AirportsShenzhen Bao'an International Airport is a large airport serving Shenzhen, in Guangdong Province, China. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is SZX.
Key facts
- IATA code
- SZX
- ICAO code
- ZGSZ
- City
- Shenzhen
- State or region
- Guangdong Province
- Country
- China
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 22.6395° N, 113.8033° E
- Elevation
- 4 m (13 ft)
- Runways
- 3
- Longest runway
- 3,800 m (12,467 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, SZX means Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: ZGSZ. 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 22.6395° N, 113.8033° E. It stands 4 metres (13 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
Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport has 3 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 24.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16L/34R | 3,800 m 12,467 ft | 60 m | Concrete | Yes |
| 16R/34L | 3,600 m 11,811 ft | 45 m | Concrete | not listed |
| 15/33 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Hong Kong International AirportHong Kong, Hong Kong | HKG | 38 km |
| Shun Tak HeliportCentral and Western, Hong Kong | HHP | 53 km |
| Macau International AirportNossa Senhora do Carmo, Macau | MFM | 59 km |
| Zhuhai Jinwan AirportZhuhai (Jinwan) | ZUH | 83 km |
| Foshan Shadi AirportFoshan (Nanhai) | FUO | 90 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 3,725 km | 5 h 00 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 4,259 km | 5 h 40 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 5,898 km | 7 h 35 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 9,594 km | 12 h 05 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 12,935 km | 16 h 05 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 11,645 km | 14 h 30 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 2,594 km | 3 h 35 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 2,891 km | 4 h 00 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 7,431 km | 9 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.
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