AirportsChifeng Yulong Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Chifeng, in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is CIF.
Key facts
- IATA code
- CIF
- ICAO code
- ZBCF
- City
- Chifeng
- State or region
- Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region
- Country
- China
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 42.1597° N, 118.8410° E
- Elevation
- 615 m (2,018 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,760 m (5,774 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, CIF means Chifeng Yulong Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: ZBCF. 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 42.1597° N, 118.8410° E. It stands 615 metres (2,018 feet) above sea level.
Local time
Time now at the airport: loading
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
Chifeng Yulong Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,760 metres (5,774 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft. Among the 256 airports of China on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 255.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/21 | 1,760 m 5,774 ft | not listed | not listed | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Chengde Puning AirportChengde | CDE | 132 km |
| Chaoyang AirportShuangta, Chaoyang | CHG | 149 km |
| Jinzhou Bay AirportJinzhou (Linghai) | JNZ | 244 km |
| Qinhuangdao Beidaihe AirportQinhuangdao (Changli) | BPE | 278 km |
| Tangshan Sannühe AirportTangshan (Fengrun) | TVS | 281 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 4,029 km | 5 h 20 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 5,011 km | 6 h 30 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 6,020 km | 7 h 45 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 8,072 km | 10 h 15 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 10,721 km | 13 h 25 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 9,739 km | 12 h 15 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 4,774 km | 6 h 15 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 1,951 km | 2 h 50 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 9,082 km | 11 h 25 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
Airport data: OurAirports, as downloaded on 11 November 2026. This page does not show live flights, terminals or airlines. For those, use the airport's or the airline's own site. See About and data sources.