--- iata: KWE name: Guiyang Longdongbao International Airport city: Guiyang country: China lastUpdated: '2026-09-19' officialWebsite: 'https://www.gzgyairport.com/' sources: - 'https://www.gzgyairport.com/' - 'https://www.gzgyairport.com/contents/5/116.html' - 'https://www.gzgyairport.com/contents/43/66.html' - 'https://www.gzgyairport.com/contents/45/23.html' - 'https://www.gzgyairport.com/contents/46/67.html' - 'https://www.gzgyairport.com/contents/47/24.html' - 'https://www.gzgyairport.com/contents/48/25.html' - 'https://www.gzgyairport.com/contents/93/1008.html' - 'https://www.gzgyairport.com/contents/93/584.html' - >- https://www.csair.com/newh5/cn/tourguide/airport_service/domestic/domestic/18h95r2c058db.shtml - 'https://www.airchina.us/US/CN/info/airport-guide-guiyang/' - >- https://www.prioritypass.com/en-GB/lounges/china/guiyang-longdongbao-international - >- https://www.prioritypass.com/en-GB/lounges/china/guiyang-longdongbao-international/kwe6-china-southern-first-business-class-lounge - >- https://www.prioritypass.com/en-GB/lounges/china/guiyang-longdongbao-international/kwe7-china-southern-gold-silver-elite-plus-lounge - 'https://www.dragonpass.com.cn/airport/KWE/lounge/' - 'https://www.nia.gov.cn/n741440/n741577/c1731205/content.html' - 'https://www.nia.gov.cn/n741440/n741542/c1751080/content.html' - 'https://www.nia.gov.cn/n794014/n1050181/n1050489/c1796294/content.html' - 'https://www.huaon.com/channel/industrydata/1149883.html' - 'https://www.gzstv.com/a/a4b8695d5f10419480e084ffaebacb55' - 'https://www.caac.gov.cn/PHONE/XXGK_17/XXGK/TJSJ/202602/t20260226_230119.html' - >- https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%B4%B5%E9%98%B3%E9%BE%99%E6%B4%9E%E5%A0%A1%E5%9B%BD%E9%99%85%E6%9C%BA%E5%9C%BA quickFacts: - >- CAAC 2025 (Huaon reprint of the 2026-02-26 ranking, 0.01-万人次 rounding): **22,731,700** passengers (national **#23**, +1.9% / +418,300 vs 2024 leftover **22,313,000**), **158,900** movements (**#25**, +0.8%), **119,300 t** cargo (**#33**, +11.9%). Company leftover **2,273.15 万人次** (22,731,500) — same rounding band, not a second census. International leftover **189,500**; Hong Kong / Macao / Taiwan leftover **80,500**; domestic leftover **22,542,200**. Do **not** reprint company leftover **2024** **22,313,000** / **15.76 万** / **10.66 万吨** as 2025, or Wikipedia leftover **2019** **21,910,000** as current. - >- Live passenger **check-in** on **19 Sep 2026** is **T2 + T3**. **T3 opened 15 Dec 2021**. **T3 international port opened 28 May 2023** (door **24** / H island / 4F). **T1 is not on the official 值机指引** — CSAir leftover still prints T1 as international. **T4 is not live.** - >- Official leftover 值机指引: T3 **F03–F16** = CA / SC / MF / 3U / ZH / TV / KY; T3 **G09–G24** = CZ. T2 **B02–B08** leftover still pins GY / G5 / EU / MU / FM / HO / RY / DZ; T2 **C** leftover HU group + 9C / AQ / 8L. Official leftover **27 Nov** moved MU / FM / HO / RY / DZ / KN to T3 F — **read the ticket**. 9C / AQ / 8L leftover **no kiosk**. - >- Official leftover **gzgyairport.com** (贵州贵阳龙洞堡国际机场股份有限公司). Hotline leftover **96967** / **0851-96967**. Wikipedia leftover **gyairport.com** is leftover. ICAO **ZUGY**. Do not invent `/airports/zugy`. Do not merge closed **磊庄**, **WMT** (Zunyi Maotai), **ZYI**, **TEN**, **ACX**, **HZH**, or **LLB**. - >- Live runways **two**: east **01R/19L** 4,000 × 45 m opened **5 Nov 2020**; west extended to **3,500 m** reopened **2 Dec 2021** (**4E**). Elevation leftover **1,139 m**. `lib/airports.json` titles **Guiyang Longdongbao International Airport** at **26.539596, 106.800606** — use those. Wikipedia leftover **26.53861, 106.80083** is the same field. - >- **240-hour TWOV IS at KWE** (Guizhou stay leftover-prints the **whole province**, 24-province / 65-port map; NIA leftover **57** countries as of **20 Aug 2026**). **24-hour skip-immigration is NOT at KWE** — the 5 Nov 2025 add-on ten is TSN / **DLC** / NKG / FOC / TAO / WUH / NNG / HAK / CKG / KMG. A same-airport under-24-hour international connection at KWE still goes through border inspection. bentoTips: - label: Terminals title: T2 and T3 are live — T1 is not a check-in hall detail: >- CSAir leftover still titles T1 as international. Official 值机指引 does not list T1. Landside walk T2↔T3 leftover ~400 m / 4–5 min. Metro and high-speed sit under T2, not a T1 leftover. summary: >- Domestic check-in is T2 or T3. International and Hong Kong / Macao / Taiwan leftover-print T3 door 24 / H island / 4F since 28 May 2023. category: terminal - label: Timing title: Treat 30 / 35 / 40 minutes as three different closes detail: >- Arrive 2 hours domestic, 3 hours international. 9C / AQ / 8L leftover have no kiosk. Late-arrival desks exist, but they are not a published SLA. Confirm the airline app the morning you fly. summary: >- Official 值机指引 leftover still prints 35 minutes for domestic. Company leftover 20 Nov 2025 compressed no-bag domestic to 30. China Southern leftover still prints 40. category: timing - label: Food title: Fill the bottle after screening detail: >- Liquids cannot walk the checkpoint. CAAC leftover nationwide 3C power-bank ban — carry-on only. Buy a sealed bottle airside rather than inventing a mapped fountain. summary: >- No official fountain map. DragonPass leftover 龙大哥 at T3 Gate 408 and 蒋家肠旺面 / 苗小坛 in the T3 food court. T2 leftover KFC at door 8 is landside. category: food - label: Live checks title: 'TWOV yes — skip-immigration is Dalian, not Guiyang' detail: >- NIA leftover 57 countries / 65 ports as of 20 Aug 2026 (Kyrgyzstan / Vietnam added). Clock leftover-prints from 00:00 the next day. Stay leftover is Guizhou, not a three-province wander. Read the ticket island before you taxi. summary: >- 240-hour TWOV is live at KWE with a Guizhou-wide stay. 24-hour skip-immigration is DLC. Official leftover 值机指引 and the 27 Nov T3-move note still disagree on MU / FM / HO. category: status lounges: - name: China Southern First/Business Class Lounge zone: domestic airside hours: '05:30–last CZ' access: - Priority Pass - LoungeKey - China Southern first / business bestFor: - CZ domestic - Work summary: >- Live PP kwe6: after T3 domestic security, left, escalator opposite Gate 407 to the lower floor. CreditEats leftover 4.5/14. Two-hour stay, departure only. The better-signed of the two CZ rooms. verdict: worth-it terminal: Terminal 3 amenities: - Alcohol - Massage chairs - Wi-Fi - Flight screens - name: China Southern Gold/Silver/Elite Plus Lounge zone: domestic airside hours: first–last CZ access: - Priority Pass - LoungeKey - China Southern Gold / Silver / Elite Plus bestFor: - CZ status - Quiet summary: >- Live PP kwe7: same Gate 407 lower-floor cluster as kwe6. CreditEats leftover 4.7/23. Two-hour stay. Not an international room. verdict: worth-it terminal: Terminal 3 amenities: - Alcohol - Massage chairs - Disabled access - name: First Class Lounge (T3 domestic) zone: domestic airside hours: confirm in the DragonPass app access: - DragonPass bestFor: - Near Gate 406 summary: >- DragonPass leftover 贵宾休息室(T3国内): after security, left to Gate 406, escalator down to the room signed 头等舱休息室. Two-hour stay. Overflow from the CZ rooms, not a Priority Pass pin. verdict: depends terminal: Terminal 3 amenities: - Soft drinks - Flight screens - name: First Class Lounge (T2 domestic) zone: domestic airside hours: confirm in the DragonPass app access: - DragonPass bestFor: - T2 domestics summary: >- DragonPass leftover 贵宾休息室(T2国内): after security, opposite, right-hand escalator or left-hand stairs up. Leftover prints no hot food. Not on live English Priority Pass. verdict: depends terminal: Terminal 2 amenities: - Soft drinks - name: Air China Lounge zone: domestic airside hours: 90 minutes before first CA departure–last CA boarding access: - Air China first / business - Phoenix Miles Gold / Silver - Star Alliance Gold bestFor: - CA domestic summary: >- Air China leftover: T3 domestic after security, left ~150 m, escalator down to 3F. Not on live Priority Pass. 2021 leftover “lounge still under construction” is leftover — the CA page now posts hours. verdict: depends terminal: Terminal 3 amenities: - Hot food - Printer - Wi-Fi waterOptions: - kind: purchase name: Long Dage Guizhou snacks (Gate 408) zone: airside price: typically ¥5–8 for a 550 ml domestic bottle summary: >- Named airside snack counter on the live DragonPass restaurant list (leftover 09:00–19:00). Empty the bottle at T3 security, then buy here. No official fountain map. location: 'Domestic airside, DragonPass leftover pin at boarding Gate 408' terminal: Terminal 3 isBestValue: true isBestQuality: true - kind: purchase name: T3 food court (Jiangjia Changwang / Miao Xiaotan) zone: airside price: typically ¥5–8 for a 550 ml domestic bottle summary: >- DragonPass leftover also pins 蒋家肠旺面馆 and 苗小坛酸汤鱼 in the same food court, plus 江山享味 at Gate 407. Treat the shop list as live-confirm, not a posted airport tariff. location: 'Domestic airside food court (DragonPass leftover 美食汇, 05:00–21:30)' terminal: Terminal 3 - kind: purchase name: KFC (T2 door 8) zone: landside price: typically ¥5–8 for a 550 ml domestic bottle summary: >- Landside chain before T2 screening. Do not carry the open cup through security. T2 airside leftover also pins Luckin near the CF holdroom — confirm the live board. location: 'Landside departures, leftover door 8 entrance turn left' terminal: Terminal 2 airportistScore: 7.3 slug: kwe region: Asia-Pacific --- > Markdown for [/airports/kwe](/airports/kwe). Append `.md` to any page URL (or send `Accept: text/markdown`) for an agent-readable copy. - [HTML page](/airports/kwe) - [Lounge directory](/airports/kwe/lounges.md) - [Sitemap](/sitemap.md) # Guiyang Longdongbao International Airport (KWE) Guiyang, China · Asia-Pacific Guizhou’s busiest airport is a still-split T2+T3 with Metro Line 2 and high-speed under the T2 GTC — paid for with leftover T1-as-international maps, a MU island the official board still argues with itself about, and a visa stack that is TWOV, not Dalian’s skip-immigration. ## Airportist Score **7.3 / 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%): 7.2 — Food and retail quality and variety. - Ground access (15%): 8.8 — Transit, taxi, and parking to the city. - Reliability (15%): 6.6 — Delays, cancellations, and weather resilience. - Lounges (10%): 6.4 — Worth-it density and access quality. ## At a glance - Passengers: 22,731,700 (CAAC 2025) - Terminals: 2 live passenger terminals (T2 + T3) - Typical security: 15 min - On-time: 0% - Disruption: minor ## Best for - China Southern passengers using the Gate 407 lounges - Metro and high-speed connections from the T2 GTC - 240-hour TWOV arrivals into Guizhou - Colorful Guizhou and Hainan-family domestics that still check in at T2 ## Watch out for - T1 is not a public check-in hall — international leftover-prints T3 door 24 - Official 值机指引 and the 27 Nov note still disagree on MU / FM / HO - Skip-immigration is Dalian, not Guiyang - No international Priority Pass pin — kwe6 / kwe7 are T3 domestic CZ rooms ## More intel - [Lounge directory](/airports/kwe/lounges.md) (free) - [Getting there](/airports/kwe/getting-there.md) (free) - [Amenities](/airports/kwe/amenities.md) (free) - [Traveler tips](/airports/kwe/tips.md) (free) - [Water](/airports/kwe/water.md) (free) - [Full guide](/airports/kwe/guide.md) (free) - [Disruptions](/airports/kwe/disruptions.md) (free) - [Reviews](/airports/kwe/reviews.md) (free)