Xi'an Xianyang International Airport

Airport Code: XIY

Location:

Located to the northeast of Xianyang city, Xi’an Xianyang International Airport is 47km (29 miles) to the northwest of Xi’an city center.

Brief Intro

The construction of Xi’an Airport symbolizes the rapid development of the aviation industry in China. It covers an area of 450,000 square meters. Its spacious concourse provides a refreshing openness not normally found in other international airports, and creates an enjoyable trip right from the beginning.

At present, it operates 205 air routes, including 182 domestic routes and 23 international ones. Flights leaving from the airport connect many domestic cities, including Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Guilin, Lijiang, Shenzhen, Nanjing, Hangzhou, Yiwu, Anqing, Tangshan and Yichun. International flights reach Hong Kong, Taipei, Seoul, Phuket, Osaka, Chiengmai, Okinawa, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Maldives, Helsinki, Moscow, and Paris.

Xi’an Airport TerminalXiamen Air operates a daily flight between Singapore and Xi’an via Hangzhou, departing from Xi’an at 17:05. A flight leaves for Moscow at 13:30 every Tuesday and Thursday and returns at 20:10 local time every Wednesday and Friday. There is a flight to Kuala Lumpur at 00:15 on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, returning on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. A flight heads for Paris at 01:40 every Thursday and Sunday.

Passport holders of 51 countries and regions are granted a 72-Hour Visa-Free Transit when taking an international transfer via Xianyang Airport.

Terminals

T1 has 4 security check channels, 8 check-in counters, 3 baggage carousels and 3 boarding gates.

Airlines: Spring Airlines (9C), 9 Air Company Limited (AQ)

T2 operates the most domestic flights departing and arriving at Xi’an. It consists of the Departure Hall on the 2nd Floor, the Arrival Hall on the 1st Floor, the Interlayer with eight arrival gates as well as the underground floor.

Airlines: JoyAir (JR), China Eastern Airlines (MU), Air China (CA), Hainan Airlines (HU), Capital Airlines (JD), Shenzhen Airlines (ZH), Lucky Air (8L), Tianjin Airlines (GS), China West Air (PN), Kunming Airlines (KY), Shandong Airlines (SC), China Airlines (CI), China Postal Airlines (8Y), Fuzhou Airlines (FU), Urumqi Air (UQ), Air Asia (FD),

T3 operates some domestic and all international flights. People leaving for Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan as well as other international areas should check in at this terminal. In the near future, a subway line could transfer passengers from Xi’an North Railway Station to T3 directly.

Airlines: China Southern Airlines (CZ), Sichuan Airlines (3U), China Eastern Airlines (MU), Shanghai Airlines (FM), OKAir (BK), Chengdu Airlines (EU), Juneyao Airlines (HO), China United Airlines (KN), Hebei Airlines (NS), Ruilin Airlines (DR), LoongAir (GJ), China Express Airlines (G5), Xiamen Airlines (MF), Jiangxi Air (RY)

Tips:

1. The international check-in counters will be closed 40~60 minutes before airplane take off. Passengers are suggested to arrive at the airport 2.5~3 hours in advance.

2. The domestic check-in counters close 40 minutes before the airplane's scheduled departure time and it is suggested to arrive at the airport 1.5~2 hours in advance.

3. There is free cross-terminal shuttle bus running between T2 and T3. It runs every 15 minutes from 08:30 to 20:00 and runs about 5 minutes between terminals. Passengers can get on the bus at Boarding Gate 17 in T2; or beside the Transfering Hall in T3.

Facilities

Baggage Trolley: Free trolleys can be found at each terminal and parking lot.

Pay Phone: Pay phones are obstacle-free also.

IC cards sold for pay phones: Gate 4 of Departure Hall in T2

Drinking: Self-service drinking fountains are set at passenger areas in the terminals.

Obstacle-free Facilities: low positioned phone, obstacle-free elevator, obstacle-free washing room, obstacle-free access

ATMs: Bank of Communications (BCM), Agricultural Bank of China (ABC), China Construction Bank (CCB), Postal Savings Bank of China (PSBC)

Nursery Room: in both T2 and T3

Smoking Room: Smoking is only allowed at the smoking room at each departure hall and arrival hall in the terminals.

Mobile Charging: Free mobile charging can be found at the Departure Hall and Arrival Hall at each terminal.

Services

Ticket Office

Service: tickets, insurance, standby tickets, seats schedule, boarding, air express

Operating Hour: 06:30 ~ the last flight departure

Location: Counter 24 on 2F in T2; M & K Areas on 2F in T3

Currency Exchange

Operating Hour: 07:30～21:30

Location: Customs exit on 1F in T2; Gate 324 on 2F in T3

Service rate: CNY58 for once

Hourly Hotel: Standard Room and Luxury Suite

Operating Hour: 08:00~23:00

Location: First Base Floor in T2; 2F in T3

Tel No.: 86-029-88796242

Clinic

Service: consultation, medicine, and simple disease aid

Operating Hour: 06:00～22:00

Location: Gate 1 of the Departure Hall in T2; beside VIP Security Check, Departure Hall on 2F in T3

Luggage Packing

Operating Hour: 06:00~the last flight

Location: entrance of the Departure Hall in T2; Departure Hall on 2F in T3

Airport Service

Post Service, Left

Baggage, Lost & Found

Luggage Storage

Operating Hour: 06:00~the last flight

Location: Departure Hall and Arrival Hall in T2; beside VIP Security Check, Departure Hall on 2F in T3

Luggage Inquiry

Operating Hour: 06:30~the last flight

Location: at the Arrival Hall on 1F in T2; 1F in T3

Tel No.: China Eastern Airlines: 86-029—88797392; Hainan Airlines: 86-029—88797804, 86-029—88797447; Other Airlines: 86-029—88796184, 86-029—88796185

Lost and Found

Operating Hour: 06:00～22:00

Location: Departure Hall and Arrival Hall in T2; beside VIP Security Check, Departure Hall on 2F in T3

Tel No.: 86-029-88796107 & 86-029-88796106

WIFI

Free wifi service is available. Passengers need to have a China mobile phone number to receive the password for linking to the Internet.

VIP Service

Service: pickup service reservation, VIP hall service, boarding, VIP security access, boarding guide, named cooperation, conference support

Operating Hour: 24 hours

Location: VIP Hall

Tel No: 86-029-88798553

Police

Service: provisional boarding prove and emergency dealing

Operating Hour: 06:00 ~ the last flight

Location: Departure Hall in T2; beside VIP Security Check, Departure Hall on 2F in T3

Tel No: 86-029-88796219

Sleepbox

The airport has set 20 sleepboxes for passengers in T3 and the corridor connecting T2 and T3. The sleepbox, with a hight of 2.7 meters (8.9 feet) and an area of 3 sq meters (32 sq. feet), looks like a tiny wooden house. Although being small in size, a sleepbox offers a temporary separated space for passengers to rest, with two single beds, a television, a computer and wifi, a lamp, a coffer and a dresser etc. Now one sleepbox costs CNY 30 for half an hour, CNY 60 per hour for the first two hours, and CNY 40 per hour since the third hour.

Restaurants

Buffet Restaurant: Located on the east part of 2F in T2, it can seat 350 people for dining and offers food to passengers inconvenienced by flight delay.

Silk Road Restaurant: Located on 1F of the Waiting Hall in T2, this restaurant provides service for tourist groups(s) from home and aboard. Banquet service is also available. The main foods are traditional Chinese cuisines, as well as local snacks, coffee and tea.

Cafeteria: This cafeteria offers food service to independent tourist. The menu includes Chinese dishes, western food, snacks and fruit. It is located in the Waiting Hall on 2F in T2.

Airport Hotline: 86-029-96788