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Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport

Shenzhen, People's Republic of China · #16 world#3 of 264 in country

SZXIATA code
ZGSZICAO code
66.5Mpassengers in 2025
3,800 mlongest of 2 runways
4 melevation · 13 ft
1991opened
Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport (SZX)
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Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport (SZX/ZGSZ) is an airport in the People's Republic of China serving Shenzhen.

It handled 66,485,213 passengers in 2025, making it number 16 in our world ranking and number 3 of 264 ranked airports in the People's Republic of China.

It has 2 runways, the longest 3,800 m, at an elevation of 4 m.

3 airlines use it as a hub, including Shenzhen Airlines, Donghai Airlines and Central Airlines.

Passengers per year

2012–2025
29.6M32.3M36.3M39.7M42M45.6M49.3M52.9M37.9M36.4M21.6M52.7M61.5M66.5M
2012’122013’132014’142015’152016’162017’172018’182019’192020’202021’212022’222023’232024’242025’25
Identification
IATA
SZX
ICAO
ZGSZ
Wikidata
Q842297
Location
City served
Shenzhen
Located in
Bao'an District
Coordinates
22.6394, 113.8108
Elevation
4 m (13 ft)
Organisation
Type
international airport, public company
Opened
1991-10-12
Named after
Shenzhen
Runways
16/34
3,800 m · 12,467 ftconcrete
15/33
3,400 m · 11,155 ftconcrete

Hub for 3 airlines

ZHShenzhen AirlinesDZDonghai AirlinesI9Central Airlines