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Guilin, China · Asia-Pacific
Guilin's T2-only 4E tourist field is an easy single-hall domestic hop with a real 米粉 street and a meal-window CIP — the tradeoff is a 26 km road-only city run, T1/T3/second-runway leftover not flying, and a snack-grade international lounge.
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Guilin, China · Asia-Pacific
Guilin's T2-only 4E tourist field is an easy single-hall domestic hop with a real 米粉 street and a meal-window CIP — the tradeoff is a 26 km road-only city run, T1/T3/second-runway leftover not flying, and a snack-grade international lounge.
An editorial 0–10 score. The overall is exactly the weighted sum of six traveler categories — not a Google rating and not a poll.
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CSAIR T2 layout leftover closes check-in 40 minutes before STD; CEAIR/CUA leftover still print 30. Gate leftover 15 minutes.
Domestic leftover 3F islands open 06:00. International leftover D island: CSAIR pages conflict 90 minutes vs two hours — be at the desk two hours out. No-bag domestic leftover is paperless via the CZ app / 无纸化, but bags still need a counter.
Official leftover 目前T1航站楼暂停使用. Arrivals leftover T2 1F, check-in leftover T2 3F, food leftover T2 2F plus the Gate 201 pier down.
T3 leftover is 远期. Second runway leftover is 远期 east of 01/19. A boarding pass that still prints T1 is leftover-stale. ICAO leftover ZGKL is not a public slug.
Official leftover 桂林小吃街 is after security, right, down toward Gate 201, 06:30–22:30, with 桂林米粉 on the public side.
Landside leftover KFC is T2 3F door 1, 07:00–22:00. Airside leftover 德克士 is after security toward Gate 201, official leftover 9:40–19:00. CIP leftover 米粉 is a meal-window bowl, not a buffet.
AIP leftover CIVIL/4E 3,200 × 45 m. Marketing leftover 4F / 75 m includes 15 m shoulders. T3 and the second runway are 远期.
CAAC 2025 leftover OTP is unpublished for this field. Karst weather leftover still grounds a single-strip afternoon. 240-hour TWOV leftover does enter; skip-immigration leftover does not.
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Worth-it density and access quality.
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Guilin Liangjiang International Airport and the Guilin city center
3 ways into the city, compared on time, cost, and luggage.
3 lounges with access rules, hours, and verdicts. 1 rated worth it.
Ignore T1 on the map and on stale airline apps. Official leftover 目前T1航站楼暂停使用. Every domestic and international leftover uses T2. T3 leftover is 远期. ICAO leftover ZGKL is not a public slug.
6 rated amenities — food, Wi-Fi, quiet spots, family, and sleep.
Where to refill for free, and where a bottle costs the least airside.
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Guilin Liangjiang International Airport and the Guilin city center
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Official leftover ¥20 city line from T2 1F door 6 through 榕山路口 / 万象城 / 锦江都城 / 民航大厦 / 象鼻山.
Tip: Buy on 桂林机场巴士 WeChat or the 桂林机场 mini-program, or the door-6 desk leftover 0773-2845355. This is not leftover Wikipedia ¥15. Yangshuo leftover is a different ticket at the same desk.
Meter leftover daytime 2 km / ¥9 then ¥1.9/km; night leftover 23:00–06:00 is ¥11 / ¥2. AIP leftover 26 km from the city.
Tip: Sit a meter if it is running. This is not leftover Jinghong ≤¥20. Rideshare leftover is the 网约车上客点, not this rank. 12328 leftover for no-meter / 拒载.
Lot leftover at the T2 curb. Traveler leftover 2023 table 15 min free / small car ¥3 then ¥2/h / 24 h cap ¥25 — confirm the board.
Tip: Official leftover 按停车场所公示价格. Phone leftover 0773-8621030. Kiss-and-ride leftover is the arrivals curb, down-and-go. Do not copy leftover Wikipedia as the board.
Priority Pass leftover: after T2 domestic security, turn right ~130 m. FLYERT leftover: large leather-sofa hall, meal-window 桂林米粉 (not a hot buffet), snacks and 六堡茶. DragonPass leftover: 正餐面食, 不含自助热食. Off-meal leftover is snacks — that visit is only a sit.
Full access guide
Add a photoDragonPass leftover: 三楼出发厅B岛贵宾接待柜台, then representative check-in, VIP security, and the airside CIP. This is the landside desk, not a second kitchen. CSAIR leftover F/J/gold is B16 on the same island.
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Add a photoPriority Pass leftover: after international security, ~16 m on the right. Facilities leftover are AC / digital card / newspapers — no hot kitchen on the PP card. Use it as a chair, not a meal.
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Add a photoPriority Pass kwl1 leftover: after T2 domestic security, ~130 m right. FLYERT leftover meal-window 桂林米粉, 六堡茶, no showers.
Official leftover after security, right and down toward Gate 201, 06:30–22:30, 桂林米粉 / 粉面 with apron windows.
Guilin Daily leftover Jan 2024: Wi-Fi 6, 300 M line, SMS or WeChat login. International leftover takes a slip at the hall entrance with a passport.
Official leftover T2 1F door 6, ¥20 to 民航大厦 / 象鼻山. No metro. Taxi leftover is the 26 km meter.
Official leftover five 桂林特产 shops plus 天鹅快选. 同城同质同价 leftover on new T2 tenders.
FLYERT leftover: a nursing room inside the domestic CIP, unusual for this size of hall. Ask the B-island desk if you are not holding a card.
Every passenger leftover uses T2. Official leftover 目前T1航站楼暂停使用. T3 / second runway leftover are 远期.
Check-in leftover 3F, arrivals leftover 1F, Gate 201 pier leftover down. A boarding pass that still prints T1 is leftover-stale. ICAO leftover ZGKL is not a public slug. AIP leftover 4E 3,200 × 45 m — do not copy leftover 4F.
You will not get lost if you read T2 on the boarding pass and ignore T1 on the map.
A CAN/KMG-style follow-the-terminal-letter habit sends people hunting a T1 hall that does not check anyone in.
Cheapest leftover is the 民航大厦 bus from T2 1F door 6. Taxi leftover the arrivals curb, official leftover 2 km / ¥9 then ¥1.9/km.
AIP leftover 26 km / 251° GEO. CSAIR leftover typical taxi ¥80–100. Yangshuo leftover is a separate 城际大巴 from the same desk — official group leftover ¥60, Oct 2025 press leftover ¥50. No metro. 桂林北 / 桂林西 leftover ¥30 outbound.
Door 6 sells city, rail-station and Yangshuo tickets in one queue if the mini-program is up.
A late international arrival sits the taxi. Do not wait for a metro or a T3 GTC that is not open.
Priority Pass leftover kwl1 is the domestic CIP with meal-window 桂林米粉. International leftover kwl is AC and newspapers 16 m after passport control.
DragonPass leftover landside B-island desk is the escort, not a second kitchen. FLYERT leftover no showers. Off-meal leftover domestic is snacks. Public leftover 桂林小吃街 at Gate 201 is the honest bowl if the window is closed.
A real 米粉 sit at meal times, unusual for a regional CIP that is usually 泡面.
PP leftover facilities list does not print a buffet. Do not skip Gate 201 because you assumed the international room feeds you.
CSAIR T2 leftover check-in dies 40 minutes before STD; gate leftover 15. 240-hour TWOV leftover does enter at KWL. Skip-immigration leftover does not.
CEAIR leftover still prints 30 minutes — carry 40. Stay leftover is 12 Guangxi cities plus the 24-province map. Skip-immigration leftover is NNG from 5 Nov 2025. ASEAN 144-hour group leftover is a different product. Summer-2026 international leftover is a thin Korea / ASEAN / Hong Kong bank — confirm the day's 航班计划表.
17 domestic lanes leftover is enough that this is not a morning KMG.
The 40-minute desk is a last-chance cut on a 26 km road. TWOV leftover will stamp you in here, but it will not skip the hall.
Sterile waiting hall after T2 security, gate band including the walk toward Gate 201
Guangxi leftover Oct 2025 T2 旅客饮水机租赁 is the live dispenser contract. Fill here rather than inventing a branded refill wall — the operator does not post a bottle map.
After T2 security, right and down toward Gate 201, on the walk to gates 201–211
Official leftover 桂林米粉 / 粉面 / drinks, 06:30–22:30, apron-window seats. Buy a sealed bottle here if the CIP is closed or off-meal.
After T2 security toward Gate 201, shop leftover 3B-01-03
Official leftover fried-chicken counter on the sterile side. DragonPass leftover hours 08:00–21:30 are leftover-wider than the operator page — sit the official 9:40–19:00 window.
Airside First & Business Class Lounge, ~130 m right after T2 domestic security
FLYERT leftover still pours soft drinks, 六堡茶 and a meal-window 米粉 kettle. This is not a public fountain — you need the card.
T2 3F departure hall beside door 1, before security
Official leftover landside KFC at door 1. Buy a sealed bottle here if you are landside-only or meeting a bag at 1F.
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Typical operations snapshot — editorial, not live news. File dated Sep 20, 2026.
Typical delay mix from the same editorial snapshot — not a live feed. Current operations are on Overview.
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