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Jieyang Chaoshan International Airport

Jieyang (Rongcheng), China

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Location

Jieyang (Rongcheng) · 44 · China

Connectivity

35 routes · 23 destinations

Position

23.552°, 116.503°

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Gateway to Eastern Guangdong's Chaoshan cultural heartland.

Opened

2011

Location

Jieyang, China

Jieyang Chaoshan International Airport (IATA: SWA, ICAO: ZGOW) is a regional international airport serving the Chaoshan area of eastern Guangdong Province, China, including the cities of Jieyang, Shantou, and Chaozhou. It was constructed to replace the older Shantou Waisha Airport and better serve the densely populated Chaoshan region. The airport handles a mix of domestic routes across mainland China and international/regional services to destinations with large overseas Chaoshan communities, including connections to Southeast Asia. It serves as an important transport hub for a region known for its distinct Teochew culture, cuisine, and significant diaspora populations. Since opening, the airport has seen steady growth in passenger traffic, reflecting both domestic travel demand and the strong ties between the Chaoshan region and overseas Chinese communities in countries such as Thailand, Singapore, and Malaysia.

Terminals

The airport operates a single passenger terminal designed to handle both domestic and international flights.

Getting to & from

The airport is connected to Jieyang, Shantou, and Chaozhou by highway, with shuttle buses and taxis providing ground transport links to the surrounding cities.

Airlines here

Major carriers operating here include China Southern Airlines, Shenzhen Airlines, and Xiamen Airlines, among other Chinese carriers serving domestic and regional routes.

Notable facts

›Opened in December 2011, replacing the older Shantou Waisha Airport.
›Serves three major cities: Jieyang, Shantou, and Chaozhou.
›Named 'Chaoshan' after the historic Chaoshan (Teochew) cultural region.
›Supports international routes to Southeast Asian cities with large Teochew diaspora populations.
›Located in Rongcheng District, Jieyang, approximately equidistant from the three cities it serves.

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Route map (23 destinations)

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Airlines serving this airport

China Southern Airlines

Shanghai Airlines

Air Foyle

Grant Aviation

China Eastern Airlines

Shenzhen Airlines

Routes

SWA → SIN3K · 320

SWA → CKG3U · 319

SWA → SHA9C · 320

SWA → CTUCA · 319

SWA → PEKCA · 738

SWA → BKKCZ · 738

SWA → CANCZ · 738

SWA → CSXCZ · 738

SWA → CTUCZ · 738

SWA → HKGCZ · 738

SWA → KWECZ · 738

SWA → KWLCZ · 738

SWA → NGBCZ · 738

SWA → NKGCZ · 738

SWA → NNGCZ · 738

SWA → PEKCZ · 738

SWA → SHACZ · 738 321

SWA → SYXCZ · 738

SWA → WUHCZ · 738

SWA → YIWCZ · 738

SWA → ZUHCZ · 738

SWA → SHAFM · 738

SWA → CGOGS · E90

SWA → CSXGS · E90

SWA → HAKGS · E90

SWA → HFEGS · E90

SWA → HGHGS · E90

SWA → NGBGS · E90

SWA → NKGGS · E90

SWA → YIWGS · E90

SWA → ZHAGS · E90

SWA → HGHMU · 320

SWA → SHAMU · 321

SWA → CTUZH · 319

SWA → PEKZH · 737

Aircraft operating here

Boeing 737-80018 routes Embraer 1909 routes Airbus A3203 routes Airbus A3193 routes Airbus A3212 routes Boeing 7371 routes

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Encyclopaedia

Jieyang Chaoshan International Airport is an international airport serving the cities of Jieyang, Shantou and Chaozhou in South Central China's Guangdong province. It is located in the towns of Paotai and Denggang in Jiedong District, Jieyang, Guangdong. It was part of a relocation plan from the original Shantou Waisha Airport, and the site was chosen to be near the geographic center of Jieyang, Shantou, and Chaozhou. The airport was put into service on 15 December 2011, with the simultaneous shut-down of Shantou Waisha Airport as a commercial airport.

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