--- iata: HAK name: Haikou Meilan International Airport city: Haikou country: China lastUpdated: '2026-09-19' officialWebsite: 'https://www.mlairport.com/' sources: - 'https://www.mlairport.com/' - 'https://www.mlairport.com/mljc/zjfw/' - 'https://www.mlairport.com/mljc/wap/tccl/' - 'https://www.prioritypass.com/en-GB/lounges/china/haikou-meilan-international' - >- https://www.prioritypass.com/en-GB/lounges/china/haikou-meilan-international/hak11-first-class-lounge - >- https://www.prioritypass.com/en-GB/lounges/china/haikou-meilan-international/hak7-fortune-wings-lounge - >- https://www.prioritypass.com/en-GB/lounges/china/haikou-meilan-international/hak8-china-southern-first-business-class-gold-silver-elite-plus-lounge - 'https://www.nia.gov.cn/n897453/c1751080/content.html' - 'https://en.nia.gov.cn/n147418/n147468/c217849/content.html' - >- https://www.prnewswire.com/apac/zh/news-releases/00357-hk202520-0727-302754282.html - 'https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haikou_Meilan_International_Airport' - 'https://news.hainan.net/jiaotong/2026/06/26/4805378.shtml' - 'https://www.12306.cn/mormhweb/zxdt/202202/t20220225_36973.html' - 'http://haikou.bendibao.com/news/2026214/80452.shtm' - 'https://news.qq.com/rain/a/20260212A05ZTA00' - 'https://news.qq.com/rain/a/20260118A06TVG00' quickFacts: - >- CAAC 2025: 26,851,102 passengers (national #20), 185,220 movements (#22), 215,752.3 t cargo (#19). Company leftover 2,685.11 万人次 / 18.52 万架次 / 21.58 万吨, OTP 93.57%. International + regional leftover 1.5307 million (+27.63%). 2024 leftover 26,890,400 / 186,117 / 209,336.00 t — 2025 passengers and movements were almost flat, not another +10.5% year. - >- Live halls on 19 Sep 2026 are T1 + T2. T2 opened 2 Dec 2021; its international pier opened 7 Feb 2023 and replaced the 2013 east-side international hall. T3 is 2025 feasibility / a southern third runway, not a check-in hall. - >- Airline map: T2 = Hainan (HU, island C domestic / B international) + China Southern / Chongqing (D) + all international / Hong Kong / Macao / Taiwan. T1 = everyone else domestic (CA/MU/3U/ZH/9C/AQ and the Hainan-group affiliates UQ/9H/Y8/GX/FU/8L/PN/JD/GS). - >- Official leftover mlairport.com (海南美兰国际空港 / 海口美兰国际机场). Hotline leftover 0898-966114 (24 hours). ICAO ZJHK. Do not invent /airports/zjhk. Do not merge SYX, BAR, closed Dayingshan, or the closed east international hall. - >- Live runways two: 09/27 3,600 × 45 m (south, 4E) and 10/28 3,600 × 60 m (north, 4F, T2 era). Phase-3 south-2 leftover is not live. - >- 240-hour TWOV IS at HAK (Hainan stay leftover-prints the whole province). 24-hour skip-immigration IS at HAK from 5 Nov 2025. Separate Hainan 30-day visa-free (59 countries, Kyrgyzstan/Vietnam added 20 Aug 2026) is the leisure product — not TWOV. bentoTips: - label: Timing title: Domestic desks die at 35 minutes detail: >- Desktop official leftover starts international check-in 180 minutes out; the WAP page leftover-prints 150. Night international leftover uses T2 B10 (HU) and A13 (everyone else) 16:00–04:00. Arrive 2 hours domestic, 3 hours international. summary: >- Operator leftover: T1 and T2 domestic counters close 35 minutes before STD; bag-drop / kiosk leftover 50 minutes; international leftover 45 minutes. category: timing - label: Terminals title: HU and CZ live in T2 — everyone else is T1 detail: >- Meilan Railway Station is under the T1 GTC, not T2. Do not taxi to Dayingshan or to the closed east international hall. summary: >- There is no sterile airside walk. The halls sit about 1 km apart; the free curb shuttle is the transfer. category: terminal - label: Food title: Fill the bottle after screening detail: >- T2 4F east/west free overnight rest leftover 21:00–08:00 (94 seats after the 2026 upgrade). T1 nursing rooms at Door 1 McDonald's and Gate 20 leftover-print as closed for construction. summary: >- Liquids cannot walk the checkpoint. Holdroom RO fountains (hot + ambient) are the free refill; T2 7-Eleven is the reliable paid bottle. category: food - label: Live checks title: Hainan 30-day visa-free is not TWOV detail: >- Island-wide customs closure from 18 Dec 2025 is live and is not a people-document change — mainland domestic passengers do not need extra papers. Confirm the live NIA country list before you fly. summary: >- Leisure arrivals use the Hainan 30-day visa-free. Same-airport under-24-hour third-country connections can skip immigration. 240-hour TWOV is a third product. category: status lounges: - name: First Class Lounge (International) zone: international airside hours: '03:05-23:35' access: - Priority Pass bestFor: - International departures - Long waits summary: >- The only live Priority Pass pin after passport control — T2 4F east, 4.2/67, two-hour stay. Worth it when the international holdroom is the usual late-evening empty. verdict: worth-it terminal: Terminal 2 amenities: - Showers not published - Massage chairs - Day beds - Cinema - Kids play area - name: Fortune Wings Lounge zone: domestic airside hours: '04:35-23:35' access: - Priority Pass - Hainan Airlines Fortune Wings / first and business bestFor: - HU domestic - Work summary: >- Hainan’s home lounge at T2 Gate 47, 4F west — 4.6/113 and the best-reviewed PP room on the field. Space-constrained at bank times. verdict: worth-it terminal: Terminal 2 amenities: - Alcohol - Hot food - Wi-Fi - name: China Southern Skypearl Lounge zone: domestic airside hours: '06:00-23:00' access: - Priority Pass - China Southern first / business / Gold / Silver / Elite Plus bestFor: - CZ domestic summary: >- Live PP hak8: lift next to Gate 32 to 2F, departures only, two-hour stay. Plaza Premium leftover-lists this same room as a day-pass — it is not a Plaza Premium-branded hall. verdict: worth-it terminal: Terminal 2 amenities: - Massage chairs - Luggage storage - name: Easyflying Lounge 2 zone: domestic airside hours: '06:00-22:00' access: - Priority Pass bestFor: - T1 domestic after security summary: >- Opposite T1 Gate 19, two-hour stay. Fine when you are already airside in T1; skip if Fortune Wings or the T2 international room is in reach. verdict: depends terminal: Terminal 1 amenities: - Alcohol - Wi-Fi - name: Easyflying Lounge zone: domestic landside hours: '05:30-22:00' access: - Priority Pass bestFor: - Pre-security waits summary: >- Landside T1 2F, east of Entrance 2, three-hour stay. Useful only before you clear T1 security — it does not help a T2 international departure. verdict: depends terminal: Terminal 1 amenities: - Soft drinks - Wi-Fi - name: First Class Lounge (Terminal 1) zone: domestic airside hours: '04:30-23:35' access: - Priority Pass bestFor: - T1 airside summary: >- Airside near T1 Gate 13, two-hour stay. Priority Pass leftover-prints “after passport control” — T1 has no immigration. Treat that line as template leftover. verdict: depends terminal: Terminal 1 amenities: - Alcohol - Cinema - Conference room waterOptions: - kind: free name: Holdroom RO fountains zone: airside summary: >- Airport-installed reverse-osmosis fountains (Angel leftover-prints the T2-era install). Empty the bottle at security, then refill here. location: >- Domestic and international departure holdrooms after T2 security, hot and ambient taps terminal: Terminal 2 isBestValue: true - kind: free name: Holdroom RO fountains zone: airside summary: >- Same hot + ambient refill pattern as T2. Liquids cannot walk the checkpoint on either hall. location: >- Domestic departure holdrooms after T1 security, including the Gate 3 / Gate 19 piers terminal: Terminal 1 - kind: purchase name: 7-Eleven zone: airside price: typically ¥5–8 for a 550 ml domestic bottle summary: >- The reliable paid bottle after T2 security. SEO leftover pages that invent an official ¥5 airport-own brand are not a posted tariff. location: T2 departure hall 2F and 3F convenience store terminal: Terminal 2 isBestQuality: true - kind: free name: Nursing-room hot water zone: airside summary: >- 24-hour rooms with a bottle warmer and constant-temperature heater. T1 Door 1 McDonald's and Gate 20 rooms leftover-print as closed for construction. location: >- International airside nursing room diagonally opposite Gate 46; also T2 domestic rooms on the central retail street and west enquiry desk terminal: Terminal 2 airportistScore: 7.4 slug: hak region: Asia-Pacific --- > Markdown for [/airports/hak](/airports/hak). Append `.md` to any page URL (or send `Accept: text/markdown`) for an agent-readable copy. - [HTML page](/airports/hak) - [Lounge directory](/airports/hak/lounges.md) - [Sitemap](/sitemap.md) # Haikou Meilan International Airport (HAK) Haikou, China · Asia-Pacific Hainan’s busiest airport is a clean two-hall split with a high-speed station under T1 and a 93.6% OTP — paid for with a 1 km curb shuttle and leftover T3 / metro maps. ## Airportist Score **7.4 / 10** Weighted sum of the six published categories (no holistic fudge). - Ease of use (25%): 7.2 — Wayfinding, security wait, and layout. - Comfort & amenities (20%): 7.4 — 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%): 7.6 — Delays, cancellations, and weather resilience. - Lounges (10%): 7.2 — Worth-it density and access quality. ## At a glance - Passengers: 26,851,102 (CAAC 2025) - Terminals: 2 live terminals (T1 + T2) - Typical security: 15 min - On-time: 93.57% - Disruption: minor ## Best for - Hainan Airlines and China Southern passengers using T2 - Visa-free leisure arrivals into Hainan - Rail connections toward Haikou East or Sanya - International Priority Pass after passport control ## Watch out for - T1 vs T2 is a 1 km curb shuttle with no sterile walk - Meilan Station sits under T1, not T2 - Domestic desks close 35 minutes before STD - Hainan 30-day visa-free is not the same product as 240-hour TWOV ## More intel - [Lounge directory](/airports/hak/lounges.md) (free) - [Getting there](/airports/hak/getting-there.md) (free) - [Amenities](/airports/hak/amenities.md) (free) - [Traveler tips](/airports/hak/tips.md) (free) - [Water](/airports/hak/water.md) (free) - [Full guide](/airports/hak/guide.md) (free) - [Disruptions](/airports/hak/disruptions.md) (free) - [Reviews](/airports/hak/reviews.md) (free)