--- iata: DSN name: Ordos Ejin Horo International Airport city: Ordos country: China lastUpdated: '2026-09-22' officialWebsite: 'https://www.ordosairport.com/' sources: - 'https://www.ordosairport.com/' - 'https://www.ordosairport.com/About_us.aspx?CID=131' - 'https://www.caac.gov.cn/XXGK/XXGK/TJSJ/202602/t20260226_230119.html' - 'https://www.nia.gov.cn/n897453/c1751080/content.html' - 'https://www.nia.gov.cn/n741440/n741577/c1731205/content.html' - 'https://www.dragonpass.com.cn/airport/DSN/' - 'https://www.dragonpass.com.cn/airport/DSN/l11355236/' - >- https://www.ceair.com/global/zh_USD/Announcement/TravelTips/CheckinCountersandBoardingGateClosingTime/ - 'https://www.ordos.gov.cn/gk_128120/tjxx/tjsj/202607/t20260730_3911899.html' - 'https://www.ordos.gov.cn/xw_127672/gsgg/202608/t20260804_3912655.html' - 'https://www.ordosairport.com/NewsDetail.aspx?id=425' - 'https://www.ordosairport.com/PicDetail.aspx?id=360' - 'https://www.ordosairport.com/ServerAbout.aspx?cok=7' quickFacts: - >- Live passenger campus on 22 Sep 2026 is one T2 hall (opened 30 Jan 2013, leftover 100,300 m² / 12 million design — that is capacity, not 2025 traffic). T1 leftover 5,280 m² / two bridges from 2007 is not a scheduled door. English-wiki leftover “two terminals / 11 bridges / 60 m runway” leftover-conflicts with the operator 4E 3,200 × 45 m copy. - >- CAAC calendar 2025: 3,201,398 passengers (national #62, +5.5% vs 3,033,405), 38,370 movements (#70, −1.1%), 13,367.8 t cargo (#62, +1.3%). 2023 leftover 2,525,675. Operator leftover 2023 “breakthrough 2.52 million” is the same year, not 2025. - >- 一类航空口岸. Operator leftover national acceptance Nov 2016; wiki leftover opening 18 Jan 2016 leftover-conflicts — sit both dates. Renamed 鄂尔多斯伊金霍洛国际机场 leftover Nov 2016. Skytrax 4-star leftover 2015 is not a 2026 rating. Hotline leftover 0477-8901111. Do not invent ZBDS as a public slug. - >- 240-hour TWOV is NOT at this port (NIA Inner Mongolia leftover Hailar / Manzhouli / Erenhot, not DSN). 24-hour skip-immigration is NOT (Nov 2025 leftover is the ten-hub list). 24-hour airside TWOV leftover still exists at every open port if you do not leave the restricted area. - >- No metro. No airport rail. Operator leftover 16 km southeast of Kangbashi (leftover 13 km leftover-conflicts); leftover ~37–38 km north of Dongsheng. Didi live. Uber is not CN. Bolt is not CN. - >- H1 2026 city stats (to 30 Jun): 1,368,891 passengers / 16 airlines / 55 domestic routes / 50 cities / 7 international and regional cities. Dec 2025 leftover 24 airlines / 84 routes leftover-conflicts — sit the later H1 count for network size. bentoTips: - label: Timing title: China Eastern dies 30 / 45 minutes out — sit 2 hours anyway detail: >- Operator leftover 95% domestic economy check-in ≤8 minutes / KN ≤10 / international ≤10 / F-J ≤5 is a service promise, not a published queue clock. Security leftover unpublished; border leftover 95% ≤25 minutes. First-visit leftover give the extra hour. summary: >- MU leftover desks 90 minutes before STD, domestic cut 30 minutes, international 45, gate 15. Other airlines leftover unpublished — sit 2 hours domestic and 3 international. category: timing - label: Terminal title: 'There is one live hall: T2' detail: >- After security, leftover Gates 1–5 left and 6–14 right. CIP corridor leftover opposite Gates 6–7. International leftover the same box after immigration, not a leftover T1 door. English-wiki leftover “smaller domestic terminal nearby” leftover-stale. summary: >- Domestic and international share T2. Departures leftover 3F, arrivals 2F, VIP / leisure leftover 1F. No airside walk to a second terminal. category: terminal - label: Food title: Landside McDonald’s on 4F — airside is a leftover mini shop detail: >- DragonPass leftover 1 dining hall / 0 CIP rooms. CDN leftover 0/0 leftover-conflicts with the live city page — sit the live McD product, not a first-class lounge. Empty the bottle at screening; buy after or drink at McD before you go through. summary: >- DragonPass leftover McDonald’s (before security) T2 departures 4F, 06:00–21:00, dine-in only, 2-hour voucher. Airside leftover is a takeaway pin, not a second full restaurant. category: food - label: Status title: 'No Priority Pass. DragonPass is a McD, not a CIP' detail: >- FlyerT leftover 30 Sep 2025: ~130 m² / ~50 seats, snacks off meal times, no showers. VIP landside leftover 1F — desk 0477-8901593 / 8878080; walk-in price unpublished. Confirm in the airline app, not Collinson. summary: >- Airline F/J and gold/silver leftover the First Class Lounge opposite Gates 6–7. CMB leftover its own room on the same corridor. Walk-up PP leftover does not exist. category: status lounges: - name: First Class Lounge zone: domestic hours: unpublished — sit first to last departure access: - Airline first / business - Airline gold / silver status bestFor: - F/J or status on a domestic wait summary: >- Airside opposite leftover Gates 6–7 after security. Airline F/J and gold/silver. Snack CIP, no showers in the 2025 FlyerT. Not Priority Pass. Not a DragonPass CIP. verdict: depends terminal: Terminal 2 amenities: - Wi-Fi - USB sockets - Soft drinks - Snacks - name: CMB Guest Lounge zone: domestic hours: unpublished — sit first to last departure access: - China Merchants Bank bestFor: - CMB cardholders on the same CIP corridor summary: >- Same airside corridor past the First Class Lounge, leftover CMB / 嘉宾 branding. Not PP. Not DragonPass. Card-only — do not treat it as a walk-up. verdict: depends terminal: Terminal 2 amenities: - Seating - Air conditioning - name: VIP Hall zone: landside hours: unpublished — desk 0477-8901593 / 8878080 access: - Paid VIP - Bank / invitation bestFor: - Skipping the public queue if the desk will sell you a pass summary: >- Landside T2 leftover 1F 贵宾厅 (2013 leftover 10,000 m² / 34 rooms). Walk-in price unpublished. Not PP. Not DragonPass. verdict: depends terminal: Terminal 2 amenities: - Independent processing leftover - Seating waterOptions: - kind: purchase name: T2 airside shop (CIP corridor / Gates 6–14) zone: airside price: typically ¥3–8 for a 550 ml domestic bottle summary: >- No official fountain map. Empty the bottle at T2 security, then buy on the airside pier. DragonPass leftover 0 CIP rooms / 1 McD (landside). location: >- Domestic airside after security, toward leftover Gates 6–14 and the CIP corridor opposite Gates 6–7 terminal: Terminal 2 isBestValue: true - kind: purchase name: 'McDonald’s (T2 landside 4F, before security)' zone: landside price: >- DragonPass leftover dine-in meal voucher 06:00–21:00; cups leftover unpublished walk-up summary: >- DragonPass leftover 餐食体验厅-麦当劳（安检前）, dine-in only, 2-hour service, same-day boarding pass. You cannot carry a full cup through screening. Airside leftover McD is a mini takeaway, not this room. location: 'Landside departures 4F above the screening hall, before you enter security' terminal: Terminal 2 isBestQuality: true airportistScore: 6.8 slug: dsn region: Asia-Pacific --- > Markdown for [/airports/dsn](/airports/dsn). Append `.md` to any page URL (or send `Accept: text/markdown`) for an agent-readable copy. - [HTML page](/airports/dsn) - [Lounge directory](/airports/dsn/lounges.md) - [Sitemap](/sitemap.md) # Ordos Ejin Horo International Airport (DSN) Ordos, China · Asia-Pacific A 4E steppe airport with one oversized T2: 3.2 million passengers, no TWOV at this port, no Priority Pass, and a DragonPass that is a landside McDonald’s. ## Airportist Score **6.8 / 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%): 6.4 — Food and retail quality and variety. - Ground access (15%): 6.6 — Transit, taxi, and parking to the city. - Reliability (15%): 6.4 — Delays, cancellations, and weather resilience. - Lounges (10%): 6.2 — Worth-it density and access quality. ## At a glance - Passengers: 3,201,398 (CAAC 2025) - Terminals: One T2 hall (domestic + international); no metro; no airport rail - Typical security: 15 min - On-time: 0% - Disruption: normal ## Best for - Kangbashi / Genghis Khan Mausoleum hops without a rail puzzle - Airline-status CIP opposite Gates 6–7 - A 4E diversion / training field with 747-class pavement ## Watch out for - 240-hour TWOV is not this port — Hailar / Manzhouli / Erenhot leftover are - No Priority Pass; DragonPass leftover is McD, not a CIP - Single 3,200 m runway, 1,400 m elevation, unpublished OTP - Last city buses leftover ~17:35–18:00 — after that it is a taxi to Dongsheng ## More intel - [Lounge directory](/airports/dsn/lounges.md) (free) - [Getting there](/airports/dsn/getting-there.md) (free) - [Amenities](/airports/dsn/amenities.md) (free) - [Traveler tips](/airports/dsn/tips.md) (free) - [Water](/airports/dsn/water.md) (free) - [Full guide](/airports/dsn/guide.md) (free) - [Disruptions](/airports/dsn/disruptions.md) (free) - [Reviews](/airports/dsn/reviews.md) (free)