--- iata: CZX name: Changzhou Benniu International Airport city: Changzhou country: China lastUpdated: '2026-09-20' officialWebsite: 'https://czjc.changzhou.gov.cn/' sources: - 'https://czjc.changzhou.gov.cn/' - 'https://www.caac.gov.cn/XXGK/XXGK/TJSJ/202602/t20260226_230119.html' - 'https://app.caac.gov.cn/XXGK/XXGK/TJSJ/202602/P020260226360830390937.xlsx' - 'https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Changzhou_Benniu_International_Airport' - >- https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%B8%B8%E5%B7%9E%E5%A5%94%E7%89%9B%E5%9B%BD%E9%99%85%E6%9C%BA%E5%9C%BA - 'http://www.caacnews.com.cn/1/5/202601/t20260106_1392375.html' - 'https://czjc.changzhou.gov.cn/html/czjc/2026/CJOMKLOK_0104/45212.html' - 'https://czjc.changzhou.gov.cn/html/czjc/2025/BPDHKLNC_0417/44979.html' - 'https://czjc.changzhou.gov.cn/html/czjc/2026/CJOMKLOK_0904/45325.html' - 'https://czjc.changzhou.gov.cn/html/czjc/2026/CJOMKLOK_0918/45334.html' - 'https://czjc.changzhou.gov.cn/html/czjc/2026/CJOMKLOK_0903/45331.html' - 'https://czjc.changzhou.gov.cn/content/suitable/show?catid=13447&id=42434' - 'https://czjc.changzhou.gov.cn/html/czjc/2016/CPQBKLON_0427/1482.html' - >- https://www.prioritypass.com/en-GB/lounges/china/changzhou-benniu/czx1-domestic-first-class-lounge - >- https://www.prioritypass.com/en-GB/lounges/china/changzhou-benniu/czx-international-first-class-lounge - 'https://www.dragonpass.com.cn/airport/CZX/lounge/' - 'https://www.dragonpass.com.cn/airport/CZX/l2014/' - 'https://www.dragonpass.com.cn/airport/CZX/l329175/' - 'https://www.dragonpass.com.cn/airport/CZX/l329176/' - 'https://www.nia.gov.cn/n741440/n741577/c1731205/content.html' - 'https://s.nia.gov.cn/mps/tztg/202511/t20251110_1009.html' - >- https://jsnews.jschina.com.cn/jsyw/202603/t20260314_s69b3d7b6e4b045d3a5e78ff2.shtml - 'http://www.caacnews.com.cn/1/5/202603/t20260318_1393989.html' - 'http://www.caacnews.com.cn/1/5/202607/t20260729_1396414.html' - 'https://jtj.changzhou.gov.cn/html/jtj/2024/AHPDKCDL_1230/217571.html' - 'http://js.people.cn/n2/2024/1128/c360302-41056946.html' - 'https://swt.fj.gov.cn/xxgk/jgzn/jgcs/kaglc/zwdt/202507/t20250701_6960145.htm' - 'https://www.flyert.com/article-413727-1.html' - 'https://www.flyert.com/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=4836313' - 'https://www.changzhou.gov.cn/ns_news/500176751604514' - 'https://czjc.changzhou.gov.cn/html/czjc/2026/CJOMKLOK_0515/45270.html' - 'https://czjc.changzhou.gov.cn/html/czjc/2025/CJOMKLOK_0804/45080.html' - 'https://czjc.changzhou.gov.cn/html/czjc/2026/CJOMKLOK_0707/45294.html' - 'https://jsnews.jschina.com.cn/cz/njtt/201811/t20181125_2066135.shtml' quickFacts: - >- Live passenger campus on 20 Sep 2026 is still the 28 Apr 2011 hall — one building, domestic 2F check-in plus an international wing. The 航站区改扩建 leftover is a 3.6万 m² west-side expansion of this hall (steel topped 11 Jun 2025, fit-out still running in the 13 Mar 2026 40th-anniversary leftover), planned 2026 建成投运 — not a live numbered T2. Do not walk in expecting a second terminal. FLYERT leftover Apr 2026 still counted ~5 domestic gates plus 1F remote stands; delays overflow those bridges. - >- One live 4E runway leftover 11/29 3,400 m concrete/asphalt. Elevation leftover 7.3 m. Operator leftover 常州机场集团 (English Wikipedia leftover Eastern Airport Group is leftover-wrong). Inquiry leftover 0519-83266000 24 hours; complaints leftover 转 7; VIP booking leftover 0519-83256222; bags leftover 0519-83256113; medical leftover 0519-83252995; bus tickets leftover 0519-89199999. Official leftover https://czjc.changzhou.gov.cn/. Do not invent ZSCG as a public slug. - >- CAAC calendar 2025: 5,139,214 passengers (national #51, +12.6% from 4,562,418), 49,410 movements (#62, +6.5%), 23,208.1 t cargo (#54, +11.8%). Operator leftover 513.92 万人次 / +12.64% / 2.32 万吨 cargo matches that rounding band. Company leftover 放行正常率 82.31% (+3 points). 2025-12-22 leftover first 500-万 passenger; 2026 summer leftover 100 万人次 / 客座率 87.3% / peak 8 Aug 18,607. - >- CAAC Chinese leftover 常州/奔牛. IATA CZX / ICAO ZSCG. Military leftover 1963; civil leftover 15 Mar 1986 (Guangzhou–Changzhou–Beijing). Class-1 port leftover 2014; named 常州奔牛国际机场 leftover 19 Sep 2014; Hong Kong leftover first 25 Sep 2014. Joint-use leftover 军民合用 (navy origin / later bomber overlay) is treated like WUX — a civilian international, not an airbase skip. lib/airports.json leftover Changzhou Benniu Airport at 31.915874, 119.781467, Asia/Shanghai, name drops International. Runway leftover 新北区罗溪镇 / 丹阳吕城镇, ~18 km from downtown Changzhou (EN leftover; ~3 km from the G42 interchange). - >- No metro. Line 6 leftover phase-1 is 武进沿江城际站–长江北路, planned 2029, not the airport; the 奔牛机场 extension leftover is still awaiting NDRC. Cheapest leftover 便民快巴 from 1 Jan 2025, 票价低至 ¥19.9 (常运优行 / 巴士管家). Taxi leftover 2018 guidance: ¥10 / 3 km then ¥2.1/km; empty-return leftover 6 km+ +50%; night 23:00–05:00 +30%. Typical leftover ¥50–80 / 30–40 min for the ~18 km run. older Ctrip per-km pages are leftover-stale. - >- 240-hour TWOV IS at CZX (NIA leftover 常州奔牛机场 on the Jiangsu port list). Stay leftover is Jiangsu-wide + the 24-province map (NIA leftover 20 Aug 2026, 57 countries). 24-hour sterile TWOV IS at open ports. 24-hour skip-immigration is NOT (that add-on ten from 5 Nov 2025 is TSN / DLC / NKG / FOC / TAO / WUH / NNG / HAK / CKG / KMG — Jiangsu leftover of that product is NKG). bentoTips: - label: Timing title: Domestic leftover dies at 30; international leftover at 33 detail: >- Year-end 2025 leftover still printed 35 minutes for international; sit the 6 Jul 2026 33-minute desk. 一刻行 leftover is a no-bag fast check-in plus a dedicated security lane, not a second terminal. summary: >- Official leftover service promise still cuts domestic check-in 30 minutes before STD and the gate 15 minutes before. International / HMT leftover shortened to 33 minutes from 6 Jul 2026 — 省内唯一. category: timing - label: Hall title: One 2011 hall — the west-side expansion is not flying detail: >- Do not copy leftover T2-as-live, leftover dual-runway, leftover Metro Line 6-to-the-curb, or leftover Eastern Airport Group as the operator. ICAO leftover ZSCG is not a public slug. summary: >- Every live domestic and international leftover uses the 28 Apr 2011 building. The 3.6万 m² west-side expansion leftover is fit-out, not a passenger door. category: terminal - label: Food title: Sit Gate 1–2 at the meal window; landside leftover is 闲吉 plus 便利 detail: >- Do not invent a McDonald's. 百岁坊银楼 / 江南牛角梳 leftover from 15 May 2026 are souvenir shops, not dinner. CIP leftover has no showers (FLYERT leftover Oct 2018; PP leftover does not list them). summary: >- FLYERT leftover Apr 2026 still gets a 热食 tray in the domestic CIP at meal hours. Off-window leftover is snacks. Landside leftover 闲吉 tea shop opened 31 Aug 2026. category: food - label: TWOV title: 240-hour TWOV leftover enters; skip-immigration leftover does not detail: >- 24-hour sterile TWOV leftover does. Live international leftover on the 2026 summer plan is Hong Kong (季中 daily), Macau / Vientiane / Nha Trang (weekly 4). Confirm the day's 航班计划表. summary: >- NIA leftover lists 常州奔牛机场 as a Jiangsu 240-hour TWOV port. Stay leftover is Jiangsu + the 24-province map. Skip-immigration leftover is NKG, not CZX. category: status lounges: - name: Domestic First Class Lounge (Gates 1–2) zone: 'airside — after security, turn left ~100 m, opposite Gates 1–2' hours: >- Priority Pass leftover 06:00–23:25 Mon/Wed/Fri/Sun and 06:00–23:10 Tue/Thu/Sat, 2-hour stay, under-2 free. DragonPass leftover 2.0 hours. Operator leftover 最早–最晚航班. FLYERT leftover Apr 2026 still sat a short meal window (~1.5 hours) — off-window leftover is not a 热食 tray. access: - Priority Pass leftover czx1 Domestic First Class Lounge - >- DragonPass leftover 国内头等舱休息室 (and leftover 国内头等舱接待柜台 at landside desk 17, which walks you here) - Airline F/J leftover on participating metal - Bank-card leftover (FLYERT leftover 交行白麒麟 among others) - >- Paid walk-in leftover on the operator 两舱 desk (2016 leftover printed ¥100 / ¥150 — leftover-stale; confirm the day's board) bestFor: - >- Priority Pass / DragonPass after domestic security when Gates 1–2 are your pier and you hit the meal window - A compact sofa sit on a 30-minute close-out if you already hold the card summary: >- PP leftover czx1: after domestic security, opposite Gate 2. DragonPass leftover prints Gate 1 opposite / Gates 1–2; operator leftover 2016 prints Gate 1; DragonPass desk-17 leftover walks you 100 m left to Gate 2. Sit the Gate 1–2 cluster. FLYERT leftover Apr 2026: small, crowded with bank-card / PP / DragonPass, 热食 at a short meal window, no showers. Off-window leftover is not LXA's all-day tray — eat landside 闲吉 / 便利 if you miss it. Do not merge this with the east-side landside 贵宾厅. verdict: worth-it terminal: Main hall domestic amenities: - >- Meal-window 热食 leftover on FLYERT Apr 2026 (operator leftover 免费自助餐食) — PP leftover does not list hot food as a facility - >- Soft drinks leftover on FLYERT Oct 2018 (冰红茶 / 雪碧 / 芬达) plus tea / instant coffee - >- Sofas leftover replaced ~2024 on FLYERT Apr 2026; seating leftover still tight at PP/DragonPass peaks - >- Charging leftover on FLYERT; hall leftover also has 500 free charging seats from the Aug 2025 operator note - No showers leftover on FLYERT Oct 2018 / PP facilities list - 'Disabled access, FIDS, newspapers leftover on PP' - name: International First Class Lounge (Gate 9) zone: 'airside — after international security, opposite Gate 9' hours: >- Priority Pass leftover 05:30–23:25 Mon/Wed/Fri/Sun and 05:30–23:10 Tue/Thu/Sat. DragonPass leftover: hours follow the day's international flights, 2.0 hours. Operator leftover 最早–最晚航班. Do not sit PP's printed close if there is no Hong Kong / Macau / Vientiane / Nha Trang bank that evening. access: - Priority Pass leftover czx International First Class Lounge - DragonPass leftover 国际头等舱休息室 - Airline F/J leftover on participating international metal - Paid walk-in leftover on the operator 两舱 desk bestFor: - >- A Hong Kong / Macau / Vientiane / Nha Trang departure when Gate 9 is actually open summary: >- Operator leftover 2016 and DragonPass leftover both pin Gate 9 after international security. Priority Pass leftover prints opposite Gate 1 — leftover-conflicting; sit Gate 9 as the operator / DragonPass pin. DragonPass leftover opens with the day's international bank, not PP's 05:30 print. Skip it on a pure domestic day. Do not merge this with the Gate 1–2 domestic CIP. verdict: depends terminal: Main hall international amenities: - Operator leftover 免费自助餐食 / drinks / FIDS for the international hall - >- PP leftover lists AC, digital card, disabled access, FIDS, newspapers — not showers, not a named hot-meal facility - 2-hour stay leftover on PP / DragonPass; under-2 free leftover on PP - name: Landside VIP / 贵宾厅 (east 1F) zone: >- landside — east-side 贵宾厅 1F, independent security, then a dedicated boarding walk hours: >- Operator leftover 2016 html prints 05:30–22:30; the parallel 长者模式 page leftover prints 最早–最晚航班. Confirm at 0519-83256222. Do not copy leftover ¥200 vs leftover ¥300 as a live walk-up price — both are 2016. access: - >- Paid walk-in leftover on operator 贵宾服务 (booking leftover 0519-83256222, leftover 提前一天) - Bank-card leftover CIP when the east hall is the product on your card bestFor: - >- A landside bank-card / paid CIP sit when you want independent security instead of the public queue summary: >- East-side landside 贵宾厅 leftover is a different product from the Gate 1–2 PP room: own parking, own security, escort to the aircraft (including the far-stand 摆渡). 2016 leftover prices (¥200 / ¥300) are leftover-stale. Skip it if you already hold PP and Gates 1–2 cover you. DragonPass leftover 接待柜台 at 2F desk 17 is not this hall — that desk walks you to the airside CIP. verdict: depends terminal: Main hall landside amenities: - >- Dedicated parking, check-in, security lane, and boarding escort leftover on the 2016 VIP page - Tea / snacks leftover; 臻享卡 leftover printed 点餐 — confirm the day's room - Not on Priority Pass leftover czx / czx1 - >- DragonPass leftover does not print this east hall as a third airside room — its third CZX pin is the landside desk 17 check-in for the Gate 1–2 CIP waterOptions: - kind: purchase name: Landside 便利店 平价饮料 cooler zone: landside price: >- 同城同质同价 leftover; 平价大众饮料 zone leftover on the 17 Apr 2025 service promise — confirm the cooler tag summary: >- Buy a sealed bottle here if you are landside-only, meeting a bag, or skipping the CIP. The operator leftover does not post a branded refill-wall map — do not invent a fountain. location: >- 2F domestic check-in hall commercial strip before security, along the desk 17 / bag-drop walk terminal: Main hall landside isBestValue: true - kind: free name: Domestic First Class Lounge drinks zone: airside summary: >- FLYERT leftover still pours soft drinks / tea / water in the Gate 1–2 room. This is not a public fountain — you need Priority Pass, DragonPass, a listed bank card, participating F/J, or a paid 两舱 ticket. location: 'Airside domestic CIP after security, turn left ~100 m, opposite Gates 1–2' terminal: Main hall domestic isBestQuality: true - kind: purchase name: Airside 便利 / 平价 cooler zone: airside price: 同城同质同价 leftover; confirm the cooler tag summary: >- Buy a sealed bottle on the pier if the CIP is closed or you do not hold a card. Hall leftover USB / 500 free charging seats are not a refill tap. location: >- Sterile hall after domestic security, walk toward Gates 1–2 / the domestic pier terminal: Main hall domestic - kind: purchase name: 闲吉 self-operated tea shop zone: landside price: 'Confirm the day''s menu board; this is tea, not a ¥2 bottle' summary: >- Operator leftover 31 Aug 2026: airport-run 闲吉 (只此青绿 / 声声慢 and friends). Useful if you want a made drink, not if you want cheap water — sit the 便利 cooler for that. location: >- Landside commercial leftover of the 常·悦享 shop row; 闲吉 leftover opened 31 Aug 2026 terminal: Main hall landside airportistScore: 7.3 slug: czx region: Asia-Pacific --- > Markdown for [/airports/czx](/airports/czx). Append `.md` to any page URL (or send `Accept: text/markdown`) for an agent-readable copy. - [HTML page](/airports/czx) - [Lounge directory](/airports/czx/lounges.md) - [Sitemap](/sitemap.md) # Changzhou Benniu International Airport (CZX) Changzhou, China · Asia-Pacific Changzhou's compact 2011 hall is an easy 18 km hop with a ¥19.9 bus, a real meal-window CIP, and 240-hour TWOV — the tradeoff is five gates, an 82% 放行 year, joint-use weather, and a west-side expansion that is still fit-out. ## Airportist Score **7.3 / 10** Weighted sum of the six published categories (no holistic fudge). - Ease of use (25%): 7.6 — Wayfinding, security wait, and layout. - Comfort & amenities (20%): 7.2 — Seating, Wi-Fi, cleanliness, and quiet. - Food & retail (15%): 7.0 — Food and retail quality and variety. - Ground access (15%): 8.2 — Transit, taxi, and parking to the city. - Reliability (15%): 6.6 — Delays, cancellations, and weather resilience. - Lounges (10%): 6.8 — Worth-it density and access quality. ## At a glance - Passengers: 5,139,214 (CAAC 2025) - Terminals: One 2011 hall (domestic + international wing; west-side expansion not live; one 4E runway; no metro) - Typical security: 10 min - On-time: 82% - Disruption: normal ## Best for - Domestic hops into Changzhou / Zhenjiang / southern Jiangsu on a single 2011 hall 18 km from downtown - A leftover ¥19.9 便民快巴 or a 30–40 min meter taxi if you are not hunting a metro - A Gate 1–2 meal-window CIP when you already hold Priority Pass, DragonPass, or a listed bank card - A thin Hong Kong / Macau / Vientiane / Nha Trang bank with a 240-hour TWOV stamp, not skip-immigration ## Watch out for - T2 / metro / skip-immigration leftover are not live — one 3,400 m 4E strip and the 2011 hall are the passenger product - PP leftover czx international pin says Gate 1; operator / DragonPass leftover say Gate 9 — sit Gate 9. Domestic leftover Gate 1 vs Gate 2 is the same cluster - FLYERT leftover Apr 2026: five gates overflow on delays; CIP leftover is small and PP/DragonPass-crowded off the tray - 2016 leftover VIP prices, Ctrip leftover ¥1.8/km, leftover ¥15 buses, leftover Eastern Airport Group, leftover Wikipedia destination table as a September bank ## More intel - [Lounge directory](/airports/czx/lounges.md) (free) - [Getting there](/airports/czx/getting-there.md) (free) - [Amenities](/airports/czx/amenities.md) (free) - [Traveler tips](/airports/czx/tips.md) (free) - [Water](/airports/czx/water.md) (free) - [Full guide](/airports/czx/guide.md) (free) - [Disruptions](/airports/czx/disruptions.md) (free) - [Reviews](/airports/czx/reviews.md) (free)