Updated:
January 21, 2026
China
Asia
Changsha Airport (CSX)
Changsha Huanghua International Airport averages 267 flights per day to 92 destinations, with 74 domestic and 18 international routes. A total of 43 airlines operate at CSX, led by China Southern Airlines. This airport provides direct service to 12 countries across three continents, with a route network dominated by domestic flights and Malaysia as its largest international market. The longest nonstop route from Changsha connects to London, with a typical flight time of 11 hrs 15 mins.
- Destinations
- 92 (74 domestic · 18 international)
- Flights per day
- 267 (254 domestic · 14 international)
- Busiest Route
- Beijing (PKX) (15/day)
- Top Country
- China (254 flights/day)
- Longest Runway
- 10,522 ft / 3,207 m
Weather in Changsha
92 Destinations from Changsha Airport (CSX)
This week, 92 active routes depart from Changsha International Airport. The busiest route connects Changsha with Beijing (PKX) and is operated by 5 airlines. The longest nonstop flight is to London, and the shortest flight is to Guangzhou.
All Destinations
| Flights | Destination | Route | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Beijing (PKX) |
CSX → PKX
2 hrs 40 mins |
China Eastern Airlines, China Southern Airlines, China United Airlines, Xiamen Airlines, Yunnan Hong Tu Airlines5 |
| 15 | Shanghai |
CSX → PVG
2 hrs 30 mins |
China Eastern Airlines, China Southern Airlines, Hainan Airlines, Juneyao Airlines, Shanghai Airlines5 |
| 14 | Beijing (PEK) |
CSX → PEK
3 hrs 20 mins |
Air China, Hainan Airlines2 |
| 13 | Haikou |
CSX → HAK
2 hrs 30 mins |
Beijing Capital Airlines, China Southern Airlines, Donghai Airlines, Hainan Airlines, Xiamen Airlines5 |
| 12 | Xianyang |
CSX → XIY
2 hrs 20 mins |
Air Changan, Beijing Capital Airlines, Chengdu Airlines, China Eastern Airlines, China Southern Airlines, Hainan Airlines, Okay Airways, Tianjin Airlines, Xiamen Airlines9 |
| 10 | Kunming |
CSX → KMG
2 hrs 25 mins |
China Eastern Airlines, Hainan Airlines, Okay Airways, Ruili Airlines, Shanghai Airlines, Yunnan Hong Tu Airlines, Kunming Airlines7 |
| 9 | Chengdu (TFU) |
CSX → TFU
2 hrs 20 mins |
Chengdu Airlines, China Eastern Airlines, China Southern Airlines, Kunming Airlines, Xiamen Airlines5 |
| 8 | Xiamen |
CSX → XMN
2 hrs 5 mins |
Beijing Capital Airlines, Fuzhou Airlines, Okay Airways, Shandong Airlines, Xiamen Airlines5 |
| 8 | Jinan |
CSX → TNA
2 hrs 25 mins |
Air China, Chengdu Airlines, Hainan Airlines, Okay Airways, Shandong Airlines, West Air (China), Xiamen Airlines7 |
| 7 | Qingdao |
CSX → TAO
2 hrs 45 mins |
China Eastern Airlines, China Southern Airlines, Okay Airways, Qingdao Airlines, Shandong Airlines, Xiamen Airlines6 |
| 7 | Shenyang |
CSX → SHE
3 hrs 15 mins |
Chengdu Airlines, China Southern Airlines, Hebei Airlines, Xiamen Airlines4 |
| 7 | Sanya |
CSX → SYX
2 hrs 40 mins |
Chengdu Airlines, China Southern Airlines, Donghai Airlines, Hainan Airlines, Sichuan Airlines, Beijing Capital Airlines6 |
| 7 | Ürümqi |
CSX → URC
5 hrs 25 mins |
China Southern Airlines, Fuzhou Airlines, Hainan Airlines, Qingdao Airlines4 |
| 6 | Harbin |
CSX → HRB
3 hrs 35 mins |
Air Changan, China Southern Airlines, LongJiang Airlines, Sichuan Airlines, Xiamen Airlines, Yunnan Hong Tu Airlines6 |
| 6 | Nanjing |
CSX → NKG
2 hrs 5 mins |
China Eastern Airlines, Hainan Airlines, Shenzhen Airlines, Xiamen Airlines4 |
| 6 | Tianjin |
CSX → TSN
2 hrs 50 mins |
Air China, Hainan Airlines, Okay Airways, Tianjin Airlines, Xiamen Airlines5 |
| 6 | Chengdu (CTU) |
CSX → CTU
2 hrs 20 mins |
Air China, Sichuan Airlines2 |
| 5 | Taiyuan |
CSX → TYN
2 hrs 25 mins |
China Eastern Airlines, China Southern Airlines, Hainan Airlines, Kunming Airlines, Loong Air, Okay Airways, Ruili Airlines7 |
| 5 | Changchun |
CSX → CGQ
3 hrs 35 mins |
Beijing Capital Airlines, Chengdu Airlines, China Southern Airlines3 |
| 5 | Quanzhou |
CSX → JJN
2 hrs |
Beijing Capital Airlines, Hainan Airlines, Okay Airways, Ruili Airlines, West Air (China), Xiamen Airlines, Yunnan Hong Tu Airlines7 |
| 5 | Lanzhou |
CSX → LHW
2 hrs 50 mins |
China Eastern Airlines, Fuzhou Airlines, Hainan Airlines, Qingdao Airlines, Spring Airlines, Urumqi Airlines6 |
| 4 | Lijiang |
CSX → LJG
2 hrs 35 mins |
Beijing Capital Airlines, Chengdu Airlines, China Southern Airlines, Qingdao Airlines, Yunnan Hong Tu Airlines5 |
| 4 | Ningbo |
CSX → NGB
2 hrs 10 mins |
China Southern Airlines, Hainan Airlines, Yunnan Hong Tu Airlines, China Eastern Airlines, LongJiang Airlines5 |
| 4 | Guangzhou |
CSX → CAN
2 hrs |
China Southern Airlines1 |
| 4 | Wenzhou |
CSX → WNZ
2 hrs 5 mins |
China Southern Airlines, China United Airlines, Qingdao Airlines, Shanghai Airlines4 |
| 4 | Chongqing |
CSX → CKG
2 hrs 5 mins |
China Southern Airlines, Sichuan Airlines, Tianjin Airlines, West Air (China)4 |
| 3 | Shantou |
CSX → SWA
2 hrs 5 mins |
Hainan Airlines, Okay Airways, Shandong Airlines, Spring Airlines, Yunnan Hong Tu Airlines, China Southern Airlines6 |
| 3 | Wuxi |
CSX → WUX
2 hrs 10 mins |
China Eastern Airlines, Juneyao Airlines, Ruili Airlines3 |
| 3 | Jinghong |
CSX → JHG
3 hrs 10 mins |
Chengdu Airlines, China Southern Airlines, Kunming Airlines, LongJiang Airlines4 |
| 3 | Yinchuan |
CSX → INC
2 hrs 45 mins |
Loong Air, Okay Airways, Xiamen Airlines3 |
| 3 | Nantong |
CSX → NTG
2 hrs 20 mins |
Donghai Airlines, Xiamen Airlines2 |
| 3 | Dalian |
CSX → DLC
2 hrs 55 mins |
China Southern Airlines, Hainan Airlines, Xiamen Airlines, Air China4 |
| 2 | Hangzhou |
CSX → HGH
2 hrs 15 mins |
Loong Air1 |
| 2 | Yancheng |
CSX → YNZ
2 hrs 15 mins |
Chengdu Airlines, Sichuan Airlines2 |
| 2 | Fuzhou |
CSX → FOC
2 hrs |
Fuzhou Airlines, Hainan Airlines, Xiamen Airlines3 |
| 2 | Kuala Lumpur |
CSX → KUL
4 hrs 25 mins |
AirAsia X, China Southern Airlines, Malindo Air3 |
| 2 | Bangkok |
CSX → DMK
3 hrs 25 mins |
Thai AirAsia, Thai Lion Air2 |
| 2 | Xiaguan |
CSX → DLU
2 hrs 45 mins |
China Eastern Airlines, China Southern Airlines2 |
| 2 | Hohhot |
CSX → HET
2 hrs 55 mins |
Qingdao Airlines, Xiamen Airlines2 |
| 2 | Seoul |
CSX → ICN
3 hrs 20 mins |
Asiana Airlines, China Southern Airlines, Korean Air3 |
| 2 | Xining |
CSX → XNN
2 hrs 55 mins |
Xiamen Airlines, Yunnan Hong Tu Airlines2 |
| 1 | Yuncheng |
CSX → YCU
2 hrs 10 mins |
Kunming Airlines, Xiamen Airlines2 |
| 1 | Beihai |
CSX → BHY
2 hrs 20 mins |
Qingdao Airlines, Yunnan Hong Tu Airlines2 |
| 1 | Changzhou |
CSX → CZX
2 hrs 5 mins |
China Eastern Airlines1 |
| 1 | Hong Kong |
CSX → HKG
2 hrs 30 mins |
Cathay Pacific1 |
| 1 | Nanning |
CSX → NNG
2 hrs 15 mins |
GX Airlines1 |
| 1 | Tangshan |
CSX → TVS
2 hrs 45 mins |
Hainan Airlines1 |
| 1 | Yibin |
CSX → YBP
2 hrs 20 mins |
Sichuan Airlines1 |
| 1 | Zhoushan |
CSX → HSN
2 hrs 10 mins |
GX Airlines, Yunnan Hong Tu Airlines2 |
| 1 | Yanchzhou | CSX → — | Kunming Airlines1 |
| 1 | Jining |
CSX → JNG
2 hrs 20 mins |
GX Airlines1 |
| 1 | Linfen |
CSX → LFQ
2 hrs 15 mins |
LongJiang Airlines1 |
| 1 | Linyi |
CSX → LYI
2 hrs 20 mins |
Kunming Airlines1 |
| 1 | Ordos |
CSX → DSN
2 hrs 40 mins |
China United Airlines1 |
| 1 | Singapore |
CSX → SIN
4 hrs 15 mins |
China Eastern Airlines, Scoot2 |
| 1 | Yulin |
CSX → UYN
2 hrs 35 mins |
GX Airlines1 |
| 1 | Zhanjiang |
CSX → ZHA
2 hrs 15 mins |
Okay Airways, West Air (China)2 |
| 7/week | Yan'an |
CSX → ENY
2 hrs 25 mins |
Xiamen Airlines, China Southern Airlines2 |
| 6/week | Hanoi |
CSX → HAN
2 hrs 40 mins |
China Southern Airlines1 |
| 6/week | Luxi |
CSX → LUM
2 hrs 55 mins |
Ruili Airlines, Yunnan Hong Tu Airlines2 |
| 6/week | Xuzhou |
CSX → XUZ
2 hrs 5 mins |
GX Airlines1 |
| 6/week | Yantai |
CSX → YNT
2 hrs 50 mins |
Okay Airways, Shenzhen Airlines2 |
| 5/week | Baotou |
CSX → BAV
2 hrs 50 mins |
China Express Airlines1 |
| 5/week | Lhasa |
CSX → LXA
3 hrs 30 mins |
Tibet Airlines1 |
| 5/week | Luzhou |
CSX → LZO
2 hrs 25 mins |
Xiamen Airlines1 |
| 5/week | Phnom Penh |
CSX → KTI
3 hrs 30 mins |
Cambodia Airways, Sky Angkor2 |
| 5/week | Shuozhou |
CSX → SZH
2 hrs 45 mins |
China Express Airlines1 |
| 5/week | Simao |
CSX → SYM
3 hrs |
Tibet Airlines1 |
| 5/week | Weifang |
CSX → WEF
2 hrs 30 mins |
Ruili Airlines1 |
| 5/week | Xingyi |
CSX → ACX
2 hrs 20 mins |
Qingdao Airlines1 |
| 5/week | Tszintszyan | CSX → — | Hainan Airlines, West Air (China)2 |
| 4/week | Huai'an |
CSX → HIA
2 hrs 15 mins |
Xiamen Airlines1 |
| 4/week | Jiayuguan City |
CSX → JGN
3 hrs 30 mins |
Xiamen Airlines1 |
| 4/week | Nanchong |
CSX → NAO
2 hrs 20 mins |
Xiamen Airlines1 |
| 4/week | Syamyn | CSX → — | Fuzhou Airlines, Xiamen Airlines2 |
| 3/week | Daqing Shi |
CSX → DQA
3 hrs 40 mins |
China Southern Airlines1 |
| 3/week | Guangyuan |
CSX → GYS
2 hrs 25 mins |
Tibet Airlines1 |
| 3/week | Lishui |
CSX → LIJ
2 hrs 5 mins |
China Express Airlines1 |
| 3/week | Mianyang |
CSX → MIG
2 hrs 20 mins |
Xiamen Airlines1 |
| 3/week | Nairobi |
CSX → NBO
11 hrs 15 mins |
China Southern Airlines1 |
| 3/week | Tengchong |
CSX → TCZ
2 hrs 55 mins |
Kunming Airlines1 |
| 3/week | Vientiane |
CSX → VTE
3 hrs 5 mins |
Lao Airlines1 |
| 3/week | Xichang |
CSX → XIC
2 hrs 25 mins |
Sichuan Airlines1 |
| 2/week | Hailar |
CSX → HLD
3 hrs 35 mins |
Qingdao Airlines1 |
| 2/week | London |
CSX → LHR
11 hrs 15 mins |
Hainan Airlines1 |
| 2/week | Turfan |
CSX → TLQ
4 hrs 55 mins |
Yunnan Hong Tu Airlines1 |
| 2/week | Beykhay | CSX → — | Yunnan Hong Tu Airlines1 |
| 2/week | Tenchun | CSX → — | Kunming Airlines1 |
| 2/week | Tszinchun | CSX → — | Kunming Airlines1 |
| 1/week | Jakarta |
CSX → CGK
5 hrs 35 mins |
Lion Air1 |
| 1/week | Wanxian |
CSX → WXN
1 hr 45 mins |
GX Airlines1 |
| 1/week | Dekhong Mangshi | CSX → — | Ruili Airlines1 |
Route and destination data updated weekly ()
Airlines
Changsha International Airport is served by 43 airlines, with China Southern Airlines in the lead at 12% of routes. The top three carriers together cover 31% of routes. 14 carriers operate only one route each. A total of 21 airlines operate international routes, compared with 31 serving domestic routes. Hainan Airlines is operating the longest nonstop flight, connecting to London with a flight time of 11 hrs 15 mins.
- China Southern Airlines27 routes
- Xiamen Airlines26 routes
- Hainan Airlines20 routes
- China Eastern Airlines14 routes
- Yunnan Hong Tu Airlines13 routes
- Okay Airways12 routes
- Kunming Airlines10 routes
- Chengdu Airlines9 routes
- Qingdao Airlines9 routes
- Beijing Capital Airlines7 routes
- Ruili Airlines7 routes
- Sichuan Airlines7 routes
- GX Airlines6 routes
- Air China5 routes
- Fuzhou Airlines5 routes
- West Air (China)5 routes
- Shandong Airlines4 routes
- LongJiang Airlines4 routes
- China United Airlines3 routes
- Shanghai Airlines3 routes
- Donghai Airlines3 routes
- Tianjin Airlines3 routes
- Loong Air3 routes
- China Express Airlines3 routes
- Tibet Airlines3 routes
- Juneyao Airlines2 routes
- Air Changan2 routes
- Shenzhen Airlines2 routes
- Spring Airlines2 routes
- Hebei Airlines1 route
- Urumqi Airlines1 route
- AirAsia X1 route
- Malindo Air1 route
- Thai AirAsia1 route
- Thai Lion Air1 route
- Asiana Airlines1 route
- Korean Air1 route
- Cathay Pacific1 route
- Scoot1 route
- Cambodia Airways1 route
- Sky Angkor1 route
- Lao Airlines1 route
- Lion Air1 route
Changsha International Airport provides direct service to 12 countries across three continents. The route network is 80% domestic and 20% international, with Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia serving as the primary international destination.
- China254/day
- Malaysia2/day
- Thailand2/day
- South Korea2/day
- Hong Kong SAR China1/day
- Singapore1/day
- Vietnam6/week
- Cambodia5/week
- Kenya3/week
- Laos3/week
- United Kingdom2/week
- Indonesia1/week
Global Rankings of Changsha Airport (CSX)
This snapshot shows how Changsha Airport (CSX) ranks globally across multiple operational and network dimensions. Rankings reflect relative position worldwide across destination breadth, flight volume, scheduling density, and long-haul reach.
Destinations
Measures how broadly the airport connects distinct endpoints across its route network.
- #166 – Total Destination Count (Network breadth)
- #88 – Domestic Destination Count
- #440 – International Destination Count
Flights & Scheduling
Reflects flight volume and how intensively runway infrastructure is scheduled.
- #102 – Total Flight Count (Operational intensity)
- #58 – Domestic Flight Count
- #374 – International Flight Count
- #19 – Flights per Runway (Scheduling density)
Distance & Reach
Highlights long-haul connectivity and how distance is distributed across flights and runways.
- #130 – Total Distance Flown (Global reach)
- #573 – Distance per Flight (Route profile)
- #58 – Distance per Runway (Long-haul leverage)
4 Runways at Changsha Airport (CSX)
Runways:
| Name | Length | Width | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18R | 10,522 ft · 3,207 m | 148 ft · 45 m | Concrete |
| 36L | 10,522 ft · 3,207 m | 148 ft · 45 m | Concrete |
| 18 | 8,530 ft · 2,600 m | 148 ft · 45 m | Closed |
| 36 | 8,530 ft · 2,600 m | 148 ft · 45 m | Closed |
10 Aircraft Require Longer Runway
Longest runway available is 10,522 ft / 3,207 m long. The following aircraft typically require more runway than is available at Changsha International Airport.
| Aircraft | Takeoff required | Landing required |
|---|---|---|
| Boeing 777-300 | 10,597 ft · 3,230 m | 5,906 ft · 1,800 m |
| Boeing 747-100 | 10,650 ft · 3,246 m | 6,168 ft · 1,880 m |
| Boeing 747-8 VIP / BBJ | 10,801 ft · 3,292 m | 7,001 ft · 2,134 m |
| Boeing 747-8 Freighter | 10,801 ft · 3,292 m | 7,001 ft · 2,134 m |
| Boeing 747-300 | 10,827 ft · 3,300 m | 6,919 ft · 2,109 m |
| Boeing 747-400F | 10,827 ft · 3,300 m | 6,890 ft · 2,100 m |
| Boeing 747-400ER | 10,892 ft · 3,320 m | 7,136 ft · 2,175 m |
| Aérospatiale-BAC Concorde | 11,250 ft · 3,429 m | 7,218 ft · 2,200 m |
| Antonov An-225 Mriya | 11,483 ft · 3,500 m | 10,827 ft · 3,300 m |
| McDonnell Douglas DC-8-71 | 11,499 ft · 3,505 m | 5,909 ft · 1,801 m |