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Xi'an Xianyang Airport 西安咸阳国际机场

Xi'an Xianyang Guoji Jichang

Xi’an Xianyang International Airport has an expanded terminal layout following the opening of Terminal 5 in February 2025.

Exterior view of Xi'an Xianyang International Airport's terminal with its sweeping roof
The wing-shaped terminal building of Xi'an Xianyang International Airport · 西安咸阳国际机场航站楼外观 Source-recorded photograph date: 24 July 2007 (according to Exif data). · AcidBomber at English Wikipedia · CC BY 3.0
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About Xi'an Xianyang Airport

Terminals 2, 3 and 5 serve different flights, making the terminal on the current booking the first detail to verify. Terminal 5 has its own ground-transport connection, while the older terminals use the airport’s western metro station. For an arrival or transfer, the useful sequence is to identify the terminal, complete baggage and border formalities as applicable, then choose the correct metro, road transport or inter-terminal connection.

The airport originated in a small military airfield built on the Dizhang plateau (底张塬) in 1937. The old Xi'an Xiguan Airport (西关机场) had become too close to the growing city and too noisy, so in the early 1980s, after Shaanxi officials appealed to Deng Xiaoping (邓小平), the State Council and Central Military Commission approved expanding the Xianyang airfield for civilian use instead. Construction began in 1987, the first phase opened on 1 September 1991, the airport was renamed Xi'an Xianyang International Airport in 1995, and it was transferred to the Shaanxi provincial government in 2003.

The airport lies in Weicheng District of Xianyang, within the Xixian New Area, 25 kilometres northwest of central Xi'an. It is the only international airport in the Guanzhong city cluster, rated at the highest flight-area grade of 4F with Category II instrument landing capability. It has three operating runways and four separately run terminals, T1, T2, T3 and T5, together exceeding 1.1 million square metres of terminal floor area.

It functions as a major gateway for mainland China and the largest air-transport hub in the northwest, ranking fifth among mainland airports by area. In 2024 it handled 47.039 million passengers, the 11th-highest total nationwide, and was rated a four-star airport by Skytrax. It serves as a main base for China Eastern Airlines' northwest operations.

At the airport

  • Terminal 5 and its connected ground-transport facilities, opened as part of the airport expansion.
  • The terminal connections between T2, T3 and T5, including the airport’s inter-terminal shuttle.

Location & getting there

Getting to Xi'an Xianyang Airport

Metro Line 14 serves Airport (T5) and Airport West (T1, T2, T3) as separate stops; select the stop for your confirmed flight terminal.

  • Airlines have transferred terminals in stages, including after T5 opened. Use the current airline notice and boarding information, then follow airport signs for any inter-terminal shuttle.
General visit reminders

Use the Chinese name and exact local address when arranging your arrival. A city, district or neighbourhood can cover a wide area, so choose the particular streets or venues you want to visit and group nearby stops together. Check onward and return connections before committing to a distant extension.

Plan your connection

A practical airport connection sequence:

  1. Assigned flight terminal

    Confirm the terminal and complete arrival or check-in formalities.

  2. Baggage or transfer point

    Check whether baggage collection and a new boarding pass are required.

  3. Ground-transport connection

    Follow signs to the appropriate metro station, road transport or terminal shuttle.

This sequence is an editorial suggestion based on the features described in the sources. Access to individual buildings or areas should be checked locally; no travel time or shared admission is implied.

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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.

Background paragraphs translated and condensed from Wikipedia contributors, "西安咸阳国际机场", Chinese Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0. Source revision 93410484.

Background paragraphs condensed from Wikipedia contributors, "Xi'an Xianyang International Airport", English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0. Source revision 1374219360.

China Revealed · Editorially updated 2026-10-07