Where is SZX airport?

SZX is a large airport in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China, at 22.6395, 113.8033, 4 m above sea level.

What time zone is SZX in?

SZX is in the Asia/Shanghai time zone, UTC+8.

How many passengers use SZX?

66,485,213 passengers in 2025, according to Wikidata.

Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport opened in 1991.

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Large airport in Shenzhen, China.

IATA code: SZX
ICAO code: ZGSZ
Size: large; OurAirports class
Passengers: 66,485,213; 2025 · Wikidata
Nonstop routes: 4; With open traffic data
Time zone: UTC+8; Asia/Shanghai
Elevation: 4 m; 13 ft
Runways: 3; Longest 3,800 m

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About SZX

Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport is a large airport serving Shenzhen, China. It opened in 1991. 66,485,213 passengers used it in 2025. Open traffic data shows 4 nonstop routes from SZX.

Wikidata (CC0). Sources

Busiest nonstop routes from SZX

Route	To	Distance	Passengers
SZX → ICN	Seoul, South Korea	2,043 km	320,868 (6 mo)
SZX → SYD	Sydney, Australia	7,409 km	63,459
SZX → MEL	Melbourne, Australia	7,425 km	35,587
SZX → LAX	Los Angeles, United States	11,665 km	29,071

Passengers on the route, both directions, over the period of each source: US DOT / BTS T-100 (Aug 2025 – Jul 2026) for routes touching the US, Eurostat (2024) for routes reported by European airports, Incheon Airport (Jan 2026 – Jun 2026, 6 months) for routes from Incheon, BITRE (domestic May 2025 – Apr 2026, international Jul 2025 – Jun 2026) for routes in and out of Australia. Routes outside these are not counted.

Airlines at SZX on flights to and from the US

CA Air China · 104 flights

Departures and arrivals on scheduled passenger flights, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. U.S. DOT, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment. Sources

Airports within 150 km

Code	Airport	Serves	Distance
HKG	Hong Kong International Airport	Hong Kong, Hong Kong	38 km
MFM	Macau International Airport	Macau, Macau	59 km
ZUH	Zhuhai Jinwan Airport	Zhuhai, China	83 km
FUO	Foshan Shadi Airport	Foshan, China	90 km
HUZ	Huizhou Pingtan Airport	Huizhou, China	94 km
CAN	Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport	Guangzhou, China	98 km

Distance from SZX to the major hubs

Route	To	Distance	Passengers / year
SZX → LHR	London, United Kingdom	9,611 km	—
SZX → DXB	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	5,908 km	—
SZX → CDG	Paris, France	9,571 km	—
SZX → FRA	Frankfurt, Germany	9,134 km	—
SZX → IST	Istanbul, Turkey	7,989 km	—
SZX → AMS	Amsterdam, Netherlands	9,254 km	—
SZX → JFK	New York, United States	12,955 km	—
SZX → ATL	Atlanta, United States	13,485 km	—
SZX → LAX	Los Angeles, United States	11,665 km	29,071
SZX → SIN	Singapore, Singapore	2,583 km	—
SZX → HND	Tokyo, Japan	2,893 km	—
SZX → DOH	Doha, Qatar	6,280 km	—

Runways

Runway	Length	Width	Surface	Lights
16L/34R	3,800 m	60 m	Concrete	Yes
16R/34L	3,600 m	45 m	Concrete	No
15/33	3,400 m	45 m	Concrete	Yes

OurAirports (public domain). Sources

Location

Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China · 22.6395, 113.8033

Map (OpenStreetMap) Airport website Wikipedia

Questions

Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport has the IATA code SZX and the ICAO code ZGSZ. Airlines and tickets use the three-letter IATA code; pilots and air traffic control use the four-letter ICAO code.

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