Taxi · 11.5 km to the city center by the operator's figure
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.
LYA5.6
YCU6.8+1.2
Comfort & amenities
20% · Seating, Wi-Fi, cleanliness, and quiet.
LYA4.8
YCU6.0+1.2
Food & retail
15% · Food and retail quality and variety.
LYA3.6
YCU4.8+1.2
Ground access
15% · Transit, taxi, and parking to the city.
LYA5.2
YCU5.6+0.4
Reliability
15% · Delays, cancellations, and weather resilience.
LYA5.2
YCU5.8+0.6
Lounges
10% · Worth-it density and access quality.
LYA2.0
YCU4.6+2.6
Best for
LYA
The Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday Urumqi Air flight to BangkokA cheap city bus to Luoyang Longmen high-speed station
YCU
Domestic trips to and from Yuncheng and the Yellow River triangleA bus connection to Yuncheng North high-speed stationInternational departures that are actually on the current airline sheet
Watch out for
LYA
Training traffic, not a busy airline timetable, is why the movement count is so highHaikou, Zhuhai, Chifeng and Hailar flight numbers on the winter image collide and need a phone checkNo metro at the terminal
YCU
International passengers were only 77,740 of 2.87 million in 2025No metro and no airport railway stationLounge apps and a February 2026 photo set disagree on whether gate 9 is in T1 or T2The boarding page bans carrying drinks through security
Amenities and tips
LYA
City buses to the high-speed station and the squareChina Eastern loungeMother-and-baby room
Through flight, three days a week
UQ2641 arrives from Urumqi at 11:05 and leaves for Bangkok at 12:40. The return lands at 22:25. Days 2, 4 and 6 on the winter sheet.
Airline flights share a training airport
The university says flight training is the first task. 186,600 movements in 2025 are not 186,600 airline flights.
Clocks move
The winter grid is an image dated 2 November 2026. Confirm the day on 0379-62328666 before you leave for the airport.
YCU
Two terminalsBus to the rail stationFirst Class Lounge 3Domestic DragonPass roomDrinks through security
Confirm the international flight the week you fly
Hong Kong, Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur, and Nagoya were the 2025 international routes, but only some of them have a printed end date.
Match the lounge to the terminal, then walk to the gate number
Priority Pass puts First Class Lounge 3 in T2 after passport control, opposite gate 10.
Empty the bottle before security
The airport boarding page says water, milk, and other drinks cannot be carried through security and should be checked.
LYA · Luoyang Beijiao is a single-terminal civil airport north of the city, used first as a flight-training base and second as a passenger airport. In 2025 it handled 954,917 passengers. The winter international flight is Urumqi Air to Bangkok three days a week, via Urumqi.
YCU · A calm two-terminal civil airport for Yuncheng, with a real but thin international schedule and a bus to the high-speed station rather than a rail platform of its own.
