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Nanjing Lukou International Airport

Nanjing, People's Republic of China · #69 world#12 of 264 in country

NKGIATA code
ZSNJICAO code
31.4Mpassengers in 2025
3,600 mlongest of 2 runways
15 melevation · 49 ft
1997opened
Nanjing Lukou International Airport (NKG)
Photo: Siyuwj · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Nanjing Lukou International Airport (NKG/ZSNJ) is an airport in the People's Republic of China serving Nanjing.

It handled 31,378,166 passengers in 2025, making it number 69 in our world ranking and number 12 of 264 ranked airports in the People's Republic of China.

It has 2 runways, the longest 3,600 m, at an elevation of 15 m.

1 airline uses it as a hub: China Postal Airlines.

Passengers per year

2012–2025
14M15M16.3M19.2M22.4M25.8M28.6M30.6M19.9M17.6M12.1M27.3M31.2M31.4M
2012’122013’132014’142015’152016’162017’172018’182019’192020’202021’212022’222023’232024’242025’25
Identification
IATA
NKG
ICAO
ZSNJ
UN/LOCODE
CNNKG
Wikidata
Q559107
Location
City served
Nanjing
Located in
Lukou Subdistrict
Coordinates
31.7422, 118.8619
Elevation
15 m (49 ft)
Organisation
Type
international airport, airport
Opened
1997-01-01
Named after
Nanjing
Runways
06/24
3,600 m · 11,811 ftrock asphalt
07/25
3,600 m · 11,811 ftconcrete

Hub for 1 airline

CFChina Postal Airlines