AirportsXinyang Minggang Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Xinyang, in Henan Province, China. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is XAI.
Key facts
- IATA code
- XAI
- ICAO code
- ZHXY
- City
- Xinyang
- State or region
- Henan Province
- Country
- China
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 32.5408° N, 114.0791° E
- Elevation
- 95 m (312 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,700 m (8,858 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, XAI means Xinyang Minggang Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: ZHXY. 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 32.5408° N, 114.0791° E. It stands 95 metres (312 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Xinyang, about 46 km away in a straight line.
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
Xinyang Minggang Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,700 metres (8,858 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 256 airports of China on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 131.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/25 | 2,700 m 8,858 ft | 50 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Nanyang Jiangying AirportNanyang (Wancheng) | NNY | 145 km |
| Fuyang Xiguan AirportYingzhou, Fuyang | FUG | 159 km |
| Xiangyang Liuji AirportXiangyang (Xiangzhou) | XFN | 173 km |
| Wuhan Tianhe International AirportWuhan (Huangpi) | WUH | 197 km |
| Zhengzhou Xinzheng International AirportZhengzhou | CGO | 222 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 3,552 km | 4 h 45 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 4,356 km | 5 h 45 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 5,702 km | 7 h 20 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 8,707 km | 11 h 00 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 11,838 km | 14 h 45 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 10,809 km | 13 h 30 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 3,625 km | 4 h 50 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 2,385 km | 3 h 20 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 8,349 km | 10 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.
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