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Sunan Shuofang International Airport

Wuxi, CN

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Sunan Shuofang International Airport

Wuxi, China · Asia-Pacific

Jiangsu's second airport is a live T1/T2 machine with Metro Line 3 at the door — the tradeoff is a 2015 lotus hall rather than a new T3, a snack-grade Priority Pass V1 unless you are on MU or ZH metal, and a joint-use climb where the shades come down.

Airportist Score

7.4/ 10

Solid

Ease of use7.6
Comfort & amenities7.2
Food & retail7.0
Ground access8.6
Reliability6.8
Lounges7.2

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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Sunan Shuofang International Airport

Wuxi, China · Asia-Pacific

Jiangsu's second airport is a live T1/T2 machine with Metro Line 3 at the door — the tradeoff is a 2015 lotus hall rather than a new T3, a snack-grade Priority Pass V1 unless you are on MU or ZH metal, and a joint-use climb where the shades come down.

Airportist Score

7.4/ 10

Solid

Ease of use7.6
Comfort & amenities7.2
Food & retail7.0
Ground access8.6
Reliability6.8
Lounges7.2

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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Typical security
12 min
editorial average, not live
Fastest to city
~20–30 min to 梁溪 / 八佰伴, traffic depending (~14 km)
Official taxi curb
Cheapest to city
无锡地铁 3 号线硕放机场站
leftover ¥4–6 on the city distance table (¥2 / first 5 km) · ~32 min to 无锡火车站 (timetable leftover 06:00 → 06:32)
Lounges
4
3 rated worth it
On time
89%
of departures
Terminals
T1 international / HMT + T2 every domestic (one 4E runway; 硕放机场站 under the curb)

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YTYYangzhou Taizhou Airport
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WUXGuide

WUXGuide

Most important tips

Know before you go

A compact traveler cheat sheet for timing, terminals, food, and disruption checks.

Timing

Airport leftover dies at 30; MU leftover still prints 40

Domestic check-in leftover stops 30 minutes before STD from 29 Dec 2025 00:00. China Eastern leftover still prints bags 30 / counters 40 / boarding 15.

Xinwu leftover from May 2025: self-service domestic 40, international counters 40, Shenzhen / airport-agent boarding 20, MU domestic boarding 15. Use 40 if you are checking a bag on MU metal. Do not copy the 30-minute clock onto Hong Kong.

Terminal

T2 is every domestic; T1 is international

T2 leftover gates 13–23 handle every domestic flight. T1 leftover gates 1–12 handle international and HMT. T3 is not a live check-in hall.

The two halls share one curb. Metro leftover exit 3 is the passenger door, not a remote CR platform. Do not hunt a T2 Gate 11 on the boarding-gate map — that pin is the V1 CIP sign, not a live T2 jetbridge number.

Food

Eat 龙味馆 or 茶颜悦色, not the V1 CIP

Named T2 kitchens leftover on the DragonPass restaurant card and the FlyerTalk walk to 尊鹏阁. Sit those, then walk upstairs only if you actually need the room.

龙味馆 leftover faces Gate 17. 茶颜悦色 leftover is the landmark on the walk from T2 security to the V2/V3 mezzanine. Priority Pass wux2 leftover lists day beds and air-con, not a hot meal.

Status

240-hour TWOV is here; skip-immigration is not

NIA leftover lists 无锡硕放机场 on the Jiangsu TWOV port list. Stay is the 24-province map, not Wuxi-city-only.

International leftover is 839,000 passengers a year (7.6%), not a cargo-only pin. The Nov 2025 skip-immigration ten leftover is NKG, not this field. Window shades leftover go down on climb and descent — this is still a joint-use strip.

Live conditions

Right now at WUX

Security waits and operational status from official feeds, where the airport publishes them.

Honest verdict

Who this airport works for

Best for

Domestic connections on China Eastern or Shenzhen Airlines through one T2 hall
Cheap Metro Line 3 access to 无锡火车站 (~32 min, leftover ¥4–6)
A 240-hour TWOV arrival into Jiangsu / the 24-province map
Suzhou / Wuxi without routing through PVG or SHA

Watch out for

T3 and the second runway are not live — T1+T2 on one 3,200 m strip is the passenger campus
T1 is international / HMT only; T2 is every domestic — do not check in at the wrong hall
Priority Pass leftover wux2 at the Gate 11 CIP sign is the snack room, not China Eastern V3 or 尊鹏阁
24-hour skip-immigration does not apply; window shades leftover still go down on climb and descent

Airportist Score

Why this score

Overall is the published weighted sum of six categories. No holistic fudge on top.

Ease of use · 25%

Wayfinding, security wait, and layout.

7.6

Comfort & amenities · 20%

Seating, Wi-Fi, cleanliness, and quiet.

7.2

Food & retail · 15%

Food and retail quality and variety.

7.0

Ground access · 15%

Transit, taxi, and parking to the city.

8.6

Reliability · 15%

Delays, cancellations, and weather resilience.

6.8

Lounges · 10%

Worth-it density and access quality.

7.2

Key stats

Editorial reference figures, not live readings.

Annual passengers

10,967,778 (CAAC 2025)

Terminals

T1 international / HMT + T2 every domestic (one 4E runway; 硕放机场站 under the curb)

On-time departures

89%

Typical security

12 min

Guide quick facts

From the editorial guide for WUX.

Updated Sep 19, 2026

Live passenger campus on 19 Sep 2026 is T1 international / HMT plus T2 every domestic. T2 opened 19 Jan 2015 at 00:00. T1 is the older hall, leftover international since that night. T3 is planning, not flying. English leftover 无锡苏州机场 is a 2023 marketing line, not a second IATA.
One live 4E runway 03/21 leftover 3,200 × 50 m. Second runway / T3 / GTC leftover from the 2024 master-plan rewrite are not live. Cargo-hub and second-runway taxiway leftover started May 2023; that is a freight job, not a passenger second strip.
CAAC calendar 2025: 10,967,778 passengers (national #40, +4.4%), 82,730 movements (#45, +1.6%), 196,706.1 t cargo (#21, +13.4%). Huaon leftover 1,096.78 万人次 matches that rounding band. Wuxi transport bureau leftover splits that as domestic 10.129 million / international and regional 839,000 (7.6%). Bureau leftover 放行正常率 89.39%.
CAAC Chinese leftover 无锡/硕放. Operator leftover 苏南硕放国际机场有限公司 / 无锡苏南国际机场集团. Hotline leftover 0510-96889788. Elevation leftover 5 m. lib/airports.json titles Sunan Shuofang International Airport at 31.496512, 120.432134. Current civilian field opened 18 Feb 2004; international leftover 9 Apr 2009.
无锡地铁 3 号线硕放机场站 has been live since 28 Oct 2020. Exit 3 leftover to the terminal; exit 2 leftover to the parking garage. First leftover 06:00 toward 苏庙, last leftover 22:34. Timetable leftover ~32 min / 无锡火车站 06:32. This is not 硕放站 on the Shanghai–Nanjing railway.
240-hour TWOV applies from 17 Dec 2024. Stay is Jiangsu plus the 24-province map. 24-hour sterile TWOV applies at every open port. 24-hour skip-immigration does not — the Nov 2025 add-on ten leftover is NKG in Jiangsu, not WUX.

26 official sources

https://www.wuxiairport.com/
https://www.wuxiairport.com/lkfw/jcbs/index.shtml
https://app.caac.gov.cn/XXGK/XXGK/TJSJ/202602/t20260226_230119.html
https://www.huaon.com/channel/industrydata/1149133.html
https://wxjtj.wuxi.gov.cn/doc/2026/04/10/4757770.shtml
http://gzw.wuxi.gov.cn/doc/2026/01/20/4720737.shtml
https://www.wnd.gov.cn/doc/2025/05/26/4580359.shtml
https://www.ceair.com/global/static/Announcement/TravelTips/AirportInformation/checkinandaport/
https://www.prioritypass.com/en/lounges/china/sunan-shuofang-international
https://www.prioritypass.com/en/lounges/china/sunan-shuofang-international/wux-first-class-lounge
https://www.prioritypass.com/en/lounges/china/sunan-shuofang-international/wux2-first-class-lounge-v1
https://www.prioritypass.com/en/lounges/china/sunan-shuofang-international/wux4-china-eastern-airlines-v3-lounge
https://dragonpass.com.cn/airport/WUX/
https://tw.dragonpass.com.cn/airport/WUX/l2011/
https://network.dragonpass.com.cn/airport/detail/53?paramsId=a8492668-ceb9-4269-8de8-2f89ee68c0d3
https://globalpage.shenzhenair.com/zhair/cms/static/pages/wcm/static-navigation/Itinerary/BoadingServices/KingLoungeIntroduction/KingLoungeIntroduction_zh?language_id=105
https://www.flyert.com.cn/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=4731732
https://www.nia.gov.cn/n741440/n741542/c1751080/content.html
https://s.nia.gov.cn/mps/tztg/202511/t20251110_1009.html
https://www.wuxi.gov.cn/doc/2024/12/18/4458354.shtml
https://www.jiangsu.gov.cn/art/2024/12/18/art_60096_11448922.html
https://www.wuxi.gov.cn/doc/2020/11/02/3262845.shtml
http://wx.bendibao.com/traffic/2016109/40304.shtm
https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%A1%95%E6%94%BE%E6%9C%BA%E5%9C%BA%E7%AB%99
https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%97%A0%E9%94%A1%E7%A1%95%E6%94%BE%E6%9C%BA%E5%9C%BA
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wuxi_Shuofang_Airport

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Explore the WUX guide

Each section answers one trip question in depth.

Map
Sunan Shuofang International Airport and the Wuxi city center
City center
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Getting There
4 ways into the city, compared on time, cost, and luggage.
Fastest: Official taxi curbCheapest: 无锡地铁 3 号线硕放机场站
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Lounges
4 lounges with access rules, hours, and verdicts. 3 rated worth it.
First Class LoungeChina Eastern Airlines V3 LoungeShenzhen Airlines King Lounge
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Traveler Tips
Metro leftover exit 3 is the terminal door. Exit 2 leftover is the parking garage. Do not follow 硕放站 railway signs — that is a different Shanghai–Nanjing stop.
11 tips & hacks
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Amenities
6 rated amenities — food, Wi-Fi, quiet spots, family, and sleep.
Metro Line 3 硕放机场站China Eastern V3 after T2 security
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Water
Where to refill for free, and where a bottle costs the least airside.
4 spots1 free or refill
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Reviews
Editorial and traveler reviews — what people actually complain about.
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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 Oct 21, 13:59 UTC · Confirm live conditions with official sources before travel.