--- iata: TYN name: Taiyuan Wusu International Airport city: Taiyuan country: China lastUpdated: '2026-09-19' officialWebsite: 'http://www.sxairport.org.cn/' sources: - 'http://www.sxairport.org.cn/' - 'https://app.caac.gov.cn/XXGK/XXGK/TJSJ/202602/t20260226_230119.html' - 'https://www.huaon.com/channel/industrydata/1149114.html' - 'https://www.nia.gov.cn/n897453/c1688948/content.html' - 'https://www.gov.cn/zhengce/zhengceku/202511/content_7046910.htm' - 'https://www.shanxi.gov.cn/ywdt/zwlb/bmkx/202512/t20251226_10020643.shtml' - 'https://www.prioritypass.com/en-GB/lounges/china/taiyuan-wusu-international' - >- https://www.prioritypass.com/en-GB/lounges/china/taiyuan-wusu-international/tyn5-china-eastern-airlines-v2-lounge - >- https://www.prioritypass.com/en-GB/lounges/china/taiyuan-wusu-international/tyn2-first-class-lounge - >- https://www.prioritypass.com/en-GB/lounges/china/taiyuan-wusu-international/tyn1-first-class-lounge - >- https://www.prioritypass.com/en-GB/lounges/china/taiyuan-wusu-international/tyn-first-class-lounge - >- https://www.prioritypass.com/en-GB/lounges/china/taiyuan-wusu-international/tyn4-hna-club-lounge - 'https://tw.dragonpass.com.cn/airport/TYN/' - >- https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%A4%AA%E5%8E%9F%E6%AD%A6%E5%AE%BF%E5%9B%BD%E9%99%85%E6%9C%BA%E5%9C%BA - 'https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taiyuan_Wusu_International_Airport' quickFacts: - >- Live passenger campus is T1 plus T2, linked by landside corridors. International and HMT check in at T2 C, not T1. T3 (about 400,000 m²) finished its steel-structure review in mid-September 2026 but is still in fit-out — not a flying hall. - >- One live 4E runway on 19 Sep 2026: the new south strip 13R/31L, 3,600 × 45 m, from 07:00 on 25 Dec 2025 (first leftover MU6937). The original 13L/31R is closed for about two years of rehab, leftover through end-2027. Do not write a dual-runway field. - >- CAAC calendar 2025: 14,573,546 passengers (national #32, −1.4%), 107,127 movements (#35, −3.7%), 76,464.4 t cargo (#37, +23.4%). - >- Current field opened 1 Jul 1971, replacing closed 亲贤. T2 opened 1 Sep 2008. Rebuilt T1 reopened 1 Jan 2014. Operator Taiyuan International Airport / Shanxi Aviation Industry Group. Hotline 0351-96566 (in-province 96566). - >- Metro Line 1 武宿1号2号航站楼站 has been live since 22 Feb 2025 10:30. Exit A leftover faces T2 arrivals door 3. Do not write a no-metro field, and do not wait for a T3 metro stop. - >- 240-hour TWOV applies; stay inside Shanxi is Taiyuan and Datong only, not the whole province. 24-hour sterile TWOV applies. 24-hour skip-immigration does not. International MCT leftover is not open. bentoTips: - label: Timing title: Domestic dies 35 minutes before STD detail: >- China Southern leftover on the T2 page also prints a 35-minute domestic cutoff. Do not copy that 35-minute clock onto Hong Kong / Macau / Bangkok / Kuala Lumpur. International and HMT are T2 C, not T1. summary: >- 本地宝 leftover 2 Sep 2026: domestic check-in opens 90 minutes before STD and dies at 35. International leftover opens 120 and dies at 40. Boarding leftover opens 40 minutes before STD and closes 15 minutes before. category: timing - label: Terminals title: 'Read the ticket: T1 is not ''international''' detail: >- T1 and T2 sit at 45 degrees with two landside corridors. T3 is not live. There is no sterile international-to-domestic MCT product — 本地宝 leftover says international transfer is 暂未开放. summary: >- T1 leftover 2 Sep 2026 is Hainan-group counters 1–6 plus Air China / Shenzhen / Tibet / Shandong / Kunming counters 13–22. T2 A is China Eastern / Shanghai / China United. T2 B is China Southern and the rest. T2 C is every international and HMT flight. category: terminal - label: Food title: 'Eat 李先生, not the snack CIP' detail: >- Priority Pass tyn2 leftover at Gate 203 is a cold buffet with extra payment. The T2 international First Class Lounge leftover is soft drinks on a 17:45–23:55 window. Buy the bowl before you sit. summary: >- DragonPass leftover names 李先生牛肉面大王 as the only restaurant product: landside T2 安检大厅 door 3 on the right, and an airside pin next to Gate 205, 06:00–22:00. category: food - label: Live checks title: The second runway is live; the first one is not detail: >- T3 leftover passed a steel-structure review around 14–15 Sep 2026 and is still in interior fit-out and transfer-consulting tenders. Wikipedia photos of T3 dated July 2026 are a construction site, not a check-in hall. summary: >- Shanxi government leftover 25–26 Dec 2025: new south runway 13R/31L opened at 07:00, original 13L/31R closed the same night for about two years of rehab. Dual-runway operations leftover 2027. category: status lounges: - name: China Eastern Airlines V2 Lounge zone: domestic airside hours: >- Priority Pass leftover linked to MU flights (90 minutes before first flight until last flight, last entry leftover 18:30); Plaza Premium leftover 04:30 until the last departure access: - Priority Pass tyn5 - LoungeKey - DragonPass 东航V2贵宾室 — MU / FM metal only - >- China Eastern / Shanghai Airlines / China United / SkyTeam domestic leftover on the PP card bestFor: - 'MU, FM or KN domestic' - A real drink after T2 A security summary: >- T2 airside, 2F, leftover near the Fast Track / 15 m left of the business-class security door. PP leftover MU / FM / KN / SkyTeam domestic only, 2-hour stay, no boarding calls. DragonPass leftover is even tighter — actual MU / FM metal only. This is the meal-and-drink room on those tickets. Skip it on Hainan / Air China / Shenzhen metal; those halls are T1. verdict: worth-it terminal: Terminal 2 amenities: - Alcoholic drinks leftover complimentary on the PP card - Soft drinks leftover on the PP card - Shoe shine leftover complimentary on the PP card - Flight information leftover on the PP card - Digital card accepted - name: First Class Lounge (T2 Gate 203) zone: domestic airside hours: 'Priority Pass leftover 06:30–22:00' access: - Priority Pass tyn2 - DragonPass 头等、公务舱休息室(T2国内) bestFor: - Priority Pass after T2 domestic security - Gates around 203 summary: >- Airside T2, 2F, leftover opposite Gate 203 / DragonPass leftover left of the security bank. PP leftover 4.0/69, 3-hour stay, children under 2 free, cold buffet, extra payment. This is the unrestricted PP pin on T2 domestic — not the China Eastern room. Confirm a hot meal at the desk; eat 李先生 if they only have snacks. verdict: depends terminal: Terminal 2 amenities: - Cold buffet leftover on the PP card - Extra payment required leftover on the PP card - Air conditioning - Disabled access leftover on the PP card - Digital card accepted - name: First Class Lounge (T2 international) zone: international airside hours: 'Priority Pass leftover 17:45–23:55' access: - Priority Pass tyn1 - DragonPass 国际头等舱休息室 (T2国际) bestFor: - An evening Hong Kong / Macau / Bangkok / Kuala Lumpur departure summary: >- T2 international airside, 2F, leftover next to duty-free / DragonPass leftover near Gate 18. PP leftover is a 17:45–23:55 window with soft drinks and a 3-hour stay — useless for a morning sector. International traffic is under 0.3% of the field. Confirm the desk is actually open before you clear, and do not treat this as an all-day TWOV room. verdict: depends terminal: Terminal 2 amenities: - Soft drinks leftover on the PP card - Newspapers leftover on the PP card - Flight information leftover on the PP card - Digital card accepted - Air conditioning - name: First Class Lounge (T1 Gate 105) zone: domestic airside hours: 'Priority Pass leftover 06:30–22:00' access: - Priority Pass tyn - DragonPass 头等舱休息室(T1国内) bestFor: - Air China / Shenzhen / Shandong / Kunming / Tibet metal - A family wait next to Gate 105 summary: >- T1 airside, 2F, leftover opposite Gate 105 / DragonPass leftover left about 100 m after security near gates 104–105. PP leftover 3-hour stay, children under 2 free, play area, massage chairs, extra payment. The T1 nursing room leftover is also opposite Gate 105. Eat before you sit if the extra-payment card is a snack room. verdict: depends terminal: Terminal 1 amenities: - Massage chairs leftover on the PP card - Extra payment required leftover on the PP card - Children's play area leftover on the PP card - Disabled access leftover on the PP card - Digital card accepted - name: HNA Club Lounge zone: domestic airside hours: 'Priority Pass leftover 05:00–23:55 (Tuesday leftover 04:45–23:55)' access: - Priority Pass tyn4 - DragonPass 海航海翼轩贵宾室(T1国内) - Hainan Airlines two-cabin and Fortune Wings leftover bestFor: - Hainan-group domestic from T1 counters 1–6 - The longest PP stay in the building summary: >- T1 airside, 2F, leftover near Gate 101 / DragonPass leftover turn right after security. PP leftover unlimited stay, one child under 12 free, alcohol. This is the Hainan-metal room, not a T2 product. Skip it on China Eastern — those flights check in at T2 A. verdict: worth-it terminal: Terminal 1 amenities: - Alcoholic drinks leftover complimentary on the PP card - Newspapers leftover on the PP card - Flight information leftover on the PP card - Digital card accepted - Air conditioning waterOptions: - kind: purchase name: 李先生牛肉面大王 zone: airside price: confirm the menu drink summary: >- The only named bowl-and-bottle stop on the DragonPass restaurant card. Confirm which pin is staffed before you clear — the landside door-3 listing and the Gate 205 listing are not the same counter. location: >- DragonPass leftover T2 airside next to Gate 205, 06:00–22:00; a second leftover pin is landside T2 安检大厅 door 3 on the right terminal: Terminal 2 isBestQuality: true - kind: purchase name: T2 landside 安检大厅 kiosk zone: landside price: confirm the shelf summary: >- Sealed drinks on the T2 landside spine when you still have time before the 35-minute cutoff. Do not invent a 24-hour convenience name the airport page does not post. location: >- Landside T2 check-in hall around 安检大厅 door 3, before the domestic security bank terminal: Terminal 2 isBestValue: true - kind: free name: T2 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 the T2 domestic gates, including the Gate 203 / Gate 205 spine terminal: Terminal 2 - kind: free name: T1 airside drinking fountains zone: airside summary: >- T1 is the Hainan / Air China hall. Fill at the gate 直饮水 rather than walking the landside corridor back to T2 for a bottle. location: Sterile waiting hall around gates 101–105 after T1 domestic security terminal: Terminal 1 airportistScore: 7.3 slug: tyn region: Asia-Pacific --- > Markdown for [/airports/tyn](/airports/tyn). Append `.md` to any page URL (or send `Accept: text/markdown`) for an agent-readable copy. - [HTML page](/airports/tyn) - [Lounge directory](/airports/tyn/lounges.md) - [Sitemap](/sitemap.md) # Taiyuan Wusu International Airport (TYN) Taiyuan, China · Asia-Pacific Shanxi's regional hub is a fast two-hall domestic machine with live Metro Line 1 since February 2025 — the tradeoff is a T1/T2 airline split, a snack-grade Gate 203 Priority Pass pin, a single live runway while the old strip is rebuilt, and a 35-minute cutoff you should not copy onto a Hong Kong sector. ## Airportist Score **7.3 / 10** Weighted sum of the six published categories (no holistic fudge). - Ease of use (25%): 7.4 — 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%): 8.6 — 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: 14,573,546 (CAAC 2025) - Terminals: T1 + T2 (T3 and dual-runway ops not live; one 4E runway 13R/31L 3,600 m from 25 Dec 2025) - Typical security: 12 min - On-time: 0% - Disruption: normal ## Best for - Domestic connections on China Eastern or Hainan - Cheap Metro Line 1 access to Taiyuan South and 五一广场 - A short international TWOV that stays in Taiyuan or Datong ## Watch out for - International and HMT check in at T2 C — T1 is not the international hall - 240-hour TWOV stay inside Shanxi is Taiyuan and Datong only, not the whole province - T3 and dual-runway operations are not live; the original 13L/31R is closed until leftover end-2027 - International transfer is not open, and international traffic is under 0.3% ## More intel - [Lounge directory](/airports/tyn/lounges.md) (free) - [Getting there](/airports/tyn/getting-there.md) (free) - [Amenities](/airports/tyn/amenities.md) (free) - [Traveler tips](/airports/tyn/tips.md) (free) - [Water](/airports/tyn/water.md) (free) - [Full guide](/airports/tyn/guide.md) (free) - [Disruptions](/airports/tyn/disruptions.md) (free) - [Reviews](/airports/tyn/reviews.md) (free)