AviatDataChangsha Huanghua International Airport CSX / ZGHA
Changsha, Hunan · China · Hunan Province Airport Management Group Co., Ltd. (湖南省机场管理集团有限公司) — provincial state-owned enterprise, headquartered on-site, also operating Hunan's regional airports (Zhangjiajie, Changde, Yongzhou, Huaihua, Hengyang, Shaoyang, Chenzhou, Xiangxi)
30.3Mpax · 2025
H24International · customs & immigrationJet A-1 · bonded
ICAO / IATAZGHA / CSX
OperatorHunan Province Airport Management Group Co., Ltd. (湖南省机场管理集团有限公司) — provincial state-owned enterprise, headquartered on-site, also operating Hunan's regional airports (Zhangjiajie, Changde, Yongzhou, Huaihua, Hengyang, Shaoyang, Chenzhou, Xiangxi)
Coordinates28.1967°N, 113.2208°E
Elevation217 ft · 66 m
Time zoneChina Standard Time (UTC+8, no DST)
Passengers / yr30,253,675 (2025)
CustomsYes
Border controlYes
SchengenNo
FuelJet A-1
BondedYes
AIP referenceZGHA — AIP China / CAAC (Civil Aviation Administration of China)
Operating hoursH24 - no curfew; round-the-clock operations across the current 2-runway, 2-terminal layout, which is already operating well above its nominal ~22M pax/yr design capacity (T1 ~6.5M + T2 ~15.6M); a new Terminal 3 (~500,000 sqm, 'Changsha Star' five-pier design, ~60M pax/yr capacity) and a third 3,600 m runway are under construction and targeted to open in late 2026 — most reports cite October 2026, though a 2026 official leasing announcement cited December 2026
Terminals2 passenger terminals — T1 (39,000 sqm, reopened May 2018, handles regional/low-cost carriers) and T2 (212,000 sqm, opened July 2011, main international/domestic hub terminal, one of China's largest); airport also borders the Changsha Huanghua Comprehensive Bonded Zone, Hunan's first comprehensive bonded zone built around an aviation hub; a third terminal (T3, ~500,000 sqm) and third runway are under construction, targeted for late 2026 (October 2026 per most reports, December 2026 per a 2026 leasing announcement)
Runways (2)
- 18L/36R · 3,800 m / 12,467 ft · 60 m wide · Concrete · ILS ILS CAT I (RWY 18L) / CAT III (RWY 36R)
- 18R/36L · 3,200 m / 10,499 ft · 45 m wide · Asphalt · ILS ILS CAT I (RWY 18R) / CAT II (RWY 36L)
Airport contact
Hunan province's principal international gateway and central China's busiest airport by traffic (ranked 15th nationally in 2025, after crossing 30M passengers for the first time in 2024). China Southern Airlines is CSX's largest carrier and a designated focus city for the airline (not a formal China Southern hub — its hub network is Beijing Daxing, Guangzhou, and Shenzhen, with secondary hubs elsewhere); Xiamen Airlines and Okay Airways are among roughly a dozen carriers with operating bases here; Hunan Airlines is headquartered on-site and is the airport's actual primary hub carrier. Long-haul European/North American routes suspended in recent years have yet to resume as of 2026; regional international service (Southeast/Northeast Asia) continues. Mid-expansion: a new Terminal 3 and 3,600 m third runway are due to open in late 2026, roughly tripling design capacity from ~22M to ~60M pax/yr.
Services
Available
On request / PPR
Seasonal / ageing
Unconfirmed / not listed
Ground handling
Available · 2 providers
Hunan Airport Co., Ltd. — Changsha Huanghua International Airport Branch
Airport-operator-provided ramp/apron ground support, turnaround coordination, jet-bridge operation and special-vehicle servicing for carriers other than China Southern (which self-handles); confirmed via the branch's Feb 2026 awarded tender to outsource bridge-loading and special-vehicle crew staffing ("长沙机场机务保障部桥载操作及特车勤务服务外包项目", hnbidding.com award notice) and via its registered licensed business scope covering aircraft ground support and passenger check-in agency.
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China Southern Airlines (self-handled, Changsha base)
In-house, China Southern: self-handles its own ground/passenger handling at its Changsha base, with a dedicated check-in island (A岛, A01-A12 and A15, marked as China Southern's exclusive check-in island) at T2 departures.
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Aircraft fuel
Available
China National Aviation Fuel Group (CNAF / 中国航油)
Into-plane jet fuel supplier and fuel-depot operator at Changsha Huanghua International Airport, operating in Hunan via its subsidiary/JV Huanan Lantian Aviation Fuel Co. (华南蓝天航空油料有限公司湖南分公司, 70%-owned by CNAF's China Aviation Fuel Co.); documented via the 218km Changling-to-CSX aviation-fuel pipeline project (launched 2021, main line completed Dec 2023) feeding the new T3 terminal, the associated "长沙机场改扩建供油工程（中国航油湖南运控中心工程）" EPC tender (RMB 52m), and 2025 procurement tenders for apron refuelling-well valves (加油地井阀) and well covers (井体井盖) tied to the same expansion project.
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De-icing
Seasonal
Hunan Airport Co., Ltd. — Changsha Huanghua International Airport Branch
Airport-operated winter aircraft de/anti-icing — genuinely needed: Hunan/Changsha has periodic winter ice-storm and snow events (documented Jan 2008, Jan 2018, and a confirmed Level-3 de-icing response at 04:38 on 22 Jan 2024). Hunan Airport Group fields 18 dedicated de-icing vehicles across 3 fixed de-icing positions plus mobile teams, reporting 2-8 minute per-aircraft de-icing cycles. · seasonal, winter events only
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Part-145 line maintenance
Available
Hunan Airport Co., Ltd. — Changsha Huanghua International Airport Branch
Confirmed via China Postal Airlines' Nov 2025 sole-source cooperation notice, which names 湖南机场股份有限公司 (this branch's parent operating entity) as the qualified provider of contracted line-maintenance services within Changsha Huanghua's controlled area — scope explicitly covers 航线维护 (line maintenance), general handling, non-routine work, special vehicles, de/anti-icing, tool-equipment support and tool-storage rental. Depth is per airline-maintenance-agreement rather than a general CCAR-145 public workshop.
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Part-145 base maintenance
Not listed
Component shops & overhaul
Not listed
Flight catering
Available
Hunan Airport Industrial Co., Ltd. (湖南空港实业股份有限公司)
Operates Changsha's largest flight-kitchen complex (配餐楼二期, ~18,000 sqm, ~25,000 meals/day capacity) via its Aviation Food Service Branch (航空食品服务分公司); produces the "Le·Yunxiang" (乐·云湘) premium in-flight meal brand plus Hunan-style crew and passenger meals, per company/press reporting on the facility's 2022 brand launch and 2020 phase-2 commissioning.
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Aircraft cleaning
Unconfirmed
Hunan Airport Co., Ltd. — Changsha Huanghua International Airport Branch
The Hunan Airport group's registered general business scope includes professional cleaning, washing and disinfection services (专业保洁、清洗、消毒); observed cleaning tenders at CSX (landside and cargo-terminal cleaning) were issued via a sister entity's service branch rather than this airport branch directly, so attribution of aircraft-cabin/lavatory servicing specifically to this branch is not separately confirmed.
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Ground support equipment
Unconfirmed
Hunan Airport Co., Ltd. — Changsha Huanghua International Airport Branch
Special-vehicle (特种车辆) fleet operated and partly outsourced by the airport's Aircraft Ground Support Department (机务保障部), evidenced by the same Feb 2026 awarded tender outsourcing bridge-loading and special-vehicle crew services; no separately named GSE supply/maintenance/rental company was identified.
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Cargo handling
Available · 2 providers
China Southern Airlines (self-handled, Changsha base)
In-house, China Southern: self-handles cargo, mail and baggage for its own flights at CSX. Hunan Airport Logistics Co. states its cargo/baggage-handling scope covers "all Changsha Huanghua flights excluding China Southern Airlines," confirming CZ's separate self-handling arrangement.
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Hunan Airport Logistics Co., Ltd. (湖南机场物流股份有限公司)
Controlling subsidiary of Hunan Airport Group (incorporated April 2022); handles air cargo/mail sales, freight-terminal operations, apron cargo handling and baggage handling for all carriers at Changsha Huanghua Airport except China Southern Airlines (which self-handles), per the company's own stated scope. Operates 4 cargo terminals totalling 82,471 sqm with 440,000-tonne annual design capacity, including 4 customs-supervised facilities for chilled/live aquatic products, fruit and pharmaceuticals, plus 22 all-cargo freighter routes to the EU, ASEAN and US.
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Aviation security
Available
Hunan Airport Co., Ltd. — Changsha Huanghua International Airport Branch
Passenger and cargo/baggage security screening (客货安全检查) is a core service of the airport branch; T1 introduced China's first domestic CT-scanner intelligent security lane in 2018, and T1/T2 both run millimeter-wave "Easy Security" (易安检) self-service lanes launched Dec 2021 per the CAAC Hunan regional office notice. The screening function sits with the airport operator; the exact internal security-unit legal name is unconfirmed.
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Passenger & crew transport
Available
Hunan Airport Industrial Co., Ltd. (湖南空港实业股份有限公司)
Provides road passenger transport, VIP/business-traveller (贵宾) services — over 12,000 sqm of VIP lounges across T1/T2 with 200+ staff via its 乐翔贵宾服务分公司 — and airport parking (ETC lane, license-plate recognition) at Changsha Huanghua Airport, per its official company profile on the Hunan Airport Group website.
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Flight support
Available
Universal Aviation (China) — Changsha ZGHA
Trip-support/FBO desk for business aviation at Changsha Huanghua (ZGHA/CSX): permit coordination, catering arranged via Air Culinaire Worldwide, ground transportation, and coordination of third-party ramp/fuel/handling arrangements through Universal Aviation's main China FBO office; confirmed via the company's own Changsha location page, which states it "manage[s] all third-party arrangements and sourcing at Changsha" rather than operating directly. Named regional contact is Ricky Fang, Assistant General Manager (•••).
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Hotel & travel
Available
Hyatt Place Changsha Airport (长沙机场凯悦嘉轩酒店)
Airport-adjacent Hyatt-brand hotel on Linkong South Road (临空南路), confirmed as a contract hotel ("合同酒店", isContract=1) on China Southern Airlines' own hotel-booking platform (hotel.csair.com); runs a free shuttle to the terminal every 30 minutes from 04:30, with 24-hour on-call airport pickup, used by airline crew per guest reviews. Which additional carriers hold contracts is unconfirmed.
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