Official taxi curb (arrivals) · ~40–60 min to central Zhanjiang, traffic depending (~35 km)
Where they are
One map, pinned from each airport’s published coordinates.
Category scores
Overall is the published weighted sum. A highlighted score is ahead; a tie stays plain.
Ease of use
25% · Wayfinding, security wait, and layout.
BHY7.6
ZHA7.6
Comfort & amenities
20% · Seating, Wi-Fi, cleanliness, and quiet.
BHY7.2
ZHA7.4+0.2
Food & retail
15% · Food and retail quality and variety.
BHY6.8
ZHA7.0+0.2
Ground access
15% · Transit, taxi, and parking to the city.
BHY7.6+0.2
ZHA7.4
Reliability
15% · Delays, cancellations, and weather resilience.
BHY6.6
ZHA6.6
Lounges
10% · Worth-it density and access quality.
BHY6.6
ZHA7.0+0.4
Best for
BHY
Domestic hops into Beihai / Weizhou on one 2007 check-in island ~26 km from downtownA leftover ¥20 机场大巴 to 万汇海珍城 / 君豪, or a metered taxi if you are not hunting metroA 240-hour TWOV walk if you actually arrive on an international sectorA snack CIP sit when you already hold Priority Pass, DragonPass, or a listed F/J card
ZHA
Domestic hops into western Guangdong on one 2022 check-in island ~35 km from downtownA leftover ¥35 机场快线 to 赤坎 / 霞山, or a metered taxi if you are not hunting metro or airport HSRA meal-window 盒饭 / shower sit when you already hold DragonPass or a listed F/J cardA thin VTE bank on Tue/Thu/Sat, not a 240-hour TWOV walk
Watch out for
BHY
T2 / metro / airport-rail / skip-immigration leftover are not live — one 3,200 m 4D strip and one 2007 hall are the passenger productPP leftover Airlines Lounge is snacks, not a meal-window CIP; DragonPass leftover T1 / T2 widgets jump to other airportsWikipedia leftover 60 m runway / 4E / 24 km, CSAIR leftover 24 km, and leftover SEO ¥15 parking are leftover-conflicting — sit operator 3,200 × 45 m / 26 kmLive scheduled leftover is domestic — do not copy leftover Hong Kong / Bangkok or leftover 2024 FLYERT Bangkok as a September bank
ZHA
T2 / metro / airport-HSR / 240-hour TWOV / skip-immigration leftover are not live — one 3,200 m 4E strip and one 2022 hall are the passenger productPP leftover Seasons Prestige is Gate 19 snacks, not the floating-island 两舱 CIP; DragonPass leftover T1 / Potou naming is leftover-stalelib/airports.json leftover 21.214574, 110.359978 and leftover Wikipedia airport-rail copy drop you on closed Xiashan or a 13 km 吴川站 hopLive international leftover is QV VTE three-weekly — do not copy leftover Hong Kong / Bangkok or leftover 2026 Vietnam / Malaysia / Singapore / Cambodia as a September bank
Amenities and tips
BHY
Airlines Lounge (airside 头等舱 CIP)市区机场大巴 ¥20240-hour TWOV doorOne 2007 4D hall2F 粉面 / 小吃 strip26 km to downtown
CSAIR leftover dies at 30 minutes — sit that table
CSAIR leftover 北海 domestic desks die 30 minutes before STD. MF leftover the same 30 / gate 15. CUA leftover prints 25.
One 2007 hall — DragonPass leftover T1 / T2 is leftover-stale
Every live domestic leftover uses the same 1F check-in island. CSAIR leftover 1–8. DragonPass leftover 1号 is a landside fast-track desk, not a second sit.
Airside CIP leftover is snacks; eat on the 粉面 / 小吃 strip
FLYERT leftover Feb 2024: bread / pastry / fruit / coffee / tea, no hot meal, no showers. PP leftover facilities list matches snacks. Official leftover 中餐 / 粉面 / 咖啡 / 奶茶 / 快餐 / 小吃.
ZHA
First Class Lounge (airside 两舱 CIP)机场快线 ¥35Seasons Prestige VIP Lounge (Gate 19)One 2022 4E hall2F shop strip / CIP tray35 km to downtown
Airport-bus leftover dies at 30 minutes domestic — sit that table
吴川机场快线 leftover 29 Sep 2025 still prints 国内航班提前30分钟截止办理乘机手续. Official leftover paperless boarding except Spring Airlines.
One 2022 hall — DragonPass leftover T1 / Potou is leftover-stale
Every live domestic leftover uses the same 2F check-in island. International leftover is the same building's 2F departure check, not a numbered T2.
Sit the airside 两舱 CIP for the meal-window tray; PP leftover is snacks
FLYERT leftover May 2025: stainless 盒饭 breakfast 07:30–08:30 / lunch 11:00–13:00 / dinner 17:00–20:00 plus showers. Priority Pass leftover Seasons Prestige is the Gate 19 snack room.
BHY · Beihai's 2007 4D hall is an easy single-island hop with a ¥20 bus — the tradeoff is a snack-only Priority Pass CIP, no metro, and a 240-hour TWOV stamp that currently has no regular international bank.
ZHA · Zhanjiang's 2022 4E hall is an easy single-island hop with a meal-window CIP and showers — the tradeoff is a ¥35 / 35 km bus, snack-only Priority Pass, and a 240-hour TWOV stamp that this port does not issue.
