--- iata: INC name: Yinchuan Hedong International Airport city: Yinchuan country: China lastUpdated: '2026-09-19' officialWebsite: 'https://ningxia.cwag.com/' sources: - 'https://ningxia.cwag.com/' - 'https://www.cwag.com/info/1030/2278.htm' - 'https://app.caac.gov.cn/XXGK/XXGK/TJSJ/202602/t20260226_230119.html' - 'https://www.huaon.com/channel/industrydata/1149138.html' - >- https://www.ceair.com/global/static/Announcement/TravelTips/AirportInformation/airportinfo/Y_Ariport/202208/t20220822_22497.html - >- https://www.prioritypass.com/en-GB/lounges/china/yinchuan-hedong-international - >- https://www.prioritypass.com/en-GB/lounges/china/yinchuan-hedong-international/inc2-s-travel-guest-lounge - 'https://tw.dragonpass.com.cn/airport/INC/' - >- https://network.dragonpass.com.cn/airport/detail/76?paramsId=f9f93c31-b230-43a7-8b5f-86fb07209bea - 'https://www.nia.gov.cn/n897453/c1688948/content.html' - 'https://www.nia.gov.cn/n741440/n741542/c1751080/content.html' - 'https://www.nia.gov.cn/n741440/n741577/c1731205/content.html' - >- https://www.yinchuan.gov.cn/xxgk/bmxxgkml/sfgw/xxgkml_1867/bmqtwj_1875/202304/t20230424_4043082.html - >- https://www.yinchuan.gov.cn/xxgk/bmxxgkml/sfgw/xxgkml_1867/zcjd_1876/202607/t20260722_5296047.html - 'https://yc.bendibao.com/traffic/202579/58368.shtm' - 'https://www.gaotie.com.cn/lieche/hedongjichang-yinchuan.html' - 'https://www.caacnews.com.cn/1/5/202604/t20260416_1394481.html' - >- https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%93%B6%E5%B7%9D%E6%B2%B3%E4%B8%9C%E5%9B%BD%E9%99%85%E6%9C%BA%E5%9C%BA - 'https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yinchuan_Hedong_International_Airport' quickFacts: - >- Live passenger campus on 19 Sep 2026 is T3 for every domestic flight plus T2 for international and HMT. T3 opened 27 Dec 2016. T2 reopened as the international hall on 8 Feb 2018; the original T1 international hall stopped that day. Wikipedia leftover calling T1 the live international hall and T2 'closed for renovation' is leftover-stale. - >- One live 4E runway 03/21, 3,600 × 45 m. English Wikipedia's 3,200 m table is leftover-wrong. Night asphalt overlay leftover 23:00–09:00 from 22 May 2026, target October 2026 — the field is still flying. T4 and the planned second runway are not live. - >- CAAC calendar 2025: 9,860,514 passengers (national #42, +9.8%), 75,327 movements (#48, +7.2%), 49,713.7 t cargo (#44, +8.2%). Huaon leftover 986.05 万人次 matches that rounding band. - >- Current field opened 6 Sep 1997, replacing closed 西花园. Renamed International 23 Jul 2013. Operator Western Airport Group Ningxia. Hotline 0951-96111. Elevation leftover 1,141 m. - >- 河东机场站 has been live in T3 B1 since 29 Dec 2019. There is no metro. Do not write a no-rail field, and do not wait for a T4 GTC. - >- 240-hour TWOV does not apply at this port — Ningxia is not one of the 24 stay provinces. 24-hour sterile TWOV applies at every open port. 24-hour skip-immigration does not. bentoTips: - label: Timing title: Domestic dies 40 minutes before STD detail: >- Use 40 unless your metal is on a shorter airline card you have actually read. Do not copy that 40-minute clock onto Hong Kong / Dubai — those flights check in at T2 and still do customs / immigration / quarantine. summary: >- Airport leftover from 2 May 2018: stop check-in 40 minutes before STD and stop boarding 15 minutes before. China Southern leftover still prints 40. Spring leftover on the T3 move notice prints 45. China Eastern leftover on the T3 card prints 30 for check-in / 40 for bags / 15 for boarding. category: timing - label: Terminals title: 'Read the ticket: T3 is not international' detail: >- T1 is not a live check-in hall. Wikipedia leftover T1-international / T2-closed is the 2016 renovation story, overwritten on 8 Feb 2018. T4 is not flying. summary: >- China Eastern leftover: every domestic flight is T3. International leftover is T2. Nine Air leftover domestic counters T3 52–54; international leftover T2 1–3. Spring leftover moved off T2 onto T3 39–41. category: terminal - label: Food title: 'Eat 宁夏小吃, not the Gate 12 CIP' detail: >- Priority Pass inc2 leftover at Gate 12 is soft drinks on a 2-hour stay. Buy the bowl before you sit. summary: >- DragonPass leftover names 宁夏小吃 on the mezzanine opposite Gate 11 after T3 security (left, up the stairs), plus 天祈楼 on the same mezzanine, 弄堂小笼包 at Gate 11, 老木瓜 at Gate 13, Burger King at Gate 16, and 非遗寻味轩 opposite Gate 21. category: food - label: Live checks title: The second runway is not live; the overlay is detail: >- T4 leftover ~20.5–22 万 m² and a second 3,400–3,600 m runway remain a plan. Wikipedia photos of three live halls are leftover-wrong for T1. summary: >- CAAC News leftover April 2026 and ATC leftover 22 May 2026 23:00: night overlay 23:00–09:00 on the single 03/21 strip, target October 2026. Daytime flying continues. category: status lounges: - name: First Class Lounge (T3 Gate 12) zone: domestic airside hours: 'Priority Pass leftover 06:00–23:00; DragonPass leftover 06:30–22:30' access: - Priority Pass inc2 - LoungeKey - DragonPass 头等舱候机室 (T3国内) bestFor: - Priority Pass after T3 domestic security - Gates around 12–13 summary: >- T3 airside, 2F mezzanine, leftover opposite Gate 12 / DragonPass leftover also pins Gate 13 and '12号登机口对面二楼夹层'. PP leftover 2-hour stay, children under 12 free, soft drinks, domestic only. PP leftover also prints 'after passport control' — that boilerplate is leftover-wrong for this domestic pin; you clear T3 domestic security, not T2 immigration. Eat 宁夏小吃 if they only have snacks. verdict: depends terminal: Terminal 3 amenities: - Soft drinks leftover complimentary on the PP card - Air conditioning - Disabled access leftover on the PP card - Flight information leftover on the PP card - Digital card accepted - name: China Eastern First Class Lounge C (Gate 22) zone: domestic airside access: - China Eastern / Shanghai Airlines two-cabin leftover - Eastern Miles gold leftover - SkyTeam leftover on MU metal bestFor: - MU or FM domestic from T3 - Gates around 22 summary: >- T3 airside, leftover opposite Gate 22 as 头等舱休息室C区 on the China Eastern airport card. This is the meal room on MU / FM metal — not the Priority Pass Gate 12 pin, and not a T2 product. Skip it on Xiamen / Sichuan / Loong tickets unless you actually hold the MU card. verdict: worth-it terminal: Terminal 3 amenities: - Airline first-class leftover on the China Eastern T3 card - Drinks leftover on the China Eastern T3 card - name: International First Class Lounge (T2 Gate 7) zone: international airside access: - DragonPass 国际头等舱休息室(T2国际) bestFor: - A Hong Kong or Dubai departure from T2 summary: >- T2 airside, leftover 15 m left after security near Gate 7. DragonPass-only — not on Priority Pass. International leftover is 26,300 passengers a year (0.27%). Confirm the desk is actually open before you clear T2, and do not treat this as an all-day TWOV room. verdict: depends terminal: Terminal 2 amenities: - Air conditioning leftover on the DragonPass card - Soft drinks leftover on the DragonPass T3 sibling — confirm the T2 tray waterOptions: - kind: purchase name: 宁夏小吃 zone: airside price: confirm the menu drink summary: >- The named Ningxia kitchen on the DragonPass restaurant card, same mezzanine as 天祈楼. Buy the sealed bottle with the bowl instead of sitting in the Gate 12 soft-drink CIP. location: >- DragonPass leftover T3 airside mezzanine opposite Gate 11, up the stairs on the left after domestic security terminal: Terminal 3 isBestQuality: true - kind: purchase name: T3 landside check-in kiosk zone: landside price: confirm the shelf summary: >- Sealed drinks on the T3 landside spine when you still have time before the 40-minute cutoff. China Eastern leftover packing desks are at doors 3 and 5. Do not invent a 24-hour convenience name the airport page does not post. location: >- Landside T3 2F check-in hall around doors 3 and 5, before the domestic security bank terminal: Terminal 3 isBestValue: true - kind: free name: T3 airside drinking fountains zone: airside summary: >- Look for 直饮水 machines at the gates. Official leftover does not post a bottle map or a fountain count — fill here rather than inventing a branded refill wall. location: >- Sterile waiting hall around T3 domestic gates 11–22, including the Gate 12 / Gate 13 / Gate 16 spine terminal: Terminal 3 - kind: purchase name: Burger King zone: airside price: confirm the menu drink summary: >- Named airside pin on the DragonPass restaurant card. Useful when Gate 11 mezzanine is the wrong direction for a 16–22 departure. Confirm which window is staffed. location: DragonPass leftover T3 airside next to Gate 16 terminal: Terminal 3 airportistScore: 7.3 slug: inc region: Asia-Pacific --- > Markdown for [/airports/inc](/airports/inc). Append `.md` to any page URL (or send `Accept: text/markdown`) for an agent-readable copy. - [HTML page](/airports/inc) - [Lounge directory](/airports/inc/lounges.md) - [Sitemap](/sitemap.md) # Yinchuan Hedong International Airport (INC) Yinchuan, China · Asia-Pacific Ningxia's regional hub is a fast T3 domestic machine with a live high-speed rail station in the basement — the tradeoff is a T3/T2 split, a soft-drink Priority Pass pin, a night runway overlay, a 40-minute cutoff you should not copy onto a Hong Kong sector, and no 240-hour TWOV. ## 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%): 8.4 — Transit, taxi, and parking to the city. - Reliability (15%): 6.6 — Delays, cancellations, and weather resilience. - Lounges (10%): 6.6 — Worth-it density and access quality. ## At a glance - Passengers: 9,860,514 (CAAC 2025) - Terminals: T3 domestic + T2 international (T1 not a live check-in hall; one 4E runway 03/21 3,600 m; T4 and second runway not live; night overlay leftover through Oct 2026) - Typical security: 12 min - On-time: 0% - Disruption: normal ## Best for - Domestic connections on China Eastern through T3 - Cheap 河东机场站 high-speed access to 银川站 - A short international arrival that already holds a visa — this is not a 240-hour TWOV port ## Watch out for - International and HMT check in at T2 — T3 is not the international hall and T1 is not live - 240-hour TWOV does not apply; stay is not Ningxia - T4 and dual-runway operations are not live; night overlay leftover 23:00–09:00 on the single 03/21 strip - Priority Pass leftover is the Gate 12 soft-drink room, not the China Eastern C lounge at Gate 22 ## More intel - [Lounge directory](/airports/inc/lounges.md) (free) - [Getting there](/airports/inc/getting-there.md) (free) - [Amenities](/airports/inc/amenities.md) (free) - [Traveler tips](/airports/inc/tips.md) (free) - [Water](/airports/inc/water.md) (free) - [Full guide](/airports/inc/guide.md) (free) - [Disruptions](/airports/inc/disruptions.md) (free) - [Reviews](/airports/inc/reviews.md) (free)