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About Yinchuan Hedong Airport
Its rail connection makes it useful for journeys continuing beyond the capital, while road transfers serve the city and surrounding districts. The airport railway station and the city’s main Yinchuan railway station are different stops: check the station printed on your onward ticket before choosing a transfer.
Construction of the airport was approved in 1995, and it opened on 6 September 1997 as the first international civil airport in the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region; a third-phase expansion began at the end of 2011. Its flight-zone classification was upgraded to 4E on 24 August 2015, making it the third 4E airport in Northwest China. The T3 terminal opened on 27 December 2016, while T2 closed for renovation; T2 reopened as the international hall on 8 February 2018, when the original international hall, T1, was closed. The Hedong Airport railway station (河东机场站), west of the terminal, opened on 29 December 2019, when the Yinchuan-Zhongwei section of the Yinchuan-Lanzhou railway (银兰高速铁路) was completed.
The airport operates three terminals, T1, T2 and T3, plus four satellite city terminals: Binhe (滨河候机楼), Yuehai (悦海城市候机楼), Yanchi (盐池城市候机楼) and Xinhua Lian (新华联城市候机楼). The T3 terminal, opened in 2016, covers about 82,000 square metres over two above-ground floors and a partial basement, designed for an annual throughput of 16 million passengers; its departure level houses 36 check-in counters, 30 self-service kiosks and 12 security lanes. The Binhe terminal, beside the Yellow River, and the later Yuehai, Yanchi and Xinhua Lian terminals provide check-in, ticketing and transfer services away from the main terminal.
At the airport
- Hedong Airport railway station links the airport with regional train services.
- Road transfers cross from the airport side of the Yellow River toward urban Yinchuan.
Background & history
Yinchuan Hedong International Airport (IATA: INC, ICAO: ZLIC) is the primary airport serving Yinchuan, the capital of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, People's Republic of China. It is located 25 kilometres (16 mi) southeast of downtown Yinchuan in the town of Linghe of Lingwu City. A relatively small airport compared to many airports in China, it nevertheless is the autonomous region's main aviation gateway. Its name "Hedong" literally means "East of the River" and derives from the airport's location east of the Yellow River. It is connected to 57 cities by either direct flights, or transferring in Xi'an and Beijing. The terminal building covers a total area of 15,000 square metres (160,000 sq ft). Hedong Airport serves as an important alternate airport for both Lanzhou Zhongchuan Airport and Xi'an Xianyang International Airport. It has a runway that is 3,600 meters long and 45 meters wide. In 2016, Hedong Airport handled 52,500 flight movements, with a passenger throughput of 6.33 million and a cargo and mail throughput of 36,700 tons.
Excerpt from Wikipedia: Yinchuan Hedong International Airport · Wikipedia contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected introductory sentences; formatting simplified. Background information, not current visitor-service advice.
Location & getting there
Getting to Yinchuan Hedong Airport
Navigate to Yinchuan Hedong International Airport and the terminal shown by your airline. For an onward train, search Hedong Airport station rather than Yinchuan station and allow time for baggage and the terminal connection. Use the airport’s signed bus or taxi facilities for a road transfer.
Plan your connection
Choose from these complementary stops when planning your visit.
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Arrival terminal到达航站楼
Follow the terminal on your flight booking.
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Hedong Airport railway station河东机场站
Check whether your onward train departs here.
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City transfer facilities市区接驳设施
Choose the signed bus or taxi connection for your destination.
This is a suggested combination, not a timed route; confirm the opening and transport arrangements for your date.
Find Yinchuan Hedong Airport
银川河东国际机场 · 银川
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View guide →Sources & visit information
The sources below support the place-specific description and arrival information. Suggested combinations are editorial planning ideas; confirm current opening, entry arrangements and transport services for your date.
- China Eastern: Yinchuan airport terminal and transport guide ↗
- Yinchuan Hedong International Airport — Wikipedia geographic and historical reference ↗
- Chinese Wikipedia: 银川河东国际机场 (revision 92650454, 2026-05-14) ↗
- English Wikipedia: Yinchuan Hedong International Airport (revision 1373002563, 2026-09-03) ↗
Geographic and historical facts selectively adapted from Wikipedia contributors, Yinchuan Hedong International Airport · CC BY-SA 4.0. Source revision 1373002563.
Background paragraphs translated and condensed from Wikipedia contributors, "银川河东国际机场", Chinese Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0. Source revision 92650454.
Background paragraphs condensed from Wikipedia contributors, "Yinchuan Hedong International Airport", English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0. Source revision 1373002563.