--- iata: SWA name: Jieyang Chaoshan International Airport city: Jieyang country: China lastUpdated: '2026-09-19' officialWebsite: 'http://www.cs-airport.com/' sources: - 'http://www.cs-airport.com/' - 'http://www.cs-airport.com/Traffic2.aspx' - 'http://www.cs-airport.com/Traffic.aspx?id=16' - 'http://www.cs-airport.com/cswap/TrafficW.aspx?id=12' - 'https://app.caac.gov.cn/XXGK/XXGK/TJSJ/202602/t20260226_230119.html' - 'http://www.caac.gov.cn/XXGK/XXGK/TJSJ/202602/P020260226360830390937.xlsx' - 'http://www.caac.gov.cn/XWZX/MHYW/202602/t20260227_230131.html' - 'http://www.caacnews.com.cn/1/5/202212/t20221228_1360006.html' - 'http://www.caacnews.com.cn/1/5/202512/t20251224_1392090.html' - 'http://www.jieyang.gov.cn/zwgk/zwwgk/jggk/gzfkgk/content/post_993177.html' - 'http://www.jieyang.gov.cn/zwgk/zwwgk/jggk/lsqkgk/content/post_1014063.html' - 'https://www.prioritypass.com/en/lounges/china/jieyang-chaoshan-international' - >- https://www.prioritypass.com/en-GB/lounges/china/jieyang-chaoshan-international/swa2-china-southern-first-business-lounge - >- https://www.prioritypass.com/en-GB/lounges/china/jieyang-chaoshan-international/swa3-china-southern-gold-silver-elite-plus-lounge - >- https://www.prioritypass.com/en-GB/lounges/china/jieyang-chaoshan-international/swa4-domestic-airlines-lounge - 'https://dragonpass.com.cn/airport/SWA/' - 'https://tw.dragonpass.com.cn/airport/SWA/' - >- https://www.csair.com/cn/tourguide/airport_service/priority_pass/domestic/18h9nr902e4i4.shtml - 'https://www.csair.com/cn/tourguide/booking/orders/product/jglvxx/' - 'https://www.nia.gov.cn/n897453/c1751080/content.html' - 'https://www.nia.gov.cn/n741440/n741577/c1731205/content.html' - 'https://s.nia.gov.cn/mps/tztg/202511/t20251110_1010.html' - >- https://montreal.china-consulate.gov.cn/zjfw/lszj/fhqz/cjwd2/202505/t20250530_11637915.htm - 'http://jy.bendibao.com/traffic/20241022/9122.shtm' - 'http://jy.bendibao.com/traffic/20241022/9123.shtm' - 'https://static.nfapp.southcn.com/content/202401/18/c8518069.html' - >- https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%8F%AD%E9%98%B3%E6%BD%AE%E6%B1%95%E5%9B%BD%E9%99%85%E6%9C%BA%E5%9C%BA - 'https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%8F%AD%E9%98%B3%E6%9C%BA%E5%9C%BA%E7%AB%99' - 'https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jieyang_Chaoshan_International_Airport' quickFacts: - >- Live passenger campus on 19 Sep 2026 is one main hall. 3F is every domestic and international check-in. The 28 Dec 2022 expansion is the live building. There is no live T2. Second runway leftover is a 2045 west-strip plan, not flying. - >- One live 4E runway 04/22 leftover 3,200 × 45 m (the 400 m extension finished July 2020). Elevation leftover 16 m. Official leftover true heading 40°, parallel to 空军外砂 — write the civilian product, do not photograph the military apron. - >- CAAC calendar 2025: 10,228,556 passengers (national #41, +18.0%), 81,390 movements (#46, +15.5%), 38,678.7 t cargo (#49, +17.2%). Wikipedia leftover 18.9% growth is leftover-wrong against the CAAC xlsx 18. First Guangdong fourth million-pax field; CAAC leftover names 揭阳潮汕 as the only new 千万机场 of 2025. - >- CAAC Chinese leftover 揭阳/潮汕. Operator leftover 广东省机场管理集团有限公司揭阳潮汕机场公司. Hotline leftover 0663-3933333. Field opened 15 Dec 2011; IATA SWA / ICAO ZGOW transferred that night from closed civil 汕头外砂. lib/airports.json leftover city_name Shantou — the runway is in Jieyang, 28.5 km from Shantou and 24 km from Chaozhou. - >- 揭阳机场站 on 梅汕铁路 has been live since 11 Oct 2019, underground on the east curb. Leftover 二等座 ¥12 / ~11–15 min to 潮汕站. No metro. 粤东城际 leftover is construction, not passenger-open. - >- 240-hour TWOV applies. Stay is Guangdong-wide plus the 24-province map. 24-hour sterile TWOV applies at every open port. 24-hour skip-immigration does not. Taiwan one-entry permit leftover from 20 Nov 2025 includes this field. bentoTips: - label: Timing title: CZ leftover dies at 35; international leftover is 40 detail: >- The 35-minute desk is a last-chance cut, not a plan. Use 40 if you are checking a bag on CZ metal. Do not copy the domestic clock onto Bangkok, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, or Nha Trang. summary: >- China Southern leftover still prints domestic check-in 35 minutes before STD and international / regional 40. Airport leftover asks you to arrive 90 minutes out. category: timing - label: Terminal title: 'One hall, 3F check-in — there is no T2' detail: >- Self-bag leftover 1–16, oversized 17, other domestics 18–29, CZ domestic 33–42. Taxi leftover is arrivals door 4. Airport bus leftover is door 6. CZ leftover still prints the bus desk at door 4 — leftover-wrong against the 25 Mar 2026 operator card. summary: >- Domestic and international share the same 3F departures floor. International leftover is counters 43–51 plus a separate sterile corridor, not a second building. category: terminal - label: Food title: 'Eat 天祈楼 or 潮汕名小吃, not the Gate 109 CIP' detail: >- 天祈楼 leftover is the sit-down pin. 潮汕名小吃 leftover is the snack pin. 悦航佳便利店 leftover is the sealed-bottle pin. Priority Pass swa4 leftover lists alcohol and air-con, not a Chaoshan kitchen. summary: >- Named kitchens leftover on the DragonPass restaurant card. Sit those, then walk to 明珠 only if you actually hold the CZ card. category: food - label: Status title: 240-hour TWOV is here; skip-immigration is not detail: >- Summer 2026 leftover still flies Bangkok Suvarnabhumi, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, and Nha Trang — this is not a cargo-only pin. The Nov 2025 skip-immigration ten leftover is CAN-adjacent fields such as HAK / NNG, not SWA. summary: >- NIA leftover lists 揭阳潮汕机场 on the Guangdong TWOV port list. Stay is the whole province, not Jieyang-city-only. category: status lounges: - name: China Southern First/Business Lounge zone: domestic airside hours: 'Priority Pass leftover 06:00 until the last China Southern flight' access: - Priority Pass swa2 - LoungeKey - China Southern two-cabin leftover - SkyTeam leftover on CZ metal bestFor: - CZ domestic from the main hall - SkyTeam domestic metal on CZ summary: >- Domestic airside, leftover after security then right, near boarding Gate A20 on the PP card. CZ leftover also prints this cluster as the 700 m² 两舱 / 金银卡 / 要客 rooms (108 seats). DragonPass leftover 南航明珠贵宾休息室 is the same meal room. PP leftover A20 is leftover-stale against DragonPass gates 107–109 — follow the 明珠 sign after domestic security rather than hunting a jetbridge numbered A20. 2-hour stay leftover. CZ-hours. Not the Gate 109 CIP. verdict: worth-it terminal: Main terminal amenities: - Alcohol leftover standard on the PP card - Massage chairs leftover on the PP card - Air conditioning leftover on the PP card - Disabled access leftover on the PP card - Digital card accepted - name: China Southern Gold/Silver/Elite Plus Lounge zone: domestic airside hours: 'Priority Pass leftover 06:00 until the last China Southern flight' access: - Priority Pass swa3 - LoungeKey - China Southern gold / silver leftover - SkyTeam Elite Plus leftover on CZ metal bestFor: - CZ status on a domestic departure summary: >- Same domestic-airside cluster as the First/Business room, leftover after security then right near Gate A20 on the PP card. CZ leftover splits 两舱 44 seats / 金银卡 52 seats / 要客 12. PP leftover 2-hour stay, children under 2 free, space-constrained. Spring / 9 Air / other non-CZ boarding passes do not open it unless you actually hold the CZ card. verdict: worth-it terminal: Main terminal amenities: - Alcohol leftover standard on the PP card - Massage chairs leftover on the PP card - Air conditioning leftover on the PP card - Disabled access leftover on the PP card - Digital card accepted - name: Domestic Airlines Lounge zone: domestic airside hours: >- Priority Pass leftover 90 minutes before the first flight until the last scheduled departure access: - Priority Pass swa4 - LoungeKey - DragonPass 国内头等舱/公务舱休息室 leftover gates 107–108 bestFor: - Priority Pass after domestic security when you are not on CZ metal summary: >- Domestic airside, leftover near Gate 109 on the PP card / gates 107–108 on DragonPass. PP leftover also prints "after passport control" — that boilerplate is leftover-wrong for this domestic pin. 2-hour stay leftover, children under 2 free. No hot-meal claim on the PP facilities list. Eat 天祈楼 first if they only have snacks. verdict: depends terminal: Main terminal 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: 天祈楼 zone: airside price: confirm the menu drink summary: >- Named sit-down kitchen on the DragonPass restaurant card. Buy the sealed bottle with the bowl when your gate is in the 107–109 band. location: >- DragonPass leftover main-hall airside restaurant pin after domestic security, named 天祈楼 on the SWA restaurant card terminal: Main terminal isBestQuality: true - kind: purchase name: 潮汕名小吃 zone: airside price: confirm the menu drink summary: >- Named Chaoshan snack pin on the DragonPass restaurant card. Cheapest regional bowl if 天祈楼 is the wrong direction. location: >- DragonPass leftover main-hall airside snack pin after domestic security, named 潮汕名小吃 on the SWA restaurant card terminal: Main terminal - kind: purchase name: 悦航佳便利店 zone: airside price: confirm the cooler price summary: >- Named convenience pin on the DragonPass restaurant card. Cheapest sealed bottle if you are not sitting down. location: >- DragonPass leftover main-hall airside convenience pin after domestic security, named 悦航佳便利店 on the SWA restaurant card terminal: Main terminal isBestValue: true - kind: free name: Domestic 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 domestic gates 107–109, including the walk from security toward the 明珠 / CIP cluster terminal: Main terminal airportistScore: 7.4 slug: swa region: Asia-Pacific --- > Markdown for [/airports/swa](/airports/swa). Append `.md` to any page URL (or send `Accept: text/markdown`) for an agent-readable copy. - [HTML page](/airports/swa) - [Lounge directory](/airports/swa/lounges.md) - [Sitemap](/sitemap.md) # Jieyang Chaoshan International Airport (SWA) Jieyang, China · Asia-Pacific Guangdong's fourth million-pax airport is one 3F hall with 揭阳机场站 at the east curb — the tradeoff is a 35-minute CZ desk, a snack-grade Priority Pass CIP unless you are on CZ metal, and a single 3,200 m strip next to 外砂. ## 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%): 7.2 — Seating, Wi-Fi, cleanliness, and quiet. - Food & retail (15%): 7.2 — Food and retail quality and variety. - Ground access (15%): 8.4 — 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: 10,228,556 (CAAC 2025) - Terminals: One main hall, 3F check-in (one 4E runway; 揭阳机场站 on the east curb) - Typical security: 12 min - On-time: 0% - Disruption: normal ## Best for - Domestic connections on China Southern through one hall - Cheap 揭阳机场站 access to 潮汕站 (~11–15 min, leftover ¥12) - A 240-hour TWOV arrival into Guangdong / the 24-province map - Chaoshan without routing through CAN or SZX ## Watch out for - T2 and the second runway are not live — one 3,200 m strip is the passenger campus - lib/airports.json leftover city_name is Shantou; the runway is in Jieyang - Priority Pass leftover swa4 at Gate 109 is the snack CIP, not China Southern 明珠 - 24-hour skip-immigration does not apply; pick the right-city taxi lane at door 4 ## More intel - [Lounge directory](/airports/swa/lounges.md) (free) - [Getting there](/airports/swa/getting-there.md) (free) - [Amenities](/airports/swa/amenities.md) (free) - [Traveler tips](/airports/swa/tips.md) (free) - [Water](/airports/swa/water.md) (free) - [Full guide](/airports/swa/guide.md) (free) - [Disruptions](/airports/swa/disruptions.md) (free) - [Reviews](/airports/swa/reviews.md) (free)