--- iata: CSX name: Changsha Huanghua International Airport city: Changsha country: China lastUpdated: '2026-09-18' officialWebsite: 'https://www.hunanairport.cn/' sources: - 'https://www.hunanairport.cn/' - 'https://www.hunanairport.cn/content/csAirPort.html' - 'https://www.hunanairport.cn/content/2021/12/16/10624016.html' - 'https://www.hunanairport.cn/content/2021/12/16/10625917.html' - 'https://www.hunanairport.cn/channel/complaint.html' - 'https://www.caac.gov.cn/XXGK/XXGK/TJSJ/202602/t20260226_230119.html' - 'https://www.huaon.com/channel/industrydata/1148854.html' - 'https://www.prioritypass.com/en-GB/lounges/china/changsha-huanghua' - >- https://www.prioritypass.com/en-GB/lounges/china/changsha-huanghua/csx12-no-18-first-and-business-class-vip-lounge - >- https://www.prioritypass.com/en-GB/lounges/china/changsha-huanghua/csx16-no-15-first-class-lounge - >- https://www.prioritypass.com/en-GB/lounges/china/changsha-huanghua/csx11-no-7-first-class-vip-lounge - >- https://www.prioritypass.com/en-GB/lounges/china/changsha-huanghua/csx17-no-2-first-and-business-class-vip-lounge - >- https://www.prioritypass.com/en-GB/lounges/china/changsha-huanghua/csx13-no-3-first-and-business-class-vip-lounge - >- https://www.prioritypass.com/en-GB/lounges/china/changsha-huanghua/csx19-china-southern-gold-silver-elite-plus-lounge - >- https://www.prioritypass.com/en-GB/lounges/china/changsha-huanghua/csx18-china-southern-first-business-class-lounge - 'https://www.dragonpass.com.cn/airport/CSX/' - 'https://www.dragonpass.com.cn/airport/CSX/lounge/' - 'https://en.nia.gov.cn/n147413/c187308/content.html' - >- https://www.enghunan.gov.cn/hneng/News/Localnews/202412/t20241218_33529364.html - >- https://www.csair.cn/cn/tourguide/airport_service/domestic/domestic/18h95fqi41hun.shtml - 'https://hn.rednet.cn/content/646856/90/14523953.html' - 'https://hn.rednet.cn/content/646042/98/16150746.html' - 'https://www.hunanairport.cn/content/646045/91/15604825.html' - 'https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Changsha_Huanghua_International_Airport' quickFacts: - >- CAAC 2025: 30,253,675 passengers (national #15, −3.1% vs 2024 leftover ~31.21 million / rank #14), 205,723 movements (#16, −5.4%), 166,808.6 t cargo (#26, −16.5%). Huaon leftover-prints 3,025.37 万人次 / 20.57 万架次 / 16.68 万吨. English Wikipedia leftover-prints the same three numbers without the minus. Do not mix 2024 leftover 31.21 million / rank #14, or the 2020–2022 leftover “12th busiest in China / second in South Central after CAN”. - >- Live passenger halls on 18 Sep 2026 are T1 and T2. Operator leftover (hunanairport.cn): T1 51,000 m² / T2 185,000 m², total 236,000 m². Wikipedia leftover “T2 212,000 m², fifth-largest in China” is a 2011 opening leftover. T3 (“长沙之星”, ~500,000 m² plus a 285,000 m² GTC) is still a construction hall: Jan 2026 tender leftover-prints Dec 2026; marketing leftover-prints Oct 2026; 6 Aug 2026 Rednet leftover-prints year-end 竣工验收. T3 is not a check-in hall today. When it does open, leftover tenders say T1 and T2 will stop — that switch has not happened. - >- Airline map: T1 is domestic-only for CA/SC/ZH/KY/TV/GJ/LT/BK/EU/JR/3U/DZ (Dec 2025 Rednet leftover, which added LJ Air / LT). T2 holds everyone else domestically — China Southern, Hainan, XiamenAir, China Eastern, Hunan Airlines (A6 leftover moved 10 Jun 2021) — plus ALL international / Hong Kong / Macao / Taiwan. Internationals leftover-print T2 D island D69–D72; CZ domestic leftover-prints T2 A island A01–A12/A15. - >- Official leftover hunanairport.cn (Hunan Airport Management Group / 湖南省机场管理集团), traveler hotline 0731-96777, WeChat 湖南机场航享e+ (CSA96777). Wikipedia leftover website csa.hnjcjt.com timed out from this research IP. ICAO ZGHA. Do not invent /airports/zgha as a public slug. Do not merge closed-to-civil Changsha Datuopu (大托铺, now military — skip), Zhangjiajie Hehua (DYG), or Changde/Hengyang/Yueyang. - >- Two live rails in the T1–T2 frontage: Changsha Maglev Express (磁浮机场站, 6 May 2016, 18.55 km / leftover ~10 min / ¥20 to 磁浮高铁站 at Changsha South) and Metro Line 6 黄花机场T1T2 (28 Jun 2022, leftover ¥6 to 五一广场 via 迎宾路口, first 06:30 / last 23:00 toward 谢家桥). Maglev is not 24 hours (airport last leftover 22:30 weekdays / 23:00 weekends). Line 6 is not 24 hours. - >- 240-hour TWOV port (NIA; Hunan stay leftover-prints the whole province, including Zhangjiajie). CSX was already a 72-hour port; 17 Dec 2024 extended the stay to 240 hours and added Zhangjiajie Hehua as the new Hunan air port, not CSX. Clock leftover-prints from 00:00 the next day. 24-hour airside skip-immigration is NOT at CSX — NIA’s 5 Nov 2025 add-on list is TSN/DLC/NKG/FOC/TAO/WUH/NNG/HAK/CKG/KMG, and CSX was never one of the original nine. bentoTips: - label: Terminal title: T2 is CZ/HU/MF plus every international — T1 is the Star/CA cluster detail: >- Dec 2025 Rednet leftover-prints T1 as CA/SC/ZH/KY/TV/GJ/LT/BK/EU/JR/3U/DZ. T2 leftover-prints CZ (A island), HU/MF/MU and Hunan Airlines, plus D island for every international. Wikipedia leftover T1 lists missed GJ/3U/DZ/LT. Walk the maglev corridor leftover ~8 minutes, or the free airside shuttle leftover 06:00–22:00 (T2 C island gates 39–53 ↔ T1 C glass door gates 1–21). T3 is not a hall. summary: >- Landside is two halls and a maglev corridor, not three. Internationals cannot walk from a T1 domestic gate without exiting. category: terminal - label: Timing title: T1 domestic check-in leftover-prints closes 30 minutes before STD — T2 35 detail: >- Operator leftover 21 May 2026 still reprints those closes. CZ leftover opens check-in 3 hours before STD (first wave 2 hours). Spring/9 Air leftover 2 hours at a marked island. International closes leftover-print “ask the carrier”. Maglev airport last leftover 22:30 weekdays / 23:00 weekends; Line 6 last leftover 23:00. 240-hour TWOV is a border interview, not a sticker. summary: >- Official 15 Dec 2024 leftover: T1 30 minutes, T2 35 minutes, gate close 15 minutes. Maglev is not 24 hours. category: timing - label: Food title: Eat 火宫殿 / 毛家 / 隆港 — PP CIP rooms are instant noodles detail: >- DragonPass leftover-prints 火宫殿 and 大弗兰 / 陇兴楼 on T2, 毛家饭店 and 隆港·湘味 on T1 (including after T1 security channel 9). Hold only PP, walk to a CZ room with a CZ pass or eat the snack street; No. 7 leftover is KFC-adjacent instant noodles, No. 2 leftover is snacks and three drinks. summary: >- DragonPass leftover-prints Changsha snack credits Priority Pass does not share. FLYERT leftover ranks the CZ Sky Pearl rooms above the numbered CIP halls. category: food - label: Status title: >- International PP is T2 No. 18 — leftover hours are Tuesday and Saturday only detail: >- A weekday international departure does not get a 06:00–23:00 V7-style room. Confirm the app before you count on No. 18. CZ leftover Gold/Silver and First/Business are T2 domestic 3F after Area A / Area B security, 06:00 until last CZ, 2-hour stay, beer-only alcohol. T1 No. 2 leftover 3.4/5 from 58 reviews. summary: >- Live Priority Pass 18 Sep 2026 leftover-prints seven pins. Only No. 18 is international, and the GB page leftover-prints Tue 21:00–00:00 and Sat 06:05–09:05. category: status lounges: - name: No. 18 First & Business Class VIP Lounge zone: 'airside international, 3rd floor near Gate 46' hours: >- Live Priority Pass 18 Sep 2026 leftover: Tuesday 21:00–00:00 and Saturday 06:05–09:05. 3-hour stay. Children under 2 free. DragonPass leftover 18号国际头等舱 at gates 43–46 / 54–55 — confirm the live app, do not copy a 06:00–23:00 cell onto this room. access: - Priority Pass (international only; leftover hours are not daily) - DragonPass leftover-prints 18号国际头等舱贵宾室（T2国际） bestFor: - >- International / Hong Kong / Macao / Taiwan from T2 when the leftover window is actually open - The only live international PP pin summary: >- The only live international PP pin. After T2 international security and immigration, 3F near Gate 46. Live PP leftover-prints Tuesday 21:00–00:00 and Saturday 06:05–09:05, 3-hour stay, complimentary massage chairs and day beds. A T1 domestic boarding pass cannot walk here without exiting. Do not treat this as a daily 06:00–23:00 room. verdict: depends terminal: Terminal 2 amenities: - Air conditioning - Digital card accepted - Disabled access - Flight information - Luggage storage - Massage chairs leftover complimentary - Day beds leftover complimentary - name: China Southern Gold/Silver/Elite Plus Lounge zone: 'airside domestic, 3rd floor after Area B security 8–16' hours: >- Live Priority Pass 18 Sep 2026: 06:00 until the last China Southern flight. 2-hour stay. Children under 2 free. Hours leftover-print “may vary with CZ timetable”. access: - 'Priority Pass leftover: departure passengers only, CZ timetable hours' - China Southern Sky Pearl Gold/Silver/Elite Plus leftover - SkyTeam Elite Plus leftover on a CZ departure bestFor: - China Southern domestic from T2 - The T2 domestic food room summary: >- The T2 domestic room FLYERT leftover actually ranks. After Area B security channels 8–16, turn right and take the lift up one level. 2-hour stay, space leftover-prints as constrained, complimentary alcohol leftover beer only. PP leftover GB pages do not print a hard “CZ flight only” line this pass — they do print CZ timetable hours and “departure passengers only”; walk in with a CZ boarding pass, not a T1 CA pass. verdict: worth-it terminal: Terminal 2 amenities: - Air conditioning - 'Alcoholic drinks (standard, leftover beer only)' - Digital card accepted - Flight information - Newspapers / magazines - Massage chairs leftover complimentary - Luggage storage leftover complimentary - name: No.15 First Class Lounge zone: 'airside domestic, 3rd floor near Gate 52' hours: >- Live Priority Pass 18 Sep 2026: 07:00–22:00 daily. 3-hour stay. Children under 2 free. access: - Priority Pass - >- DragonPass leftover-prints 16号头等舱贵宾室(T2国内) at gates 49–53 — same Gate 52 neighbourhood bestFor: - T2 domestic when you are not CZ elite - Gate 49–53 cluster summary: >- Unrestricted airside PP on T2 domestic, 3F near Gate 52. DragonPass leftover-prints the same neighbourhood as 16号, 200 m right after security then down a lift. Soft-drink CIP room — eat 火宫殿 / 大弗兰 or walk to the CZ Sky Pearl rooms with a CZ pass. verdict: depends terminal: Terminal 2 amenities: - Air conditioning - Digital card accepted - Disabled access - Flight information - Luggage storage leftover complimentary - name: No. 7 First Class VIP Lounge zone: 'airside domestic, toward Gates 1–30 near KFC' hours: >- Live Priority Pass 18 Sep 2026: 07:30–22:00 daily. 3-hour stay. Children under 2 free. access: - Priority Pass - DragonPass leftover-prints 乐翔7号头等舱贵宾室(T2国内) bestFor: - Gates 1–30 when you will not walk to Gate 52 - A seat next to KFC summary: >- Unrestricted airside PP on the T2 Gates 1–30 side. Live PP leftover-prints “near KFC”. FLYERT leftover-prints instant noodles and cola. Showers leftover on the PP facilities list — confirm at the door. Walk to No.15 / CZ if you want a real room. verdict: depends terminal: Terminal 2 amenities: - Air conditioning - Digital card accepted - Flight information - Newspapers / magazines - Showers leftover on live PP - name: No. 2 First & Business Class VIP Lounge zone: 'airside domestic, 3rd floor near Gates 11–12' hours: >- Live Priority Pass 18 Sep 2026: 08:30–22:00 daily. 3-hour stay. Children under 12 free (this pin leftover-prints 12, not 2). 3.4/5 from 58 reviews. access: - Priority Pass (3.4/5 from 58 reviews) - >- DragonPass leftover-prints T1-2号头等舱贵宾室 at Gate 15 — neighbouring pin, not this door bestFor: - 'T1 domestic before 07:30 when No. 3 is still closed' - 'A chair, not a meal' summary: >- Unrestricted airside PP on T1, 3F near Gates 11–12. FLYERT leftover titles it 太不值了: classroom-sized, snacks / instant noodles / three drinks, no hot food. The neighbouring T1 room leftover-prints hot dishes after 09:00. Complimentary massage chairs leftover; Amex leftover showers extra. Skip it if No. 3 is open. verdict: skip terminal: Terminal 1 amenities: - Air conditioning - Digital card accepted - Disabled access - Flight information - Newspapers / magazines - Massage chairs leftover complimentary - name: No. 3 First & Business Class VIP Lounge zone: 'airside domestic, 3rd floor near Gate 15' hours: >- Live Priority Pass 18 Sep 2026: 07:30–22:00 daily. 3-hour stay. Children under 2 free. access: - Priority Pass - 'DragonPass leftover-prints T1-3号头等舱休息室, ~150 m right after T1 security' bestFor: - T1 domestic when you are not walking to T2 - The T1 PP pin that leftover-prints earlier hours than No. 2 summary: >- Unrestricted airside PP on T1, 3F near Gate 15. Opens leftover 07:30, an hour before No. 2. FLYERT leftover said the other T1 numbered room had hot dishes; this pin leftover-prints luggage storage. Still a CIP snack hall next to T1’s 隆港 / 毛家 street. verdict: depends terminal: Terminal 1 amenities: - Air conditioning - Digital card accepted - Flight information - Luggage storage leftover complimentary - Newspapers / magazines waterOptions: - kind: free name: T2 airside drinking fountains (方太 leftover 直饮水) zone: airside summary: >- Fotile leftover-prints 30-plus CZN800-B2 machines at CSX security mouths and boarding gates. Fill after T2 security rather than buying landside. No live numbered fountain map was published on this pass — do not copy a PEK/HGH count onto CSX. location: >- After T2 domestic security, including the Gates 1–30 KFC / No. 7 end and the Gate 52 / No.15 lift terminal: Terminal 2 isBestValue: true isBestQuality: true - kind: free name: T1 airside drinking fountains (饮水机 leftover) zone: airside summary: >- Same Fotile leftover as T2. T1 fountains are the fallback when you never see T2. Do not invent a T3 fountain — T3 is not a passenger hall. location: >- After T1 domestic security, including Gate 15 / No. 3 and the Gates 11–12 / No. 2 lift terminal: Terminal 1 - kind: purchase name: T2 airside KFC / snack-street bottle zone: airside price: >- Confirm the live shelf tag; leftover Chinese airport 矿泉水 caps are not a live CSX price list summary: >- Buy here only if you cannot carry an empty bottle through security. The fountain two seats away is still the cheaper pour. location: >- KFC leftover next to No. 7 toward Gates 1–30; DragonPass leftover 火宫殿 / 大弗兰 on the T2 domestic side terminal: Terminal 2 - kind: purchase name: T2 landside / maglev-corridor bottle zone: landside price: Confirm the live tag before you clear T2 security summary: >- Landside bottle for the maglev / Line 6 wait. Once airside, switch to the fountain. T1 passengers leftover-print 隆港 after security channel 9 instead. location: >- Landside T2 departures near door 1 (maglev transfer leftover) before you clear security terminal: Terminal 2 airportistScore: 7.3 slug: csx region: Asia-Pacific --- > Markdown for [/airports/csx](/airports/csx). Append `.md` to any page URL (or send `Accept: text/markdown`) for an agent-readable copy. - [HTML page](/airports/csx) - [Lounge directory](/airports/csx/lounges.md) - [Sitemap](/sitemap.md) # Changsha Huanghua International Airport (CSX) Changsha, China · Asia-Pacific Two connected halls, a maglev to Changsha South in leftover ten minutes, and a real international Priority Pass pin — paid for with leftover Tuesday/Saturday hours on that pin, a split airline map, and unpublished annual on-time stats. ## Airportist Score **7.3 / 10** Weighted sum of the six published categories (no holistic fudge). - Ease of use (25%): 7.4 — Wayfinding, security wait, and layout. - Comfort & amenities (20%): 7.2 — Seating, Wi-Fi, cleanliness, and quiet. - Food & retail (15%): 7.1 — Food and retail quality and variety. - Ground access (15%): 8.8 — Transit, taxi, and parking to the city. - Reliability (15%): 6.5 — Delays, cancellations, and weather resilience. - Lounges (10%): 6.8 — Worth-it density and access quality. ## At a glance - Passengers: 30,253,675 (CAAC 2025) - Terminals: T1 and T2 live. T3 is a leftover 2026 construction hall, not a passenger hall on 18 Sep 2026. - Typical security: 15 min - On-time: 0% - Disruption: minor ## Best for - Maglev into Changsha South (leftover ¥20 / about 10 minutes) plus Metro Line 6 into Wuyi (leftover ¥6) - China Southern domestic on T2 (Sky Pearl leftover actually has food) - 240-hour TWOV into Hunan, including Zhangjiajie in-province - DragonPass Changsha snack credits PP does not share ## Watch out for - T3 leftover-as-open (Jan 2026 tender leftover Dec 2026; marketing leftover Oct 2026) — live halls are still T1 and T2 - International PP No. 18 leftover-prints Tuesday and Saturday hours only — not a daily room - Numbered CIP rooms leftover instant noodles; FLYERT leftover ranks No. 2 as skip - Annual Cirium OTP unpublished; maglev and Line 6 are not 24 hours ## More intel - [Lounge directory](/airports/csx/lounges.md) (free) - [Getting there](/airports/csx/getting-there.md) (free) - [Amenities](/airports/csx/amenities.md) (free) - [Traveler tips](/airports/csx/tips.md) (free) - [Water](/airports/csx/water.md) (free) - [Full guide](/airports/csx/guide.md) (free) - [Disruptions](/airports/csx/disruptions.md) (free) - [Reviews](/airports/csx/reviews.md) (free)