--- iata: LHW name: Lanzhou Zhongchuan International Airport city: Lanzhou country: China lastUpdated: '2026-09-19' officialWebsite: >- https://www.caac.gov.cn/GYMH/MHGK/GJKAYSJC/XBDQ/GS/202404/t20240417_223902.html sources: - >- https://www.caac.gov.cn/GYMH/MHGK/GJKAYSJC/XBDQ/GS/202404/t20240417_223902.html - 'https://app.caac.gov.cn/XXGK/XXGK/TJSJ/202602/t20260226_230119.html' - 'https://www.huaon.com/channel/industrydata/1149106.html' - 'https://www.caacnews.com.cn/1/5/202601/t20260102_1392319.html' - >- https://www.caac.gov.cn/local/XBGLJ/XB_XXGK/XB_GZDT/202607/t20260716_231288.html - 'https://gansu.gansudaily.com.cn/system/2026/03/15/031337824.shtml' - 'https://gansu.gansudaily.com.cn/system/2026/06/18/031386787.shtml' - 'https://www.thepaper.cn/newsdetail_forward_30754033' - >- https://www.ceair.com/global/static/Announcement/TravelTips/AirportInformation/airportinfo/L_Ariport/202208/t20220822_22373.html - >- https://www.ceair.com/global/static/Announcement/TravelTips/AirportInformation/checkinandaport/ - >- https://www.prioritypass.com/en-GB/lounges/china/lanzhou-zhongchuan-international - >- https://www.prioritypass.com/en-GB/lounges/china/lanzhou-zhongchuan-international/lhw5-china-eastern-airlines-lounge - >- https://www.prioritypass.com/en-GB/lounges/china/lanzhou-zhongchuan-international/lhw6-vip-lounge - >- https://www.prioritypass.com/en-GB/lounges/china/lanzhou-zhongchuan-international/lhw7-ruyixing-vip-lounge - 'https://dragonpass.com.cn/airport/LHW/' - >- https://network.dragonpass.com.cn/airport/detail/49?paramsId=4dfb0d53-7289-44af-b947-cf3961ec725b - 'https://www.nia.gov.cn/n897453/c1688948/content.html' - 'https://www.nia.gov.cn/n741440/n741577/c1731205/content.html' - 'https://s.nia.gov.cn/mps/tztg/202511/t20251110_1009.html' - 'https://www.stdaily.com/web/gdxw/2025-03/21/content_312897.html' - 'http://www.lzxq.gov.cn/system/2025/03/20/031155931.shtml' - 'http://lz.bendibao.com/news/2026316/72799.shtm' - 'https://gansu.gscn.com.cn/system/2025/05/07/013321259.shtml' - 'https://gansu.gscn.com.cn/tourism/system/2025/03/17/013297152.shtml' - 'http://lz.bendibao.com/traffic/201957/43013.shtm' - >- https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%85%B0%E5%B7%9E%E4%B8%AD%E5%B7%9D%E5%9B%BD%E9%99%85%E6%9C%BA%E5%9C%BA - 'https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lanzhou_Zhongchuan_International_Airport' quickFacts: - >- Live passenger campus on 19 Sep 2026 is T3 only. T3 opened 20 Mar 2025 at 00:00. T1 and T2 stopped that night. English leftover calling T1 airside still in use, and Chinese leftover sending you to T2 check-in, is leftover-stale. - >- Three live 4E runways from 9 Jul 2026. Phase-one leftover from 20 Mar 2025 was 西二 + 东一 only, with 西一 closed for rebuild. Wikipedia leftover treating all three as live on T3 opening day is leftover-wrong. Each leftover 4,000 m; the two new strips are 45 m wide, the rebuilt west strip leftover 60 m. - >- CAAC calendar 2025: 17,734,885 passengers (national #29, +4.3%), 126,112 movements (#30, +1.9%), 86,144.3 t cargo (#36, +0.1%). Huaon leftover 1,773.49 万人次 matches that rounding band. International leftover 44,500 (0.25%); HMT leftover 24,200. - >- Current field opened 26 Jul 1970, replacing closed 东岗 / Gongxingdun. Renamed International in 2014. Operator 甘肃省民航机场集团 / 兰州中川国际机场有限公司. Hotline 96556. Elevation leftover 1,947 m. This is a plateau airport. - >- 中川机场东站 has been live under T3 since 20 Mar 2025 (first leftover C611 06:10). The old 中川机场站 / 秦王川 leftover is closed. There is no metro. Do not copy 本地宝 leftover 二等座 ¥21.5 onto the new station. - >- 240-hour TWOV does not apply at this port — Gansu is not one of the 24 stay provinces. The Nov 2025 NIA leftover listing 兰州中川机场 is the Taiwan-permit attachment, not the TWOV stay map. 24-hour sterile TWOV applies at every open port. 24-hour skip-immigration does not. bentoTips: - label: Timing title: Airport leftover dies at 30; MU leftover still prints 40 detail: >- Do not copy that domestic clock onto Hong Kong. International leftover is the D island plus immigration, and China Eastern leftover online check-in for international dies 60 minutes out. summary: >- T3 opening leftover stops check-in 30 minutes before STD. China Eastern leftover is bags 30 / counters 40 / boarding 15. Use 40 if you are checking a bag on MU metal. category: timing - label: Terminal title: There is only T3 detail: >- 3F islands A/B/C domestic, D international. B1 G island is the GTC/HSR shortcut except for Spring, China Eastern, Shanghai Airlines, China United, and Nine Air, who must go to 3F. summary: >- Every domestic, international, and HMT flight checks in at T3. T1 and T2 are not live check-in halls. category: terminal - label: Food title: 'Eat 马子禄 or 舌尖尖, not the Ruyixing CIP' detail: >- Priority Pass lhw7 leftover lists air-con and luggage storage, not a hot meal. Sit the noodle shop, then walk to D60 only if you actually need the room. summary: >- Named T3 kitchens leftover on the DragonPass restaurant card. 马子禄 is landside opposite door 1. 舌尖尖 leftover faces Gate B11 after security. category: food - label: Status title: This is not a 240-hour TWOV port detail: >- International leftover is 44,500 passengers a year. Do not plan a Lanzhou layover as a visa-free city break. summary: >- Gansu is not on the Dec 2024 24-province stay map. 24-hour sterile TWOV applies. Skip-immigration does not. category: status lounges: - name: China Eastern Airlines Lounge zone: domestic airside hours: >- Priority Pass leftover 05:45 until the last MU flight; PP leftover also prints cardholders from 1 Jan 2026 access: - Priority Pass lhw5 - LoungeKey - China Eastern / Shanghai Airlines / China United two-cabin leftover - Eastern Miles gold leftover - 'SkyTeam leftover on MU, FM, KN domestic metal' bestFor: - 'MU, FM, or KN domestic from T3' - SkyTeam domestic metal summary: >- T3 airside, leftover 50 m to the right after domestic security on the China Eastern airport card; PP leftover 2F, turn right, straight ahead. This is the meal room. PP leftover also prints "after passport control" — that boilerplate is leftover-wrong for this domestic pin. Spring / Air China / Hainan boarding passes do not open it unless you actually hold the MU card. 2-hour stay leftover on PP. verdict: worth-it terminal: Terminal 3 amenities: - Hot meal leftover on the China Eastern T3 card - Alcohol leftover standard on the PP card - Showers leftover on the China Eastern T3 card - Massage chairs leftover on the PP card - Luggage storage leftover complimentary on the PP card - Wi-Fi leftover on the China Eastern T3 card - name: Ruyixing VIP Lounge zone: domestic airside hours: 'Priority Pass leftover 06:00–22:00 daily; DragonPass leftover 06:00–22:00' access: - Priority Pass lhw7 - LoungeKey - DragonPass T3如意行贵宾休息室（国内） bestFor: - Priority Pass after T3 domestic security when you are not on MU metal - Gates around D60 summary: >- T3 airside, leftover down to 2F D pier, opposite Gate D60 on both the PP and DragonPass cards. Domestic only. PP leftover 2-hour stay, children under 2 free, no alcohol and no hot meal on the facilities list. PP leftover also prints "after passport control" — leftover-wrong; you clear T3 domestic security. Eat 白鹿原 D-06 at D59 first if they only have snacks. verdict: depends terminal: Terminal 3 amenities: - Air conditioning leftover on the PP card - Luggage storage leftover complimentary on the PP card - Disabled access leftover on the PP card - Flight information leftover on the PP card - Digital card accepted - name: VIP Lounge (T3 international) zone: international airside hours: 'Priority Pass leftover 05:00–23:10 most days, 05:00–23:20 Tue/Thu/Sat' access: - Priority Pass lhw6 - LoungeKey bestFor: - A Hong Kong or other international departure from T3 D island summary: >- T3 international airside, leftover 3F opposite Gate E09 on the PP card. 2-hour stay, children under 2 free. International leftover is 44,500 passengers a year (0.25%) — confirm the desk is actually open before you clear immigration. This is not a 240-hour TWOV day room. verdict: depends terminal: Terminal 3 amenities: - Alcohol leftover standard on the PP card - Air conditioning leftover on the PP card - Disabled access leftover on the PP card - Flight information leftover on the PP card - Digital card accepted waterOptions: - kind: purchase name: 马子禄牛肉面 zone: landside price: confirm the menu drink summary: >- Named landside pin on the DragonPass restaurant card. Buy the sealed bottle with the bowl before you clear, especially if your metal is Spring / MU / Nine Air and you cannot use B1 G. location: >- DragonPass leftover T3 landside opposite door 1 in the 3F departures hall, before security terminal: Terminal 3 isBestValue: true - kind: purchase name: 舌尖尖牛肉拉面 zone: airside price: confirm the menu drink summary: >- Named airside noodle pin on the DragonPass restaurant card, same B11 cluster as 白鹿原 Z-17. Better than sitting in the D60 CIP for a soft drink. location: DragonPass leftover T3 airside opposite Gate B11 after domestic security terminal: Terminal 3 isBestQuality: true - kind: purchase name: 白鹿原·西北名小吃（D-06） zone: airside price: confirm the menu drink summary: >- Named D-pier kitchen on the DragonPass restaurant card. Use this when your gate is on D and B11 is the wrong direction. location: >- DragonPass leftover T3 airside D pier beside Gate D59, on the walk to the Ruyixing room at D60 terminal: Terminal 3 - 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 piers A/B/C/D, including the B11 and D59–D60 spines terminal: Terminal 3 airportistScore: 7.4 slug: lhw region: Asia-Pacific --- > Markdown for [/airports/lhw](/airports/lhw). Append `.md` to any page URL (or send `Accept: text/markdown`) for an agent-readable copy. - [HTML page](/airports/lhw) - [Lounge directory](/airports/lhw/lounges.md) - [Sitemap](/sitemap.md) # Lanzhou Zhongchuan International Airport (LHW) Lanzhou, China · Asia-Pacific Gansu's regional hub is a brand-new T3 plateau machine with a live high-speed rail station in the basement — the tradeoff is a 71 km road, a 30-minute cutoff you should not copy onto a Hong Kong sector, a snack-grade D60 Priority Pass pin unless you are on MU metal, and no 240-hour TWOV. ## Airportist Score **7.4 / 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%): 7.4 — Seating, Wi-Fi, cleanliness, and quiet. - Food & retail (15%): 7.2 — Food and retail quality and variety. - Ground access (15%): 8.6 — Transit, taxi, and parking to the city. - Reliability (15%): 6.6 — Delays, cancellations, and weather resilience. - Lounges (10%): 7.0 — Worth-it density and access quality. ## At a glance - Passengers: 17,734,885 (CAAC 2025) - Terminals: T3 only (T1/T2 not live check-in halls; three 4E runways from 9 Jul 2026; 中川机场东站 under T3) - Typical security: 10 min - On-time: 0% - Disruption: normal ## Best for - Domestic connections on China Eastern through one T3 hall - Cheap 中川机场东站 high-speed access to 兰州西 / 兰州站 - A short international arrival that already holds a visa — this is not a 240-hour TWOV port ## Watch out for - T1 and T2 are not live check-in halls — T3 is the only passenger building - 240-hour TWOV does not apply; stay is not Gansu; the Nov 2025 NIA leftover is the Taiwan-permit list - Spring / MU / FM / KN / AQ leftover cannot use B1 G — go to 3F - Priority Pass leftover lhw7 at D60 is the snack CIP, not the China Eastern meal room ## More intel - [Lounge directory](/airports/lhw/lounges.md) (free) - [Getting there](/airports/lhw/getting-there.md) (free) - [Amenities](/airports/lhw/amenities.md) (free) - [Traveler tips](/airports/lhw/tips.md) (free) - [Water](/airports/lhw/water.md) (free) - [Full guide](/airports/lhw/guide.md) (free) - [Disruptions](/airports/lhw/disruptions.md) (free) - [Reviews](/airports/lhw/reviews.md) (free)