AirportsGuangzhou Baiyun International Airport is a large airport serving Guangzhou (Huadu), in Guangdong Province, China. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is CAN.
Key facts
- IATA code
- CAN
- ICAO code
- ZGGG
- City
- Guangzhou (Huadu)
- State or region
- Guangdong Province
- Country
- China
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 23.3924° N, 113.2990° E
- Elevation
- 15 m (50 ft)
- Runways
- 5
- Longest runway
- 3,800 m (12,467 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, CAN means Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: ZGGG. ICAO codes that begin with Z belong to China, Mongolia and North Korea. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 23.3924° N, 113.2990° E. It stands 15 metres (50 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Asia/Shanghai, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport has 5 runways in the data. The longest is 3,800 metres (12,467 feet). A runway of this length can take the largest long-distance aircraft. Among the 256 airports of China on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 16.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02L/20R | 3,800 m 12,467 ft | 60 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 02R/20L | 3,800 m 12,467 ft | 60 m | Concrete | Yes |
| 01R/19L | 3,600 m 11,811 ft | 45 m | Concrete | Yes |
| 03/21 | 3,600 m 11,811 ft | 45 m | Concrete | Yes |
| 01L/19R | 3,400 m 11,155 ft | 45 m | Concrete | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Foshan Shadi AirportFoshan (Nanhai) | FUO | 42 km |
| Shenzhen Bao'an International AirportShenzhen | SZX | 98 km |
| Hong Kong International AirportHong Kong, Hong Kong | HKG | 136 km |
| Huizhou Pingtan AirportHuizhou (Pingtan) | HUZ | 138 km |
| Macau International AirportNossa Senhora do Carmo, Macau | MFM | 141 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 3,650 km | 4 h 55 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 4,204 km | 5 h 35 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 5,827 km | 7 h 30 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 9,496 km | 11 h 55 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 12,858 km | 16 h 00 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 11,618 km | 14 h 30 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 2,648 km | 3 h 40 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 2,885 km | 4 h 00 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 7,529 km | 9 h 35 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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