111°49′26.77″E / 40.8514222°N 111.8241028°E / 40.8514222; 111.8241028
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Airport serving Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, China
Hohhot Baita International Airport
呼和浩特白塔国际机场 ᠬᠥᠬᠡᠬᠣᠲᠠ ᠣᠯᠠᠨ ᠤᠯᠤᠰ ᠦᠨ ᠨᠢᠰᠬᠦ ᠪᠠᠭᠤᠳᠠᠯ
Airport interior, 2008
Airport type Public Serves Hohhot Location Saihan , Hohhot , Inner Mongolia , China Opened 1 October 1958 (1958-10-01 ) Elevation AMSL 1,084 m / 3,556 ft Coordinates 40°51′05.12″N 111°49′26.77″E / 40.8514222°N 111.8241028°E / 40.8514222; 111.8241028 CAAC airport chartLocation in Inner Mongolia
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Show map of China Passengers 9,006,388 Aircraft movements 84,325 Cargo (metric tons) 45,291.3
Hohhot Baita International Airport (IATA : HET , ICAO : ZBHH ) is an international airport serving Hohhot , the capital of Inner Mongolia , China . It is the largest airport in Inner Mongolia and lies 14.3 km (8.9 mi) east of downtown Hohhot. Its name Baita, meaning White Pagoda, derives from Wanbu Huayanjing Pagoda ; one of the historical attractions in Hohhot which lies 5.6 km (3.5 mi) south-east of the airport. In 2013 it served 6,150,282 passengers.
History Hohhot Baita Airport was opened on 1 October 1958. In the mid-1980s and 1990s, it underwent two expansions and in June 2007 a new terminal was constructed. The new terminal covers an area of 54,499 square metres (586,620 sq ft) with 11 parking jetways and is capable of handling three million passengers each year. Its runway was also lengthened and its widened to accommodate jumbo jets such as the Airbus A380 . It served as one of the diversion airports for air traffic during the 2008 Summer Olympics .
With the rapid expansion of the city, Baita Airport is now surrounded by urban area and has no more room to expand to accommodate growing traffic. The Hohhot Shengle International Airport is being constructed in Horinger County to replace Baita Airport.[1]
Airlines and destinations Airlines Destinations 9 Air Guangzhou ,[2] Zhengzhou [2] Aero Mongolia Ulaanbaatar Air China Bayannur ,[3] Chongqing ,[4] Guangzhou , Guiyang , Hangzhou , Manzhouli ,[5] Nanchang ,[2] Shanghai–Pudong , Shenyang , Shijiazhuang ,[6] Tianjin , Ulaanbaatar ,[7] Wuhan , Xi'an ,[2] Xilinhot [5] Air China Inner Mongolia Beijing–Capital ,[8] Chengdu–Shuangliu ,[8] Chengdu–Tianfu ,[8] Chifeng ,[9] [8] Haikou ,[8] Shanghai–Pudong ,[8] Tongliao [8] Air Travel Kunming , Nanjing Beijing Capital Airlines Chifeng ,[9] Guangzhou ,[10] Haikou , Hangzhou , Hefei , Nanjing , Sanya , Tangshan ,[2] Zhengzhou [10] Chengdu Airlines Guiyang ,[11] Harbin ,[12] Ulanhot [12] China Eastern Airlines Hefei , Hong Kong ,[13] Korla , Kunming , Lanzhou , Luoyang ,[2] Nanchang , Nanjing , Qingdao , Shanghai–Hongqiao , Shanghai–Pudong , Taiyuan , Xi'an , Yangon ,[13] Yantai ,[2] Yinchuan China Express Airlines Chengdu–Tianfu ,[9] Chifeng ,[5] Chongqing , Enshi , Erenhot ,[9] Hailar , Handan , Jinan ,[9] Manzhouli ,[5] Ordos ,[14] Sanya , Shenyang , Ulanhot , Wuhai , Wuhan , Xilinhot ,[5] Xinyang ,[2] Xinzhou , Yan'an , Yancheng China Southern Airlines Changsha , Dalian , Guangzhou , Lanzhou ,[2] Luoyang , Nanjing , Nanning ,[2] Qingdao , Shenyang , Shenzhen , Ürümqi , Wuhan ,[2] Xining , Zhengzhou , Zhuhai Chongqing Airlines Chongqing , Tongliao [15] Fuzhou Airlines Fuzhou ,[16] Harbin , Linyi ,[2] Xi'an Genghis Khan Airlines Chifeng ,[9] Hailar ,[5] Manzhouli ,[9] Ordos ,[14] Tongliao ,[17] Xilinhot ,[5] Yan'an ,[14] Zhalantun [9] GX Airlines Changsha ,[18] Changzhou ,[18] Chengdu–Tianfu ,[2] Fuyang ,[18] Jining ,[18] Nanning ,[2] Xiangyang ,[18] Yichang Hainan Airlines Changsha , Guangzhou ,[19] Guiyang , Haikou , Hangzhou , Harbin , Nanchang , Nanjing , Sanya , Shenzhen , Ürümqi , Xuzhou ,[2] Zhengzhou Hebei Airlines Hangzhou , Shijiazhuang Jiangxi Air Linfen , Nanchang Juneyao Air Shanghai–Pudong LJ Air Harbin ,[20] Xishuangbanna [20] Loong Air Guangzhou ,[2] Hailar ,[17] Hangzhou [21] Lucky Air Chengdu–Tianfu , Kunming OTT Airlines Luoyang ,[22] Nanchang [2] Qingdao Airlines Changsha ,[23] Hailar [23] Ruili Airlines Holingol , Kunming ,[24] Shenyang , Taiyuan ,[25] Xi'an [2] Shandong Airlines Changzhou ,[2] Haikou ,[17] Hailar ,[17] Jinan , Nanjing , Qingdao , Tianjin , Xiamen Shanghai Airlines Hailar ,[17] Shanghai–Pudong [2] Shenzhen Airlines Shenyang ,[2] Shenzhen , Wuhan Sichuan Airlines Chengdu–Tianfu [26] Spring Airlines Dalian ,[2] Ningbo ,[2] Shijiazhuang , Yangzhou [27] Suparna Airlines Chifeng ,[28] Hailar ,[17] Shanghai–Pudong ,[2] Shenzhen , Zhengzhou [2] Thai Vietjet Air Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi [29] Tianjin Airlines Arxan ,[30] Chifeng ,[9] Chongqing ,[31] Dalian , Ezhou ,[32] Haikou ,[30] Hailar ,[33] Harbin , Hefei ,[30] Hengyang ,[2] Qingdao , Tianjin , Tongliao ,[31] Ulanhot ,[17] Wenzhou ,[30] Wuhai ,[31] Wuhan ,[2] Xi'an , Xilinhot ,[5] Zhalantun ,[17] Zhengzhou , Zhuhai [32] Vietnam Airlines Nha Trang West Air Hefei ,[34] Zhuhai [34] XiamenAir Changsha , Fuzhou , Hangzhou , Hefei , Nantong ,[2] Quanzhou , Wuhan , Xiamen
Cargo Transport It is served by Bayan (Airport) station on Line 1 of Hohhot Metro.
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Note: bold indicates international airports.
Public transportation in Inner Mongolia (NM)
Hohhot Metro
Lines in operation Under planning
Baotou Metro
Transportation hubs
Int'l airports Railway stations