar Laining International Airport · China · 2,717 km / 1,688 mi · Sichuan Airlines

### Cargo (22)

- [DAC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vghs.md) Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport · Bangladesh · 1,532 km / 952 mi · SF Airlines
- [HGH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zshc.md) Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport · China · 1,580 km / 982 mi · SF Airlines
- [PVG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zspd.md) Shanghai Pudong International Airport · China · 1,704 km / 1,059 mi · Air China Cargo
- [ICN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rksi.md) Incheon International Airport · South Korea · 2,205 km / 1,370 mi · Air Incheon, Atlas Air
- [DEL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vidp.md) Indira Gandhi International Airport · India · 2,601 km / 1,616 mi · SF Airlines
- [ALA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uaaa.md) Almaty International Airport · Kazakhstan · 2,763 km / 1,717 mi · Sichuan Airlines
- [MAA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vomm.md) Chennai International Airport · India · 3,124 km / 1,941 mi · SF Airlines
- [SIN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wsss.md) Singapore Changi Airport · Singapore · 3,248 km / 2,018 mi · Sichuan Airlines
- [BOM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vabb.md) Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport · India · 3,371 km / 2,095 mi · SF Airlines
- [MLE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vrmm.md) Velana International Airport · Maldives · 4,330 km / 2,691 mi · Sichuan Airlines
- [TBS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ugtb.md) Tbilisi International Airport · Georgia · 5,335 km / 3,315 mi · Geosky
- [SVO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uuee.md) Sheremetyevo International Airport · Russia · 5,803 km / 3,606 mi · Sichuan Airlines
- [TLV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/llbg.md) Ben Gurion International Airport · Israel · 6,445 km / 4,005 mi · Sichuan Airlines
- [HEL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/efhk.md) Helsinki Vantaa Airport · Finland · 6,500 km / 4,039 mi · Sichuan Airlines
- [ARN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/essa.md) Stockholm-Arlanda Airport · Sweden · 6,898 km / 4,286 mi · Air China Cargo
- [BUD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lhbp.md) Budapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport · Hungary · 7,187 km / 4,466 mi · Sichuan Airlines
- [PRG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lkpr.md) Václav Havel Airport Prague · Czechia · 7,434 km / 4,619 mi · Sichuan Airlines
- [FRA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddf.md) Frankfurt Main Airport · Germany · 7,813 km / 4,855 mi · Sichuan Airlines
- [ANC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/panc.md) Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport · United States · 7,861 km / 4,885 mi · Air China Cargo, Atlas Air
- [AMS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eham.md) Amsterdam Airport Schiphol · Netherlands · 7,944 km / 4,936 mi · Air China Cargo
- [LGG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eblg.md) Liège Airport · Belgium · 7,984 km / 4,961 mi · Air China Cargo
- [BRU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ebbr.md) Brussels Airport · Belgium · 8,031 km / 4,990 mi · Sichuan Airlines

## Airlines

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

### Hub airlines (3)

- 3U [Sichuan Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/sichuan-airlines) · 52
- CA [Air China](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-china) · 38
- EU [Chengdu Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/chengdu-airlines) · 32

### Passenger (9)

- TV [Tibet Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/tibet-airlines) · 30
- MU [China Eastern Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/china-eastern-airlines) · 6
- GJ [Loong Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/loong-air) · 2
- NX [Air Macau](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-macau) · 1
- CX [Cathay Pacific](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/cathay-pacific) · 1
- CI [China Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/china-airlines) · 1
- BR [EVA Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/eva-air) · 1
- HX [Hong Kong Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/hong-kong-airlines) · 1
- ZH [Shenzhen Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/shenzhen-airlines) · 1

### Cargo (5)

- CA [Air China Cargo](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-china-cargo) · 5
- O3 [SF Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/sf-airlines) · 5
- 5Y [Atlas Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/atlas-air) · 2
- KJ [Air Incheon](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-incheon) · 1
- D4 [Geosky](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/geosky) · 1

Former hub of [CAAC Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/caac-airlines).

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 33.5M (2025) | #64 of 3,974 | #25 in Asia | #10 in CN |
| Longest runway | 3,600 m / 11,811 ft | =383 of 29,858 | =111 in Asia | =31 in CN |
| Elevation | 495 m / 1,625 ft | =11,088 of 43,403 | #835 in Asia | #154 in CN |
| Age | Opened 1938 | =870 of 15,079 | =95 in Asia | =14 in CN |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =31 in Asia | =13 in CN |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | CHENGDU APP AREA 1 | 125.600 |
| APP | CHENGDU APP AREA 2 | 119.700 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 128.600 |
| GND | CHENGDU GND | 121.850 |
| TWR | CHENGDU TWR | 123.000 |

## Nearby airports

- [CN-0026](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cn-0026.md) Chengdu Huangtianba Air Base · 16 km / 10 mi
- [CN-0045](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cn-0045.md) Qionglai Air Base · 47 km / 29 mi
- [TFU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zutf.md) Chengdu Tianfu International Airport · 55 km / 34 mi
- [GHN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zugh.md) Guanghan Airport · 57 km / 35 mi
- [HZU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/hzu.md) Chengdu Huaizhou Airport · 57 km / 36 mi
- [MIG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zumy.md) Mianyang Nanjiao Airport · 123 km / 76 mi

## In collections

- [Busiest airports](https://dromopedia.com/collections/busiest) #60

## 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: “Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chengdu_Shuangliu_International_Airport&oldid=1374830002), revision of 14 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/zuuu/data