--- iata: XIY name: Xi'an Xianyang International Airport city: Xi'an country: China lastUpdated: '2026-09-18' officialWebsite: 'https://www.xxia.com/' sources: - 'https://www.xxia.com/' - 'https://www.xxia.com/cjzn/gncf.htm' - 'https://www.xxia.com/jcjt/tcc.htm' - 'https://www.xxia.com/jcjt/czc.htm' - 'https://www.caac.gov.cn/XXGK/XXGK/TJSJ/202602/t20260226_230119.html' - 'https://news.hsw.cn/system/2026/0312/1914781.shtml' - 'https://www.sxdaily.com.cn/2025-12/22/content_11459384.html' - 'https://www.caacnews.com.cn/1/5/202512/t20251225_1392107.html' - 'https://www.caacnews.com.cn/1/5/202502/t20250220_1385285_wap.html' - >- https://www.ceair.com/global/static/Announcement/TravelTips/AirportInformation/airportinfo/X_Ariport/202208/t20220822_22472.html - 'https://www.prioritypass.com/en-GB/lounges/china/xian-xianyang-international' - >- https://www.prioritypass.com/zh-CN/lounges/china/xian-xianyang-international/xiy16-china-eastern-airlines-no-39-lounge - >- https://www.prioritypass.com/en-GB/lounges/china/xian-xianyang-international/xiy20-international-first-class-lounge - 'https://network.dragonpass.com.cn/airport/detail/74' - >- https://ca.china-embassy.gov.cn/lsyw/lszj/mqzc00/gjmq00/202501/t20250110_11530399.htm - 'https://www.shx.chinanews.com.cn/news/2024/0116/96481.html' - 'https://finance.sina.com.cn/jjxw/2025-04-16/doc-inetiweu6890125.shtml' - 'https://news.qq.com/rain/a/20250516A06S2M00' - 'http://www.caacnews.com.cn/1/5/202506/t20250617_1388133.html' - 'https://jtyst.shaanxi.gov.cn/sy/bmdt/202601/t20260120_3606241.html' quickFacts: - >- CAAC 2025: 48,535,594 passengers (national #11; Huashang leftover-prints 4,853.5594 万人次), 336,740 movements (#8, +1.3%), 334,819.0 t cargo (#16). Xinhua leftover-prints the same year as 4,853.6 万人次. Do not mix 2024 leftover. Wikipedia leftover “4 runways / 4 live terminals” is false against live 三跑道 / live T2·T3·T5. - >- Live passenger halls on 18 Sep 2026 are T2, T3 and T5. T5 opened 20 Feb 2025 (first arrival MU2204 from Kashgar 00:07; first departure MU6245 to Quanzhou 06:05; leftover China’s first T5, 705,500 m², six piers). T1 landside is not a check-in hall — Spring/9 Air leftover T1 closed when those carriers moved to T3 on 15 Apr 2022; Wikipedia leftover T1-as-live for 9 Air/Spring is stale. Official English leftover that still prints only T2/T3 is stale. - >- Airline map from 24 Dec 2025 22:00 (Western Airport Group leftover): T5 holds MU/FM/KN plus CZ/MF/3U/RY/NS/OQ/9C domestic and ALL international/Hong Kong/Macao/Taiwan. T3 holds Hainan Group (HU/JD/GS/9H/FU/GX/UQ/Y8/PN/8L) plus HO/AQ and other domestics. T2 holds CA/ZH/SC/QW/KY/JR/GT/GY at D island only. Official FAQ leftover that still parks HU and MU on T2/T3 is pre-T5. - >- Official site xxia.com (China West Airport Group / 西部机场集团), hotline 029-96788. ICAO ZLXY. Do not invent /airports/zlxy as a public slug. Do not merge closed Xi'an Xiguan (西关) or Shaanxi branch airports (YLK/HZG/ENY/AKA). - >- Xi'an Metro Line 14: 机场西（T1、T2、T3） for T2/T3; 机场（T5） opened 18 Feb 2025 under the T5 GTC. Airport West → 北客站（北广场） leftover ¥7 (was ¥16 on the old 机场城际 tariff). Rainbow shuttle leftover 24 hours / ~10 min from T5 door 512, T3 door 316, T2 door 213. - >- 240-hour TWOV port (NIA; Shaanxi stay leftover-prints the whole province from 17 Dec 2024, not only Xi'an+Xianyang). XIY is one of the original nine 24-hour airside direct-transit airports from 11 Jan 2024 — unlike KMG, this was not a Nov 2025 add-on. Clock leftover-prints from 00:00 the next day. bentoTips: - label: Timing title: Budget the rainbow shuttle if the ticket and the kerb disagree detail: >- MU leftover-prints domestic check-in from 90 minutes before the first departure until 30 minutes before STD, and international/regional from 3 hours to 40 minutes before STD. T5’s six piers are a long walk after security — a 3xx-style trap is the far M/J/K gate, not a satellite train. summary: >- T2/T3 and T5 are separate landside halls. Metro Line 14 links them; the rainbow shuttle leftover-prints 24 hours from T5 door 512 / T3 door 316 / T2 door 213 at about 10 minutes. category: timing - label: Terminal title: There is no live T1 check-in — T5 is not optional for internationals detail: >- From 24 Dec 2025 22:00, CZ/MF/3U/RY/NS/OQ/9C domestic also leftover-print T5 (CZ/MF/3U/RY/NS/OQ at 3F L, 9C at 3F K; MU/FM/KN at 3F B/C and 2F N premium). Wikipedia leftover four-terminal operations counts a mothballed T1. Official 机场概况 leftover that still prints two runways is stale against the 25 Dec 2025 south-2 opening. summary: >- Landside is T2, T3 or T5. Every international, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan flight leftover-prints T5 from 20 Feb 2025 05:00. category: terminal - label: Food title: 'Eat 同盛祥 or 太二 in T5, not the T2 V22 buffet' detail: >- McDonald’s leftover-prints airside near T5 gates 127 and 177. T3 still leftover-prints 子午路张记 near H30 and 陇兴楼 at H54. Official leftover-prints drinking fountains with cups in passenger concentrations; fill after security. summary: >- DragonPass leftover-prints 同盛祥 on the T5 airside north commercial street, 太二酸菜鱼 at the east-1 pier mouth, and 白鹿原 at the west-2 pier mouth — credits Priority Pass does not share. category: food - label: Status title: International PP is T5 24 hours — ignore leftover T3 CZ pins detail: >- CZ domestic left T3 on 24 Dec 2025; the live Sky Pearl 木棉阁 opened with the T5 JK-area ceremony on 25 Dec 2025. Live PP still leftover-prints a China Southern VIP Lounge at T3 Gate 40 — treat that pin as stale until PP moves it. Air Changan V36 (PP leftover still titled V38) is T3 south concourse 2. summary: >- Live Priority Pass 18 Sep 2026 leftover-prints a 24-hour International First Class Lounge in T5 south wing 3F after passport control. English leftover “China Eastern No.39” is the T5 V22 room at Gate 149. category: status lounges: - name: International First Class Lounge zone: 'airside international, 3rd floor, south wing, after passport control' hours: >- Live Priority Pass 18 Sep 2026: 00:00–23:59 daily. 2-hour stay. Children under 2 free. Local calls only. access: - Priority Pass - >- DragonPass leftover-prints T5 international 迅邦达 V35, 200 m left after immigration (CEAir leftover; non-MU-operated) bestFor: - International / Hong Kong / Macao / Taiwan departures - Overnight T5 connections summary: >- The only live international PP pin. After T5 security and immigration, 3F south wing. 2-hour stay. CEAir leftover-prints the same contract room as V35 迅邦达, 200 m left after border inspection — not MU-operated. verdict: worth-it terminal: Terminal 5 amenities: - Showers - Nap room / quiet area - Massage chairs - Children’s play area - Wi-Fi - Alcoholic drinks (standard) - Disabled access - name: China Eastern Airlines V22 Lounge zone: 'airside domestic, 2nd floor, right of Gate 149' hours: >- Live Priority Pass 18 Sep 2026 (zh leftover 东航 22 号贵宾室): 04:50 until the last MU departure. 2-hour stay. English leftover still titles this “No.39 Lounge”. access: - Priority Pass - >- SkyTeam Elite Plus (MU/FM/KN and SkyTeam domestic only; live PP leftover) - DragonPass (MU/FM operating carrier leftover) bestFor: - China Eastern / Shanghai Airlines / China United domestic - Gate 149 cluster summary: >- Live PP leftover-prints 4.7/5 from 109 reviews. MU/FM/KN or SkyTeam domestic only — a CZ or HU boarding pass cannot walk in. CEAir leftover-prints gold/silver and product passengers here; first/business/platinum leftover-print V20 东方·锦晟 on 4F via the elevator past Starbucks, which is not on live PP. verdict: worth-it terminal: Terminal 5 amenities: - Air conditioning - Alcoholic drinks (standard) - Disabled access - Wi-Fi - Flight information - name: China Southern Sky Pearl Kapok Pavilion zone: >- airside domestic, T5 JK area leftover (DragonPass leftover gates 170–194 / 156–169) hours: >- Opened with the 25 Dec 2025 T5 JK-area ceremony. CSAir leftover-prints 06:00 until the last CZ flight on the stale T3 pin. Confirm at T5. access: - >- Priority Pass leftover still lists the old T3 Gate 40 pin — do not trust that location after 24 Dec 2025 - China Southern Sky Pearl Gold/Silver/Elite Plus (CZ departure leftover) - DragonPass leftover-prints 南航明珠木棉阁 T5 domestic bestFor: - China Southern domestic from T5 - CZ connections that leftover-printed T3 until 24 Dec 2025 summary: >- Live room is T5 木棉阁 from 25 Dec 2025, about a 5-minute walk after security in the JK cluster. Live Priority Pass 18 Sep 2026 still leftover-prints “China Southern VIP Lounge, T3, lift to lower floor, Gate 40” with hours 06:00–last CZ — that pin cannot be a CZ room after CZ left T3. Walk to T5; do not ride the rainbow shuttle to T3 for this lounge. verdict: depends terminal: Terminal 5 amenities: - Wi-Fi - Hot food leftover on FlyerTalk/Flyert T5 reports - Power sockets including USB-C - name: Simple Business Club & VIP Lounge V33 zone: 'airside domestic, after security, near Gate 40' hours: >- Live Priority Pass 18 Sep 2026: 06:30–22:30 daily. One child under 12 free per adult. access: - Priority Pass bestFor: - T3 domestic when you are not HU/9H elite - Gate 40 cluster summary: >- Unrestricted airside PP on T3. Live PP leftover-prints 3.5/5 from 118 reviews. Same Gate 40 neighbourhood as the leftover CZ pin — V33 is the room that still belongs here after CZ moved. verdict: depends terminal: Terminal 3 amenities: - Air conditioning - Conference facilities - Disabled access - Flight information - name: First Class Lounge V22 zone: >- airside domestic, opposite Gate 10 (DragonPass leftover Gate 9, branded 迅邦达 V22) hours: >- Live Priority Pass 18 Sep 2026: 06:30–22:30 daily. One child under 12 free per adult. access: - Priority Pass - DragonPass leftover-prints 迅邦达头等舱休息室 T2 Gate 9 bestFor: - Air China / Shenzhen / Shandong / Qingdao T2 domestic - The only T2 PP room summary: >- Live PP leftover-prints 3.7/5 from 62 reviews, opposite Gate 10 after T2 security. T2 is now the CA/ZH/SC island — do not follow leftover HU/9H directions here. Soft-drink room; eat in T5 if you can. verdict: depends terminal: Terminal 2 amenities: - Air conditioning - Soft drinks - Flight information - Televisions - Wi-Fi - name: Air Changan VIP Lounge V36 zone: >- airside domestic, 2nd floor, south concourse 2 entrance near Gate H10 (opened 1 Aug 2025 leftover) hours: >- Live Priority Pass 18 Sep 2026 (zh leftover Air Changan V36): 04:30–23:45, with even weekdays leftover-printing 23:40. 2-hour stay. Children under 2 free. access: - Priority Pass (English leftover still titled VIP Lounge V38) - Hainan Fortune Wings / Air Changan status leftover bestFor: - Hainan Group / Air Changan T3 domestic - South concourse 2 / H10 cluster summary: >- Live PP English leftover still titles this V38 and leftover-prints “2nd floor, intersection of South Concourse 2”; zh leftover and LoungeMap leftover-print V36 near Gate H10 from 1 Aug 2025 (moved from an interim V38 in south concourse 3 / lift opposite H30). Amex leftover still prints the old H30 lift. Follow H10, not H30. verdict: depends terminal: Terminal 3 amenities: - Massage chairs - Alcoholic drinks (standard) - Disabled access - Flight information waterOptions: - kind: free name: T5 airside drinking fountains (cups leftover) zone: airside summary: >- Official leftover-prints self-service fountains with envelope cups plus cold/hot spouts in passenger concentrations. Best value is filling after T5 security, not buying a bottle landside. location: >- Passenger concentrations after T5 domestic security, including the north commercial street (同盛祥 cluster) and the 7.5 m north food block to the right of security terminal: Terminal 5 isBestValue: true isBestQuality: true - kind: free name: T2 / T3 drinking fountains zone: airside summary: >- Same official leftover as T5: envelope-cup machines and cold/hot spouts. T2/T3 fountains are the fallback when you never see T5. location: >- Official English leftover-prints water dispensers in T2, T3 and the T2/T3 GTC; fill airside near Gate 10 (T2) or Gate 40 (T3) rather than at the landside GTC terminal: Terminal 2 - kind: purchase name: T5 airside McDonald’s / convenience bottle zone: airside price: >- Confirm the live shelf tag; leftover Chinese airport 矿泉水 caps are not a live XIY price list summary: >- Buy here only if you cannot carry an empty bottle through security. The fountain two seats away is still the cheaper pour. location: McDonald’s leftover-prints next to Gate 127 (north-2 pier) and Gate 177 terminal: Terminal 5 - kind: purchase name: T5 landside departure food street bottle zone: landside price: Confirm the live tag before you clear T5 security summary: >- Landside bottle for the rainbow-shuttle / Line 14 wait. Once airside, switch to the fountain. P5A B1 rideshare waiting room leftover-prints its own fountain if you are arriving, not departing. location: >- Landside 2F food block outside domestic security (DragonPass leftover 麻六记酸辣粉 cluster) terminal: Terminal 5 airportistScore: 7.4 slug: xiy region: Asia-Pacific --- > Markdown for [/airports/xiy](/airports/xiy). Append `.md` to any page URL (or send `Accept: text/markdown`) for an agent-readable copy. - [HTML page](/airports/xiy) - [Lounge directory](/airports/xiy/lounges.md) - [Sitemap](/sitemap.md) # Xi'an Xianyang International Airport (XIY) Xi'an, China · Asia-Pacific A brand-new T5 plus Metro Line 14 and a 24-hour international Priority Pass room, paid for with a three-hall airline map, leftover PP pins that still send CZ to T3, and unpublished annual on-time stats. ## Airportist Score **7.4 / 10** Weighted sum of the six published categories (no holistic fudge). - Ease of use (25%): 7.0 — Wayfinding, security wait, and layout. - Comfort & amenities (20%): 7.5 — Seating, Wi-Fi, cleanliness, and quiet. - Food & retail (15%): 7.6 — Food and retail quality and variety. - Ground access (15%): 8.1 — Transit, taxi, and parking to the city. - Reliability (15%): 6.8 — Delays, cancellations, and weather resilience. - Lounges (10%): 7.4 — Worth-it density and access quality. ## At a glance - Passengers: 48,535,594 (CAAC 2025) - Terminals: T2, T3, T5 live. T1 landside is not a check-in hall. T5 opened 20 Feb 2025 - Typical security: 15 min - On-time: 0% - Disruption: minor ## Best for - Metro Line 14 into 北客站 and the Bell Tower interchange, with a T5 station under the GTC - Priority Pass on an international T5 departure (24-hour 3F south-wing room) - 240-hour TWOV into Shaanxi, or 24-hour airside direct transit (original nine from 11 Jan 2024) - China Eastern / China Southern / Hainan Group banks plus the new T5 food street ## Watch out for - Wikipedia leftover 4 live runways / T1-as-live, and official English leftover T2/T3-only — live is T2·T3·T5 and three runways - CZ/MF/3U moved to T5 on 24 Dec 2025; live PP still leftover-prints a Southern lounge at T3 Gate 40 - English leftover “China Eastern No.39” is T5 V22 at Gate 149, MU/FM/KN/SkyTeam domestic only - Annual Cirium OTP unpublished; Line 14 is not 24 hours (Airport West last leftover 22:20) ## More intel - [Lounge directory](/airports/xiy/lounges.md) (free) - [Getting there](/airports/xiy/getting-there.md) (free) - [Amenities](/airports/xiy/amenities.md) (free) - [Traveler tips](/airports/xiy/tips.md) (free) - [Water](/airports/xiy/water.md) (free) - [Full guide](/airports/xiy/guide.md) (free) - [Disruptions](/airports/xiy/disruptions.md) (free) - [Reviews](/airports/xiy/reviews.md) (free)