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Xi'an Xianyang International Airport

Xi'an, CN

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Xi'an Xianyang International Airport

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Priority Pass room, paid for with a three-hall airline map, leftover PP pins that still send CZ to T3, and unpublished annual on-time stats.

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7.4/ 10

Solid

Ease of use7.0
Comfort & amenities7.5
Food & retail7.6
Ground access8.1
Reliability6.8
Lounges7.4

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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Xi'an Xianyang International Airport

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Priority Pass room, paid for with a three-hall airline map, leftover PP pins that still send CZ to T3, and unpublished annual on-time stats.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

Solid

Ease of use7.0
Comfort & amenities7.5
Food & retail7.6
Ground access8.1
Reliability6.8
Lounges7.4

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
3 h
before departure
Typical security
15 min
editorial average, not live
Fastest to city
About 40–60 min to Bell Tower, traffic dependent
Official taxi ranks (T5 door 501 / T3 GTC 03 / T2 door 213)
Cheapest to city
Xi'an Metro Line 14 (机场 / 机场西)
Leftover ¥7 Airport West → North Square (was ¥16 on the old 机场城际); Bell Tower leftover ~¥11 with Line 2 · About 31 min riding to 北客站; ~60–80 min to Bell Tower with Line 2
Lounges
6
2 rated worth it
Terminals
T2, T3, T5 live. T1 landside is not a check-in hall. T5 opened 20 Feb 2025

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First Class Lounge V22

Terminal 2airside domestic, opposite Gate 10 (DragonPass leftover Gate 9)

Live PP leftover-prints 3.7/5 from 62 reviews, opposite Gate 10. T2 is now the CA/ZH/SC island — do not follow leftover HU/9H directions here.

Access: Priority Pass · DragonPass

Hours: Live Priority Pass 18 Sep 2026: 06:30–22:30 daily. One child under 12 free per adult.

Amenities: Air conditioning · Soft drinks · Flight information · Televisions · Wi-Fi

Best for: Air China / Shenzhen / Shandong / Qingdao T2 domestic · The only T2 PP room

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Air Changan VIP Lounge V36

Terminal 3airside domestic, 2nd floor, south concourse 2 entrance near Gate H10

Live PP English leftover still titles this V38. Follow H10 / south concourse 2, not the old H30 lift leftover.

Access: Priority Pass · Airline status

Hours: Live PP zh leftover Air Changan V36: 04:30–23:45 (even weekdays leftover 23:40). 2-hour stay.

Amenities: Massage chairs · Alcoholic drinks (standard) · Disabled access · Flight information

Best for: Hainan Group / Air Changan T3 domestic · South concourse 2 / H10 cluster

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Simple Business Club & VIP Lounge V33

Terminal 3airside domestic, after security, near Gate 40

Unrestricted airside PP on T3. Live PP leftover-prints 3.5/5 from 118 reviews. The Gate 40 room that still belongs here after CZ moved.

Access: Priority Pass

Hours: Live Priority Pass 18 Sep 2026: 06:30–22:30 daily.

Amenities: Air conditioning · Conference facilities · Disabled access · Flight information

Best for: T3 domestic when you are not HU/9H elite · Gate 40 cluster

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Worth it

China Eastern Airlines V22 Lounge

Terminal 5airside domestic, 2nd floor, right of Gate 149

Live PP leftover-prints 4.7/5 from 109 reviews. English leftover still titles this “No.39 Lounge”. First/business leftover-print V20 on 4F, which is not on PP.

Access: Priority Pass · SkyTeam Elite Plus · DragonPass

Hours: Live PP zh leftover: 04:50 until the last MU departure. 2-hour stay.

Amenities: Air conditioning · Alcoholic drinks (standard) · Disabled access · Wi-Fi · Flight information

Best for: China Eastern / Shanghai Airlines / China United domestic · Gate 149 cluster

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China Southern Sky Pearl Kapok Pavilion

Terminal 5airside domestic, T5 JK area leftover (DragonPass leftover gates 170–194 / 156–169)

Live room is T5 木棉阁 from 25 Dec 2025. Live PP still leftover-prints T3 Gate 40. Walk to T5; do not ride the rainbow shuttle to T3 for this lounge.

Access: Priority Pass · China Southern Sky Pearl Gold/Silver/Elite Plus (CZ departure leftover) · DragonPass

Hours: Opened 25 Dec 2025 with the T5 JK-area ceremony. Confirm live CZ hours at T5; do not use the T3 leftover.

Amenities: Wi-Fi · Hot food leftover on Flyert T5 reports · USB-C charging at wall booths

Best for: China Southern domestic from T5 · CZ connections that leftover-printed T3 until 24 Dec 2025

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Worth it

International First Class Lounge

Terminal 5airside international, 3rd floor, south wing, after passport control

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.

Access: Priority Pass · DragonPass

Hours: Live Priority Pass 18 Sep 2026: 00:00–23:59 daily. 2-hour stay.

Amenities: Showers · Nap room / quiet area · Massage chairs · Children’s play area · Wi-Fi · Alcoholic drinks (standard) · Disabled access

Best for: International / Hong Kong / Macao / Taiwan departures · Overnight T5 connections

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Lounge & amenity notes

Lounge, food, and quiet-spot picks pulled from the markdown guide.

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Live Priority Pass 18 Sep 2026 leftover six pins: T5 International First Class (24 h), T5 “China Eastern No.39” (actually V22 Gate 149), T3 China Southern (stale location), T3 V38 (live V36), T3 V33 Gate 40, T2 V22 Gate 10. International coverage is the T5 3F room, not a T3 leftover.
MU V20 东方·锦晟 leftover-prints 4F via the elevator after T5 domestic security, first/business/platinum only, showers leftover on the generic CEAir lounge page. Not on live PP. Do not send a PP card up that elevator.
DragonPass leftover-prints landside 眯一会 nap rooms: T5 2F opposite domestic arrivals B, T5 1F opposite GTC coaches, T5 B1 by taxi/rideshare door 501, plus T2 214 and T3 312. Paid sleep, not a lounge.
T5 airside food leftover: 同盛祥 (north commercial street), 太二酸菜鱼 (east-1 pier mouth), 白鹿原 (west-2 pier mouth), 滇百年 / 阿平牛杂 (7.5 m north food block to the right of security), McDonald’s at 127 and 177.
T5 leftover-prints charging seats and charging bars (Xinhua 15 Jan 2026 leftover). Official English leftover still lists pay phones — ignore that page for anything after 2024.
West Airport Museum leftover landside T5 4F, 121 objects, 45,000 visitors in the first month leftover. Pair it with a long MU bank, not with a 40-minute STD.

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