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Zhangjiajie Hehua International Airport

Dayong, CN

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Zhangjiajie Hehua International Airport

Zhangjiajie, China · Asia-Pacific

A small 4D tourist airport under Tianmen Mountain: one T2, a free inbound bus that does not run back, 240-hour TWOV, and a snack CIP that is closed for the night Seoul departure.

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7.0/ 10

Solid

Ease of use7.4
Comfort & amenities7.2
Food & retail6.4
Ground access7.2
Reliability6.4
Lounges6.6

How the score works

An editorial 0–10 score. The overall is exactly the weighted sum of six traveler categories — not a Google rating and not a poll.

25%Ease of use — Wayfinding, security wait, and layout.
20%Comfort & amenities — Seating, Wi-Fi, cleanliness, and quiet.
15%Food & retail — Food and retail quality and variety.
15%Ground access — Transit, taxi, and parking to the city.
15%Reliability — Delays, cancellations, and weather resilience.
10%Lounges — Worth-it density and access quality.

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Zhangjiajie Hehua International Airport

Zhangjiajie, China · Asia-Pacific

A small 4D tourist airport under Tianmen Mountain: one T2, a free inbound bus that does not run back, 240-hour TWOV, and a snack CIP that is closed for the night Seoul departure.

Airportist Score

7.0/ 10

Solid

Ease of use7.4
Comfort & amenities7.2
Food & retail6.4
Ground access7.2
Reliability6.4
Lounges6.6

How the score works

An editorial 0–10 score. The overall is exactly the weighted sum of six traveler categories — not a Google rating and not a poll.

25%Ease of use — Wayfinding, security wait, and layout.
20%Comfort & amenities — Seating, Wi-Fi, cleanliness, and quiet.
15%Food & retail — Food and retail quality and variety.
15%Ground access — Transit, taxi, and parking to the city.
15%Reliability — Delays, cancellations, and weather resilience.
10%Lounges — Worth-it density and access quality.

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2 h
before international flights
Typical security
15 min
editorial average, not live
Fastest to city
~15–20 min to Yongding (~5 km)
Official taxi curb (T2 arrivals door 2)
Cheapest to city
Airport bus (inbound only)
free with boarding pass (inbound only) · ~20–25 min to Yongding
Lounges
4
1 rated worth it
Terminals
One T2 hall (domestic + international); no metro; no airport rail

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Terminal navigation guide

Terminal-change and gate-area notes pulled from the markdown guide.

From Terminals & Navigation

T2 only. Opened 30 Sep 2015. Leftover 46,529 m². Domestic and international share the box; they split after check-in / immigration. No airside walk to a second terminal.

International leftover Gates A1–A2. Domestic leftover A6 / A7–A9 are the CIP pins. KFC leftover mid A-pier. 佰饺汇 leftover A7 and the international hall.

Arrivals leftover 1F door 2 for the free bus, 4路, taxi and Didi. Do not invent a rail door.

Transfer leftover: bags on a domestic-to-international means extract, then Island A. No-bag leftover still visits the international desks. There is no published sterile transfer.

Leftover T3 / second runway / metro leftover-not-live. One 2,600 m runway is the whole airfield — you can see it from Tianmen Mountain.

Ground transport guide

City-transfer, rideshare, train, and parking guidance from the markdown guide.

From Ground Transport & Parking

No metro. No airport rail. CZ leftover ~5 km / ~20 minutes to Yongding.
Airport bus (inbound only): leftover free with that flight’s boarding pass, door 2, leftover first arrival +40 min to 00:30, leftover Postal Building / Zhangjiajie International Hotel / CAAC hotel. Does not run city → airport. Phone leftover 0744-8322328.
4路: leftover gate ~100 m, leftover ¥2, leftover summer 05:50–19:30 / winter 05:50–19:00. Older leftover ¥1 leftover-conflicts — sit the posted fare.
Taxi: arrivals facing the hall. CZ leftover ¥15–20 daytime to the city. Meter leftover ¥5 / 1.6 km then ¥1.6; night leftover 22:00–07:00 start ¥6. Wulingyuan / Forest Park leftover is a negotiated fare (travel-blog leftover ¥90–105 daytime — confirm before you sit).
Didi / Alipay leftover the same door 2 curb. Uber leftover is not CN. Bolt leftover is not CN.
Parking: leftover 527 spaces on the T2 plaza (2019 leftover copy). Live tariff leftover unpublished — read the posted sign. Do not copy leftover SEO ¥10 / ¥15 / ¥30 overnight.

Ride to Dayong

Pickup at DYG. Where the app supports it, dropoff is set to Dayong city center for a live price.

To city center

Dayong

~0.4 km

Typical fare

¥15–20

From Official taxi curb (T2 arrivals door 2) notes

Fixed-price transfers

GetTransfer quotes Kiwitaxi quotes

Compare prepaid private transfers to Dayong — useful overnight, with luggage, or when you want a locked-in fare before you land.

Cheapest

Airport bus (inbound only)

Free with that flight’s boarding pass from T2 arrivals door 2. One-way only — it does not run back to the airport.

Time to city

~20–25 min to Yongding

Cost

free with boarding pass (inbound only)

Tip: Sit 0744-8322328. Leftover first arrival +40 min to 00:30. Departing leftover this is not a product — use Didi / taxi / 4路.

FastestBest for luggage

Official taxi curb (T2 arrivals door 2)

Didi (T2 arrivals door 2)

Didi / Alipay leftover the same door 2 curb. Uber leftover is not CN. Bolt leftover is not CN.

Time to city

~15–20 min to Yongding (~5 km)

Cost

typically in the same leftover ¥15–20 band as the meter

Tip: Pickup leftover is arrivals door 2, not a second island. Do not copy leftover Uber as live mainland China.

T2 plaza lot

Operator leftover 527 spaces on the T2 plaza (2019 leftover copy). Live tariff leftover unpublished — read the posted sign.

Time to city

Walk to T2 from the plaza / curb

Cost

unpublished T2 sign — leftover SEO ¥10 / ¥15 / ¥30 overnight leftover-unverified

Tip: Do not copy leftover SEO per-entry rates. Kiss-and-ride leftover the T2 curb. Inquiry leftover 2233666.

Facing the hall. CZ leftover ¥15–20 daytime to Yongding. Meter leftover ¥5 / 1.6 km then ¥1.6; night leftover 22:00–07:00 start ¥6.

Time to city

~15–20 min to Yongding (~5 km)

Cost

typically ¥15–20 daytime to Yongding; Wulingyuan leftover negotiated

Tip: Sit a meter in Yongding. Forest Park leftover is a negotiated fare, not the city meter. Uber leftover is not CN.

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