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Lanzhou Zhongchuan International Airport

Lanzhou, CN

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Lanzhou Zhongchuan International Airport

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.

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7.4/ 10

Solid

Ease of use7.6
Comfort & amenities7.4
Food & retail7.2
Ground access8.6
Reliability6.6
Lounges7.0

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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Lanzhou Zhongchuan International Airport

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.

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7.4/ 10

Solid

Ease of use7.6
Comfort & amenities7.4
Food & retail7.2
Ground access8.6
Reliability6.6
Lounges7.0

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
30 min
before departure
Typical security
10 min
editorial average, not live
Fastest to city
~60–75 min to 城关 / 兰州站, traffic depending (~71 km)
Official taxi curb
Cheapest to city
中川机场东站 (T3 basement)
二等座 leftover ¥26.5–¥30; 一等座 leftover ¥42–¥48 (12306) · ~38–50 min to 兰州西; ~53–56 min to 兰州站
Lounges
3
1 rated worth it
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)

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Editorial profile notes — not a live alert feed. Live operations are on Overview and in the panel below.

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Typical operations snapshot — editorial, not live news. File dated Sep 19, 2026.

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Three-runway ops leftover from 9 Jul 2026 on CAAC Gansu leftover; this is a plateau field at 1,947 m, not a closure.

OTP unpublished — profile stores 0.

240-hour TWOV is not here. NIA leftover 甘肃/兰州中川 cell is the Taiwan-permit list.

Do not merge leftover T1/T2-as-live, leftover dual-runway-as-of-T3-opening, leftover ZLLL as a public slug, leftover 东岗, leftover 中川机场站-as-open, leftover Huaon 12.5 万运输起降 as the CAAC movement total, or leftover Hainan 30-day visa-free.

Typical delay mix from the same editorial snapshot — not a live feed. Current operations are on Overview.

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Typical arrival delays0 min · 0%

Typical cancellations0 min · 0%

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Security wait times

Current security wait information is not available for this airport. Check the airport's official website or app before travel.

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Operational status

Normal operations

No Flighty-reported operational issues for this airport.

Source: Flighty Airports

Status response Sep 21, 23:35 UTC · Confirm live conditions with official sources before travel.

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