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Yinchuan Hedong International Airport

Yinchuan, China

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ZLIC

Elevation

3743 ft

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Location

Yinchuan · 64 · China

Connectivity

65 routes · 29 destinations

Position

38.323°, 106.393° · 3743 ft elev.

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Gateway to the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region.

Opened

1982

Location

Yinchuan, China

Yinchuan Hedong International Airport (IATA: INC, ICAO: ZLIC) is the principal commercial airport serving Yinchuan, the capital of the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region in northwestern China. It is situated approximately 19 kilometres east of the city centre in the Hedong New District, from which it takes its name. The airport handles a substantial volume of domestic traffic connecting Yinchuan to major Chinese hubs such as Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, and Chengdu, as well as a limited number of international and regional routes. It plays an important role in supporting the region's economic development, tourism, and connectivity for its sizeable Hui Muslim population. In recent years the airport has undergone expansion to increase its passenger capacity, reflecting growing air travel demand in Ningxia. It serves as a base for several Chinese carriers operating scheduled services across the country.

Terminals

The airport operates a single main passenger terminal building designed to handle millions of passengers annually across both domestic and limited international operations.

Getting to & from

The airport is connected to central Yinchuan by road via shuttle bus services and taxis, with the journey taking approximately 30–40 minutes.

Airlines here

Major carriers operating at Yinchuan Hedong include Air China, China Eastern Airlines, China Southern Airlines, Xiamen Airlines, and Hainan Airlines, among others.

Notable facts

›Located roughly 19 km east of Yinchuan city centre in the Hedong New District.
›Serves as the main aviation gateway for the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region.
›Handles primarily domestic routes, with limited international and regional connections.
›The airport's name 'Hedong' refers to the area east of the Yellow River where it is situated.
›Ningxia is one of China's five autonomous regions and home to a large Hui Muslim community.

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Route map (29 destinations)

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Airlines serving this airport

Canadian National Airways

China Southern Airlines

China Eastern Airlines

Shandong Airlines

Virgin Express

Shenzhen Airlines

Routes

INC → CKG3U · 321

INC → CTU3U · 321

INC → HRB3U · 321

INC → KWL3U · 320

INC → CGQCA · 737

INC → CKGCA · 737

INC → CTUCA · 321

INC → HGHCA · 319

INC → PEKCA · 738

INC → PVGCA · 320

INC → SJWCA · 738

INC → TNACA · 738

INC → URCCA · 738

INC → WUHCA · 738

INC → XIYCA · 320 738

INC → XNNCA · CR2

INC → PEKCN · 738

INC → CGOCZ · 738

INC → CSXCZ · 320

INC → HETCZ · 319 320

INC → NKGCZ · 738

INC → PEKCZ · 320 321

INC → TYNCZ · 320

INC → URCCZ · 738 73G

INC → WUHCZ · 737

INC → XIYCZ · 320

INC → XUZCZ · 73G

INC → TPEFE · M83

INC → PVGFM · 738

INC → CKGG5 · CR2

INC → JGNG5 · CR2

INC → DSNGS · ERJ

INC → KWEGS · E90

INC → LHWGS · ERJ

INC → RLKGS · ERJ

INC → TYNGS · ERJ

INC → PVGHO · 320

INC → XIYHU · 738

INC → CGOMF · 737

INC → WUHMF · 737

INC → XIYMF · 737

INC → CGOMU · 320

INC → HKGMU · 320

INC → KMGMU · 737

INC → NKGMU · 320

INC → PEKMU · 320

INC → PVGMU · 320

INC → TPEMU · 320

INC → URCMU · 320

INC → XIYMU · 320

INC → PEKSC · 738

INC → SJWSC · 738

INC → TNASC · CR2 738

INC → URCSC · 738

INC → WUHSC · 738

INC → XNNSC · CR2

INC → LXATV · 319

INC → PEKTV · 319

INC → CGQZH · 737

INC → CKGZH · 737

Aircraft operating here

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Yinchuan Hedong International Airport 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).

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