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Jieyang Chaoshan International Airport

Shantou, CN

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Jieyang Chaoshan International Airport

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.

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7.4/ 10

Solid

Ease of use7.6
Comfort & amenities7.2
Food & retail7.2
Ground access8.4
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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SWAZGOWNormal

Jieyang Chaoshan International Airport

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.

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7.4/ 10

Solid

Ease of use7.6
Comfort & amenities7.2
Food & retail7.2
Ground access8.4
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
35 min
before international flights
Typical security
12 min
editorial average, not live
Fastest to city
~30–50 min to Shantou / Jieyang / Chaozhou, traffic depending (~22–29 km)
Official taxi curb door 4
Cheapest to city
揭阳机场站 (梅汕铁路)
leftover 二等座 ¥12 / 一等 ¥19 on the public timetable · ~11–15 min to 潮汕站 (public leftover ~08:33–22:11)
Lounges
3
2 rated worth it
Terminals
One main hall, 3F check-in (one 4E runway; 揭阳机场站 on the east curb)

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天祈楼

DragonPass leftover main-hall airside restaurant pin after domestic security, named 天祈楼 on the SWA restaurant card

Buy a bottle

Main terminal

airside

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.

Price: confirm the menu drink

潮汕名小吃

DragonPass leftover main-hall airside snack pin after domestic security, named 潮汕名小吃 on the SWA restaurant card

Buy a bottleMain terminalairside

Named Chaoshan snack pin on the DragonPass restaurant card. Cheapest regional bowl if 天祈楼 is the wrong direction.

Price: confirm the menu drink

Best value

悦航佳便利店

DragonPass leftover main-hall airside convenience pin after domestic security, named 悦航佳便利店 on the SWA restaurant card

Buy a bottleMain terminalairside

Named convenience pin on the DragonPass restaurant card. Cheapest sealed bottle if you are not sitting down.

Price: confirm the cooler price

Domestic airside drinking fountains

Sterile waiting hall around domestic gates 107–109, including the walk from security toward the 明珠 / CIP cluster

Free waterMain terminalairside

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.

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