--- iata: SJW name: Shijiazhuang Zhengding International Airport city: Shijiazhuang country: China lastUpdated: '2026-09-19' officialWebsite: 'https://www.hebeiairport.cn/' sources: - 'https://www.hebeiairport.cn/' - 'https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shijiazhuang_Zhengding_International_Airport' - 'https://www.huaon.com/channel/industrydata/1149885.html' - 'https://app.caac.gov.cn/XXGK/XXGK/TJSJ/202602/t20260226_230119.html' - 'http://www.caacnews.com.cn/1/5/202601/t20260104_1392329.html' - 'http://www.caacnews.com.cn/1/tbtj_/202603/t20260306_1393691.html' - >- https://www.prioritypass.com/en-GB/lounges/china/shijiazhuang-zhengding-international/sjw1-first-class-lounge - >- https://www.hnair.com/guanyuhaihang/hhdt/hhgg/cxts/cxts2026/202602/t20260204_82956.html - 'https://tw.dragonpass.com.cn/airport/SJW/' - 'http://sjz.hebccw.cn/system/2026/09/15/102223294.shtml' - 'https://heb.hebccw.cn/system/2024/12/19/102012927.shtml' - 'https://www.nia.gov.cn/n897453/c1688948/content.html' - >- https://www.csair.com/cn/tourguide/airport_service/domestic/domestic/19mrubfemq9n0.shtml - 'https://www.cah.com.cn/content/2023/03-09/7039409508522659840.html' quickFacts: - >- Live passenger campus is T1 international / HMT plus T2 every domestic. T2 opened 10 Oct 2014. T3 and the second runway are master-plan leftover, not live. - 'One 4E runway 15/33, 3,400 × 45 m. Do not write a dual-runway field.' - >- CAAC calendar 2025: 12,014,301 passengers (national #38, +6.2%), 85,717 movements (#44, +2.8%), 66,422.0 t cargo (#42, −3.4%). - >- Opened 18 Feb 1995; renamed International in July 2008. Operator Hebei Airport Management Group / Capital Airport Holding. Hotline 0311-96360. - >- No metro. Default cheap path is Beijing–Guangzhou HSR to 正定机场站 plus the free ~5 min shuttle. City buses are ¥20 from 16 Sep 2026. - >- 240-hour TWOV applies; stay is Hebei-wide plus the 24-province map. 24-hour sterile TWOV applies. 24-hour skip-immigration does not — that add-on ten is TSN / DLC / NKG / FOC / TAO / WUH / NNG / HAK / CKG / KMG. bentoTips: - label: Timing title: Domestic dies 28 minutes before STD detail: >- China Southern leftover still prints 30 minutes. Use 28. International leftover is T1 and needs a longer buffer; do not copy the domestic clock onto a Jeju / Spring / Hebei international sector. summary: >- Operator leftover publishes a 28-minute domestic cutoff — shortest among China's 10-million airports — and 95% of domestic check-in and security queues stay under 8 minutes. category: timing - label: Terminals title: T2 is domestic; T1 is international detail: >- T3, a T1–T2 airside link, and metro stations at the HSR hall are 2023 master-plan leftover, not a 19 Sep 2026 passenger product. Do not merge PEK, PKX, or TSN. summary: >- There is no sterile airside walk between the halls. Domestic check-in is T2 2F islands A / B / C; international and HMT check-in is T1. category: terminal - label: Food title: 'Eat 冀味汇, not the landside CIP' detail: >- 舌尖尖牛肉面 leftover sits at gates 24–25 if 冀味汇 is a walk from your pier. The landside CIP is a snack room before security, not a meal. summary: >- T2 airside 冀味汇 is the honest kitchen: 漕河驴肉, 饸饹面, 苗小坛, 永和大王, 大鼓米线, plus 德克士. category: food - label: Live checks title: PP still pins Exit D; the named lounge moved to Gate 27 detail: >- Walk west to 27 for two-cabin / DragonPass 头等舱. If the PP desk is still opposite V–W, that door is the Business VIP room, not the upgraded hall. summary: >- Hainan leftover 4 Feb 2026: the T2 First Class Lounge moved on 6 Feb 2026 to the west side opposite Gate 27. Priority Pass sjw1 leftover still prints Security Exit D / gates V and W. category: status lounges: - name: First Class Lounge zone: domestic airside hours: >- Priority Pass leftover 03:30–22:00; DragonPass leftover 100 minutes before the first departure until the last access: - Priority Pass sjw1 - LoungeKey - DragonPass 头等舱休息室 - Hebei Airlines / Capital Airlines / Hainan first and business - Airline elite status on those metals bestFor: - Priority Pass after security - Gates around 27 summary: >- Operator leftover 6 Feb 2026 put this room on the west side opposite Gate 27. PP sjw1 leftover still prints Exit D / V–W and a 3-hour stay (4.4/96). DragonPass leftover is 2 hours. Follow Gate 27 if the D pin is a different door. verdict: worth-it terminal: Terminal 2 amenities: - Soft drinks leftover on the PP card - Smoking room leftover on the PP card - >- Complimentary buggy from the post-security information desk leftover on the PP card - Air conditioning - Accessible - name: Business VIP Lounge zone: domestic airside hours: >- Confirm the desk; light-meal leftover 06:40–09:00, 11:30–13:30, 17:30–19:00 access: - DragonPass 商务会员休息室 bestFor: - DragonPass if Gate 27 is a long walk - V / W pier summary: >- After security, opposite the V–W screening bank — the same landmark PP leftover still prints for sjw1. Two-hour DragonPass stay leftover. Walk to Gate 27 if you were promised the named First Class Lounge. verdict: depends terminal: Terminal 2 amenities: - Light meals leftover on those three windows - Soft drinks leftover - name: CIP Lounge zone: domestic landside hours: DragonPass leftover 100 minutes before the first departure until the last access: - DragonPass 安检前CIP嘉宾休息区 bestFor: - Early check-in - Spring Airlines passengers who still need a 9C desk after the visit summary: >- T2 landside, before security. Two-hour DragonPass stay leftover. You still do the T2 2F security bank afterwards. Eat at 冀味汇 once you are airside. verdict: depends terminal: Terminal 2 amenities: - Seating leftover - Soft drinks leftover waterOptions: - kind: free name: T2 airside drinking fountains zone: airside summary: >- Best value in T2. Official leftover does not post a bottle map; the gate-side machines are the free fill. location: >- Sterile waiting hall, machines leftover around the boarding gates (Bendibao leftover 18 airside of 26 T2 units) terminal: Terminal 2 isBestValue: true isBestQuality: true - kind: free name: T1 airside drinking fountains zone: airside summary: >- T1 leftover is only four machines in the whole hall (two airside, two landside). Fill here before a Jeju / Spring / Hebei international sector. location: >- International sterile hall, two leftover machines inside the isolation area terminal: Terminal 1 - kind: purchase name: 冀味汇美食广场 zone: airside price: confirm the shelf summary: >- Sealed drinks next to the local kitchens. Confirm the tag — the airport page does not post a bottle price. location: >- Airside food court on the T2 2F departure spine (漕河驴肉 / 永和大王 / 德克士 cluster) terminal: Terminal 2 - kind: purchase name: 舌尖尖牛肉面 zone: airside price: confirm the menu drink summary: >- Closest named kitchen to the 24–25 cluster if 冀味汇 is a walk from your pier. location: 'Airside, leftover at gates 24–25' terminal: Terminal 2 airportistScore: 7.4 slug: sjw region: Asia-Pacific --- > Markdown for [/airports/sjw](/airports/sjw). Append `.md` to any page URL (or send `Accept: text/markdown`) for an agent-readable copy. - [HTML page](/airports/sjw) - [Lounge directory](/airports/sjw/lounges.md) - [Sitemap](/sitemap.md) # Shijiazhuang Zhengding International Airport (SJW) Shijiazhuang, China · Asia-Pacific Hebei's regional hub is a fast, cheap T2 domestic machine with a 28-minute cutoff and an HSR shuttle — the tradeoff is a separate T1 international hall, no metro, and a Priority Pass pin that still points at yesterday's door. ## Airportist Score **7.4 / 10** Weighted sum of the six published categories (no holistic fudge). - Ease of use (25%): 8.0 — Wayfinding, security wait, and layout. - Comfort & amenities (20%): 7.2 — Seating, Wi-Fi, cleanliness, and quiet. - Food & retail (15%): 7.0 — Food and retail quality and variety. - Ground access (15%): 8.2 — Transit, taxi, and parking to the city. - Reliability (15%): 6.6 — Delays, cancellations, and weather resilience. - Lounges (10%): 6.8 — Worth-it density and access quality. ## At a glance - Passengers: 12,014,301 (CAAC 2025) - Terminals: T1 international/HMT + T2 domestic (T3 and second runway not live; one 4E runway 3,400 m) - Typical security: 8 min - On-time: 0% - Disruption: normal ## Best for - Domestic connections on Hebei / Spring / China United metal - Travelers arriving by Beijing–Guangzhou HSR - Short security and check-in queues - 240-hour TWOV into Hebei ## Watch out for - No metro — 正定机场站 still needs the free shuttle - T1 international is a separate hall with no sterile T2 walk - Priority Pass sjw1 leftover still prints Exit D after the 6 Feb 2026 Gate 27 move - 24-hour skip-immigration is not offered here ## More intel - [Lounge directory](/airports/sjw/lounges.md) (free) - [Getting there](/airports/sjw/getting-there.md) (free) - [Amenities](/airports/sjw/amenities.md) (free) - [Traveler tips](/airports/sjw/tips.md) (free) - [Water](/airports/sjw/water.md) (free) - [Full guide](/airports/sjw/guide.md) (free) - [Disruptions](/airports/sjw/disruptions.md) (free) - [Reviews](/airports/sjw/reviews.md) (free)