Xining Caojiabu Airport (XNN) serves Qinghai’s capital, offering a compact terminal with domestic connections to major Chinese hubs. Carriers based at XNN include regional and national airlines such as China Eastern, Air China, and China Southern, operating frequent routes to Beijing, Shanghai, Chengdu and Lhasa as well as seasonal services. Passengers can consult the online flight board for real-time arrivals and departures information, plan for altitude-related health considerations due to the airport’s high elevation, and expect basic ground transport links and airport amenities suited to domestic travel.
Frequently asked questions
The IATA airport code for Xining Caojiabu Airport is XNN.
The ICAO code for Xining Caojiabu Airport is ZLXN.
Xining Caojiabu Airport (XNN) is located in Xining, China.
The local time zone at Xining Caojiabu Airport (XNN) is Asia/Shanghai (GMT+8).
About 110 scheduled departures were counted at Xining Caojiabu Airport (XNN) when flight schedules were last measured on July 19, 2026.
For international flights, arrive at least 3 hours before departure; for domestic flights, about 2 hours.
Based on the current departures board at Xining Caojiabu Airport (XNN), scheduled flights are operated by China Eastern Airlines, Xizang Airlines, China Southern Airlines, Air China, and Sichuan Airlines.
Destinations on the current departures board at Xining Caojiabu Airport (XNN) include Beijing, Changcha, Shanghai, Kunming, Shenzhen, and Jinan.
The board on this page shows arrivals and departures for Xining Caojiabu Airport (XNN). It re-checks for updates while the page is open, and every board states how old its data is — busy hubs are refreshed within hours, quieter airports less often.