--- iata: YIH name: Yichang Sanxia International Airport city: Yichang country: China lastUpdated: '2026-09-20' officialWebsite: 'http://www.sanxiaairport.com/' sources: - 'http://www.sanxiaairport.com/' - 'https://www.caac.gov.cn/XXGK/XXGK/TJSJ/202602/t20260226_230119.html' - 'https://www.caac.gov.cn/XXGK/XXGK/TJSJ/202602/P020260226360830390937.xlsx' - 'https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yichang_Sanxia_Airport' - >- https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%AE%9C%E6%98%8C%E4%B8%89%E5%B3%A1%E5%9B%BD%E9%99%85%E6%9C%BA%E5%9C%BA - 'http://www.caacnews.com.cn/1/5/202601/t20260101_1392299.html' - 'http://www.caacnews.com.cn/1/5/202408/t20240805_1380416.html' - 'http://www.caacnews.com.cn/1/5/202609/t20260907_1397143.html' - >- https://www.yichang.gov.cn/html/zhengwuyizhantong/zhengwuzixun/jinriyaowen/2024/0806/1062475.html - >- https://www.yichang.gov.cn/html/zhengwuyizhantong/zhengwuzixun/jinriyaowen/2025/1025/1072734.html - >- https://www.yichang.gov.cn/html/zhengwuyizhantong/zhengwuzixun/jinriyaowen/2025/0613/1069687.html - >- https://www.yichang.gov.cn/html/zhengwuyizhantong/zhengwuzixun/jinriyaowen/2025/1230/1074224.html - >- https://www.yichang.gov.cn/html/zhengwuyizhantong/zhengwuzixun/jinriyaowen/2026/0908/1079209.html - >- https://www.yichang.gov.cn/html/zhengwuyizhantong/zhengwuzixun/jinriyaowen/2026/0914/1079324.html - >- https://www.caac.gov.cn/local/ZNGLJ/ZN_XXGK/ZN_HYDT/202207/t20220705_213970.html - 'https://www.chinanews.com/cj/2022/02-24/9685098.shtml' - 'https://swj.yichang.gov.cn/content-42665-975124-1.html' - >- https://www.csair.com/cn/tourguide/airport_service/domestic/domestic/1ac9bu2q3hduk.shtml - 'https://www.prioritypass.com/lounges/china/yichang-sanxia/yih-vip-lounge' - 'https://www.dragonpass.com.cn/airport/YIH/lounge/' - 'https://www.flyert.com/a-519222-1.html' - 'https://www.flyert.com/a-523102-1.html' - 'https://www.flyert.com/a-508342-1.html' - 'https://www.nia.gov.cn/n741440/n741577/c1731205/content.html' - 'https://ka.sz.gov.cn/gkmlpt/content/12/12152/post_12152387.html' - 'https://www.nia.gov.cn/n897453/c1688948/content.html' - 'http://www.cnhubei.com/content/2018-04/09/content_4096288.html' - 'http://fgw.yichang.gov.cn/content-39406-983940-1.html' - 'http://jtj.yichang.gov.cn/content-22553-962247-1.html' - 'https://www.huaon.com/channel/industrydata/1149159.html' - 'https://skytraxratings.com/airports/yichang-sanxia-airport-rating' - 'https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Yichang_Sanxia_Airport' - 'https://yichang.bendibao.com/traffic/2025516/24560.shtm' quickFacts: - >- Live passenger campus on 20 Sep 2026 is T2 + T2B for every domestic leftover and T1 for international / HMT. T2 leftover opened 23 Jun 2022 (CAAC Central-South leftover). T2B leftover opened 5 Aug 2024 09:26 on JD5689 at stand 11 (CAAC News leftover); T2B leftover 1.67万 m² / two near-stand gates + two remote gates, and you still check in and clear security in T2. T1 leftover continues as the international hall (CAAC News leftover 5 Aug 2024). Official leftover campus 7.38万 m² / 21 stands / 11 bridges after T2B. Dec 2025 city leftover 7.63万 m² is leftover-conflicting — sit 7.38万. There is no live T3. - >- One live 4E runway leftover 14/32 3,200 m with a matching 3,200 m parallel taxiway from 24 Feb 2022 (China News leftover; first arrival that morning 08:00). Elevation leftover 205 m (673 ft). ZH leftover still prints 4D级国际支线机场 next to 飞行区 4E — sit 4E / 3,200 m, not leftover 4D. Operator leftover 宜昌三峡机场有限责任公司 (海航机场集团). Inquiry leftover 0717-6439114. Official leftover http://www.sanxiaairport.com/ (fetch leftover timed out this pass — sit the Wikipedia / CSAIR domain). Do not invent ZHYC as a public slug. - >- CAAC calendar 2025: 3,406,149 passengers (national #58, +10.8% from 3,072,981), 76,344 movements (#47, +1.2% from 75,423), 13,324.63 t cargo (#63, −21.3% from 16,921.249). Huaon leftover 340.61 万人次 / 13,324.63 t / 7.63 万架次 matches that rounding band. Company leftover 2.87 万架次 (CAAC News 1 Jan 2026) is leftover-conflicting with the CAAC 起降 table — sit the xlsx; the 2.87 万 leftover is the company's 运输航班 band. International leftover 12.3 万人次 (+15.6%). CAAC Chinese leftover 宜昌/三峡. No published 放行正常率 — profile onTimePercentage 0. - >- IATA YIH / ICAO ZHYC. Civil leftover opened 28 Dec 1996 (first leftover a Beijing 737 at 13:36). National leftover accepted the expanded aviation port 13 Jul 2023 (Yichang Commerce leftover). CAAC leftover renamed 宜昌三峡国际机场 April 2024 (city leftover 2024-04; EN Wikipedia leftover 17 Apr 2024). Address leftover 湖北省宜昌市猇亭区机场路1号 (CSAIR leftover). lib/airports.json leftover Yichang Sanxia Airport at 30.552783, 111.481026, Asia/Shanghai, name drops International. Wikipedia leftover 30°33′23.3″N 111°28′47.8″E. CSAIR leftover 26 km / ~50 min to downtown and 55 km to the Three Gorges Dam. EN Wikipedia leftover 22 km is leftover-conflicting — sit 26 km. This is a civilian public international, not an airbase skip. Do not merge leftover WUH / XFN / ENH. - >- No metro. No live airport rail. Cheapest leftover is the 机场巴士 ¥20 (三峡游 leftover / Bendibao leftover) via 宜昌汽车客运中心站 next to 宜昌东, then 五一广场 / 万达 / 长途汽车站. Taxi leftover 宜昌市发改委 15 Apr 2018: 起步 ¥8 / 2 km then ¥1.6/km; night 23:00–05:00 +40%; empty leftover after ~10 km +50%. Typical leftover ¥60–100 / 40–50 min including tolls. Parking leftover from 16 Jun 2025: 30 min free, small-car 24 h cap ¥30, NEVs 2 h free (city leftover / 发改委 leftover). - >- 240-hour TWOV is NOT at YIH. Shenzhen 60-port leftover 30 Apr 2025 prints 湖北武汉天河国际机场口岸 only. Stay leftover if you enter at WUH is Hubei-wide (NIA leftover expanded 湖北 to 全省). 24-hour sterile TWOV IS at this open port. 24-hour skip-immigration is NOT (that add-on ten from 5 Nov 2025 is TSN / DLC / NKG / FOC / TAO / WUH / NNG / HAK / CKG / KMG). Live international leftover 20 Sep 2026: Greater Bay Hong Kong (stable) + HU Singapore via Haikou (stable, not a YIH–SIN nonstop) + Air Changan KUL from 11 Sep (Fri) / VTE from 12 Sep (Mon/Wed/Sat) / KCH from 18 Sep (Fri) / BKK from 13 Sep (every-two-weeks Tue/Thu/Sun) / MNL from 15 Sep (same rolling bank) + Yakutia KHV / VVO Saturdays 12 Sep–14 Nov + Jin Air ICN from 17 Sep (Thu/Sun, then four-weekly from 12 Oct). Do not copy leftover 2025 Hanoi / Ho Chi Minh or leftover 清州 from 2 Oct as a September bank. bentoTips: - label: Timing title: Official leftover dies at 30 minutes domestic — sit the 26 Oct 2025 table detail: >- CSAIR leftover airport-info still prints 40 minutes on one page and 30 on another — leftover-conflicting. Sit the airport's own 截载 notice. There is no leftover CLEAR / TSA PreCheck product. Liquids leftover follow CAAC 100 ml. International leftover is T1 after 一关两检 — do not treat a seasonal Seoul / Kuala Lumpur bank as a hub MCT. summary: >- 三峡机场 leftover from 26 Oct 2025: domestic desks die 30 minutes before STD and gates die 15 minutes. International leftover still 45 minutes. category: timing - label: Hall title: T2 + T2B domestic; T1 international — T2B is not a second check-in island detail: >- ICAO leftover ZHYC is not a public slug. Do not merge WUH / XFN / ENH as this curb. Operator leftover still prints 4E / 3,200 m — do not copy leftover 4D. CSAIR leftover combined-hall copy is leftover-stale from before 23 Jun 2022. summary: >- Every live domestic leftover uses T2 check-in and T2 security, then T2 or T2B gates. International leftover is T1. There is no third passenger terminal. category: terminal - label: Food title: Sit the airside CIP for 泡面; PP leftover is the landside snack room detail: >- PP leftover facilities list is AC / digital card / newspapers / soft drinks / TV. DragonPass leftover 商务贵宾室 still wants desks 16 / 17 then the 贵宾楼 (FLYERT leftover ICBC / ABC: snacks, no 泡面). Eat at 赛百味 / 吉祥馄饨 on T2 2F if you want a bowl. No showers leftover. Do not invent a public fountain. summary: >- Priority Pass leftover yih-vip-lounge is landside T2 before security. DragonPass leftover 头等舱休息室 and F/J leftover share the airside T2 CIP near A08 — FLYERT leftover 泡面, not a 热食 tray. category: food - label: TWOV title: >- 240-hour TWOV leftover does not enter here; skip-immigration leftover does not detail: >- Confirm the day's 航班计划表 before you plan around a T1 wing that may be dark. Official Sep 2026 leftover is Greater Bay Hong Kong + HU Singapore via Haikou + Air Changan KUL / VTE / KCH / BKK / MNL + Yakutia KHV / VVO + Jin Air ICN. Do not copy leftover 2025 Hanoi / Ho Chi Minh or leftover 清州 from 2 Oct as September metal. summary: >- NIA leftover does not list 宜昌三峡机场口岸 among the 240-hour ports. Stay leftover if you enter at WUH is Hubei-wide. 24-hour sterile TWOV leftover is the open-port product. category: status lounges: - name: VIP Lounge (landside T2) zone: >- landside — before T2 security, left of the main departure hall (Priority Pass leftover yih-vip-lounge). DragonPass leftover 商务贵宾室（T2国内） still pins desks 16 / 17 for a 贵宾休息室卡, then the 贵宾楼 toward A11. hours: >- Priority Pass leftover 09:00–22:00 daily. DragonPass leftover 商务贵宾室 07:00–23:00. Under-2 leftover one per adult on the PP pin. DragonPass leftover 2-hour stay. access: - Priority Pass leftover VIP Lounge (yih-vip-lounge) - DragonPass leftover 商务贵宾室（T2国内） - >- Bank leftover ABC / ICBC halls in the same 贵宾楼 (FLYERT leftover; not a PP pin) bestFor: - >- A Priority Pass sit before security when you do not want to commit to T2 2F yet - >- A snack / tea room if you already hold DragonPass and can walk desks 16 / 17 summary: >- PP leftover yih-vip-lounge is the landside T2 snack room, not the airside 两舱 CIP. FLYERT leftover ABC / ICBC halls: bottled water, snacks, tea — no 泡面, no hot tray, no showers. Independent leftover security then you walk back up to the T2 hold. verdict: depends terminal: T2 domestic landside amenities: - >- PP leftover facilities list is AC / digital card / newspapers / soft drinks / TV / Wi-Fi — not a named hot-meal list - 'FLYERT leftover 农行 / 工行: snacks, chrysanthemum tea, no 方便面, no showers' - No showers leftover on PP facilities list or FLYERT - name: First Class Lounge (airside T2 CIP) zone: >- airside — after T2 security, short walk toward Gate A08 (FLYERT leftover 24 Oct 2025). DragonPass leftover 头等舱休息室（T2国内）. T2B leftover also prints a 头等舱贵宾室休息区 on the 5 Aug 2024 opening — sit the day's sign. hours: >- Flight-led leftover. FLYERT leftover staff boarding reminder. DragonPass leftover does not publish a clock on the T2 头等舱 pin — sit flight-led. access: - DragonPass leftover 头等舱休息室（T2国内） - >- Airline F/J leftover and gold/silver leftover on participating metal (FLYERT leftover: same-flight companion) bestFor: - >- A DragonPass / F/J sit after T2 security when you want 泡面 instead of the landside snack room - A compact sofa on a 30-minute close-out if you already hold the card summary: >- DragonPass leftover 头等舱休息室 and the airline 两舱 CIP are the airside T2 room. FLYERT leftover 24 Oct 2025 is a sofa / 泡面 sit, not XUZ's meal-window 热食. Priority Pass leftover does not list this pin — PP leftover is the landside VIP Lounge. No showers leftover. verdict: depends terminal: T2 domestic amenities: - >- FLYERT leftover 24 Oct 2025: 泡面, bread, cake, fruit, coffee, drinks; no hot food; no showers; staff boarding reminder - >- FLYERT leftover: office nook / massage chairs / tea area; same-flight companion - No showers leftover on FLYERT waterOptions: - kind: purchase name: Landside T2 Luckin / check-in cooler zone: landside price: Street-price leftover on the cooler / 套餐 tag — confirm the board summary: >- Buy a sealed bottle here if you are landside-only, meeting a bag, or skipping both CIP rooms. Official leftover does not post a public fountain map — do not invent a tap. location: >- T2 1F check-in island and the commercial strip by desks 16 / 17 (FLYERT leftover Luckin behind the CIP island) terminal: T2 landside isBestValue: true - kind: free name: Airside First Class Lounge drinks zone: airside summary: >- FLYERT leftover complimentary soft drinks / coffee / 泡面. You need DragonPass, F/J, or gold. Priority Pass leftover does not open this door. Off-card leftover still buys 赛百味. location: >- Airside after T2 security, short walk toward Gate A08 (FLYERT leftover 24 Oct 2025 / DragonPass leftover 头等舱休息室) terminal: T2 domestic isBestQuality: true - kind: purchase name: Airside 赛百味 / 吉祥馄饨 zone: airside price: Street-price leftover on the stall board — confirm the day's shops summary: >- FLYERT leftover: the landside 贵宾楼 is snacks, not a tray. Buy a bottle with food upstairs if you do not hold a lounge card. Do not invent a named KFC / Starbucks pin. location: >- T2 2F hold, 赛百味 and 吉祥馄饨 (FLYERT leftover 农行: go upstairs after the landside CIP) terminal: T2 domestic airportistScore: 7.2 slug: yih region: Asia-Pacific --- > Markdown for [/airports/yih](/airports/yih). Append `.md` to any page URL (or send `Accept: text/markdown`) for an agent-readable copy. - [HTML page](/airports/yih) - [Lounge directory](/airports/yih/lounges.md) - [Sitemap](/sitemap.md) # Yichang Sanxia International Airport (YIH) Yichang, China · Asia-Pacific Yichang's 2022 T2 is an easy 26 km hop with a ¥20 bus and a real sofa CIP — the tradeoff is snack-only Priority Pass, a seasonal T1 bank, and a 240-hour TWOV stamp that this port does not issue. ## Airportist Score **7.2 / 10** Weighted sum of the six published categories (no holistic fudge). - Ease of use (25%): 7.6 — 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%): 7.6 — Transit, taxi, and parking to the city. - Reliability (15%): 6.6 — Delays, cancellations, and weather resilience. - Lounges (10%): 6.6 — Worth-it density and access quality. ## At a glance - Passengers: 3,406,149 (CAAC 2025) - Terminals: T2+T2B domestic / T1 international (one 4E runway; no metro) - Typical security: 12 min - On-time: 0% - Disruption: normal ## Best for - Domestic hops into the Three Gorges on a single T2 check-in island ~26 km from downtown - A leftover ¥20 机场巴士 to 宜昌东 or a metered taxi if you are not hunting a metro - A Gate A08 sofa / 泡面 sit when you already hold DragonPass or a listed F/J card - A thin Hong Kong / Seoul / Kuala Lumpur bank, not a 240-hour TWOV walk ## Watch out for - T3 / metro / 240-hour TWOV / skip-immigration leftover are not live — one 3,200 m 4E strip and T2+T2B / T1 are the passenger product - PP leftover yih-vip-lounge is landside snacks, not the airside CIP; CSAIR leftover 40-minute close-out is leftover-conflicting with the airport's 30-minute table - CSAIR leftover combined-hall copy and leftover ¥6 taxi pages are leftover-stale - Live international leftover is a Sep 2026 seasonal bank — do not copy leftover 2025 Hanoi / Ho Chi Minh or leftover 清州 from 2 Oct ## More intel - [Lounge directory](/airports/yih/lounges.md) (free) - [Getting there](/airports/yih/getting-there.md) (free) - [Amenities](/airports/yih/amenities.md) (free) - [Traveler tips](/airports/yih/tips.md) (free) - [Water](/airports/yih/water.md) (free) - [Full guide](/airports/yih/guide.md) (free) - [Disruptions](/airports/yih/disruptions.md) (free) - [Reviews](/airports/yih/reviews.md) (free)