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Guiyang Longdongbao International Airport

Guiyang, CN

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Guiyang Longdongbao International Airport

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.

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7.3/ 10

Solid

Ease of use7.2
Comfort & amenities7.4
Food & retail7.2
Ground access8.8
Reliability6.6
Lounges6.4

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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Guiyang Longdongbao International Airport

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.

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7.3/ 10

Solid

Ease of use7.2
Comfort & amenities7.4
Food & retail7.2
Ground access8.8
Reliability6.6
Lounges6.4

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
2 h
before domestic flights
Typical security
15 min
editorial average, not live
Fastest to city
16–22 min to Guiyang North
High-speed (Longdongbao Station)
Cheapest to city
Metro Line 2 (Longdongbao Airport Station)
$ · about 30–45 min depending on the station
Lounges
5
2 rated worth it
Terminals
2
live passenger terminals (T2 + T3)

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Read the ticket island, not “Guiyang airport.” T3 F/G vs T2 B/C is a 400 m landside walk. A leftover taxi pin that drops you at T1 (no 值机指引 row) or at the wrong live hall costs that walk plus a queue. Metro Line 2 and the high-speed station sit under T2, not a T3 basement the way SHE sits under T3.

T1 international is leftover. Guizhou traffic radio leftover 29 May 2023: international / Hong Kong / Macao / Taiwan departures, arrivals, and transfers moved to T3. Flow leftover: door 24 → H island → escalator to 4F for customs / security / immigration. CSAir leftover still titles T1 as the international hall — do not follow it. Air China leftover “enter the 2F international hall” is a process leftover, not a T1 pin.

Metro is the default into town; high-speed is the override when a train is soon. Longdongbao Airport Station (Line 2) opened 28 Apr 2021 under T2. Leftover first 06:27 toward Baiyun North / 06:59 toward Zhongxing Road; last 23:07 / 00:04. Fare leftover ¥2–8 cap. High-speed 龙洞堡站 leftover ~16–22 min / ¥16–22 second class to Guiyang North, ~10–20 min / ¥10–11 to Guiyang East. The S leftover Guiyang North loop (¥50 / 90-plus minutes) is not the fast airport hop.

TWOV is not skip-immigration. 240-hour TWOV (57 countries, onward ticket to a third country, Guizhou stay). Skip-immigration is DLC, not KWE. A same-airport under-24-hour international connection at KWE still goes through border inspection. Hainan 30-day visa-free is a different province.

Priority Pass is T3 domestic only. Live 19 Sep 2026 leftover two English pins, both China Southern, both Gate 407 downstairs. kwe6 First/Business (05:30–last CZ, CreditEats leftover 4.5/14) and kwe7 Gold/Silver (first–last CZ, 4.7/23). There is no international PP pin. DragonPass leftover adds the T3 Gate 406 头等舱 room and a T2 upstairs CIP. Air China leftover is airline-status only.

MU / Juneyao / Shanghai are a live-board problem. Official 值机指引 leftover still prints them on T2 B02–B08. Official leftover 27 Nov moved MU / FM / HO / RY / DZ / KN to T3 F. Do not resolve that in the taxi. Open the airline SMS.

Elevation is real. 1,139 m on karst. Fog and crosswinds leftover-show up in disruption copy more than at sea-level Chinese hubs. Dual runways help; they do not delete weather.

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NavigationTraveler Tips & Hacks

Taxi to T2 or T3 — never T1

Domestic check-in is T2 or T3. International leftover-prints T3 door 24. T1 is not on the 值机指引.

Landside walk T2↔T3 leftover ~400 m. Metro and high-speed are under T2. CSAir leftover still titles T1 as international — do not follow it.

Pro

Two live halls, connected on the matching floors.

Watch-out

A leftover T1 pin costs a curb walk before you even reach a desk.

02

SecurityTraveler Tips & Hacks

Treat 30 / 35 / 40 minutes as three different closes

Official 值机指引 leftover 35. Company leftover 20 Nov 2025 no-bag 30. China Southern leftover 40.

Arrive 2 hours domestic, 3 hours international. 9C / AQ / 8L leftover have no kiosk. Late-arrival desks exist for the last five minutes — they are not a published SLA.

Pro

T3 leftover allows kiosks; no-bag close is the shortest number.

Watch-out

Spring / 9 Air / Lucky Air leftover still need a human desk.

03

TransportTraveler Tips & Hacks

Ride Line 2 from T2; use high-speed only when a train is soon

Metro is the default. High-speed leftover 16–22 min to Guiyang North when a train fits.

First leftover 06:27 / 06:59; last leftover 23:07 / 00:04. The S leftover Guiyang North loop is ¥50 / ~90 min — not the airport hop. Confirm 12306 before you skip the metro.

Pro

¥2–8 cap, and the high-speed hall is in the same GTC.

Watch-out

Last trains are evening, not 24 hours. T3 has no basement metro of its own.

04

LoungeTraveler Tips & Hacks

Gate 407 downstairs for Priority Pass; nothing airside international

Live English Priority Pass leftover two CZ rooms at T3 Gate 407. No international pin.

DragonPass leftover adds T3 Gate 406 头等舱 and a T2 upstairs CIP. Air China leftover is airline-status only. kwe6 leftover 05:30–last CZ; kwe7 leftover first–last CZ; two-hour stay.

Pro

Two scored CZ rooms in one cluster.

Watch-out

International passengers cannot count on a Priority Pass room after passport control.

05

LayoverTraveler Tips & Hacks

TWOV yes — skip-immigration is Dalian

240-hour TWOV is live at KWE with a Guizhou-wide stay. 24-hour skip-immigration is DLC.

NIA leftover 57 countries / 65 ports as of 20 Aug 2026. Clock leftover-prints from 00:00 the next day. A same-airport under-24-hour international connection still goes through border inspection.

Pro

You can enter at KWE and leave from another Guizhou TWOV port, or the reverse.

Watch-out

DLC’s skip-immigration add-on does not copy to Longdongbao.

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