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Haikou Meilan International Airport

Haikou, CN

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Haikou Meilan International Airport

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.

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7.4/ 10

Solid

Ease of use7.2
Comfort & amenities7.4
Food & retail7.0
Ground access8.2
Reliability7.6
Lounges7.2

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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Haikou Meilan International Airport

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

Solid

Ease of use7.2
Comfort & amenities7.4
Food & retail7.0
Ground access8.2
Reliability7.6
Lounges7.2

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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Arrive
35 min
before international flights
Typical security
15 min
editorial average, not live
Best way to city
15–40 min to Haikou East / Haikou
Meilan Station (city train / East Ring)
Lounges
6
3 rated worth it
On time
94%
of departures
Terminals
2
live terminals (T1 + T2)

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Holdroom RO fountains

Domestic and international departure holdrooms after T2 security, hot and ambient taps

Free water

Terminal 2

airside

Airport-installed reverse-osmosis fountains (Angel leftover-prints the T2-era install). Empty the bottle at security, then refill here.

Holdroom RO fountains

Domestic departure holdrooms after T1 security, including the Gate 3 / Gate 19 piers

Free waterTerminal 1airside

Same hot + ambient refill pattern as T2. Liquids cannot walk the checkpoint on either hall.

Best quality

7-Eleven

T2 departure hall 2F and 3F convenience store

Buy a bottleTerminal 2airside

The reliable paid bottle after T2 security. SEO leftover pages that invent an official ¥5 airport-own brand are not a posted tariff.

Price: typically ¥5–8 for a 550 ml domestic bottle

Nursing-room hot water

International airside nursing room diagonally opposite Gate 46; also T2 domestic rooms on the central retail street and west enquiry desk

Free waterTerminal 2airside

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.

🌙25°C / 77°F