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Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport is a major international gateway serving Hangzhou, the capital of Zhejiang province, lying on the southern shore of the Qiantang River in Xiaoshan District. It is one of China's busiest airports, handling large volumes of passenger and cargo traffic, and offers a simulator pilot two long parallel hard runways and a full complement of airline and business traffic to contend with.
Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (ICAO: ZSHC, IATA: HGH) is the principal airport for Hangzhou, a major city in the Yangtze River Delta and the capital of Zhejiang province. It is operated by Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport Co. Ltd. and ranks among China's busiest airports by passenger, cargo and aircraft movement figures. For a simulator pilot it offers a large, modern East Asian hub with two long parallel runways, heavy airline traffic and a mix of domestic and international operations, making it a substantial and busy destination to fly into or out of.
The airport sits on the southern shore of the Qiantang River in Xiaoshan District, roughly 27 km east of downtown Hangzhou. As a large international hub it lies within controlled airspace served by Hangzhou Approach, and pilots operating in the area should expect to work with area control before being handed to tower and ground on the field.
The airport has two physical runways, both hard-surfaced and lit. The primary runway, 07/25, is 11,744/11,725 ft long. The secondary parallel runway, 06/24, is 11,089/11,071 ft long. Field elevation is 20 ft. No ILS is recorded for the field.
Hangzhou Approach operates on two area frequencies, 125.55 MHz (Area 1) and 126.05 MHz (Area 2). ATIS is broadcast on 127.25 MHz. Ground movements are handled by Hangzhou Ground on 121.75 MHz, and Hangzhou Tower controls the runways on 118.3 MHz.
The airport's position on the southern bank of the Qiantang River is a useful visual reference for pilots approaching from the Hangzhou side, with the city centre and West Lake area lying to the west of the field.
The airport opened for traffic on 30 December 2000 after a first construction phase that began in July 1997, replacing the former dual-use civil and military Hangzhou Jianqiao Airport. It became a fully international airport in March 2004 once immigration and customs facilities were completed. A second runway, 07/25 at 3,600 m, was built as part of a Phase II expansion that began construction in November 2007 and entered service on 30 December 2012, alongside a new International Terminal completed in June 2010. KLM opened the airport's first intercontinental route, to Amsterdam, on 8 May 2010. A further Phase III expansion, associated with the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, passed acceptance inspection in March 2022, and a new Terminal 4 began operations in September 2022, handling both international and domestic flights.
Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport remains a major hub and focus city for several Chinese carriers, including Air China, China Eastern Airlines, China Southern Airlines, Hainan Airlines and Xiamen Airlines, and is a hub for Loong Air and SF Airlines. It handles both domestic and international traffic across its terminal complex, with maintenance facilities certified for B-Checks on all aircraft types and C-Checks on Boeing 737 and 757 types. Prior permission is required for non-scheduled and general aviation operations.