Airport Shantou
Regular scheduled flights within China serve Chengdu, Nanjing, Guangzhou, Shanghai-Hongqiao or the capital Beijing; international fliights operate to regularly Bangkok or Singapore.
- URL: Shantou (SWA)
- Time zone: GMT 8
- Service telephone: +86 20 360 669-993
- Address: Shantou Waisha Airport, Airport Road, Guangzhou City, Provinz Guangdong, Nr. 282, PR China
- Operating company: Shantou Airport Limited/ Guangdong Airport Managment Corp.
- Parking: Yes, paid short and long-term parking.
- Nearby cities: Chenghai (4 km), Anbu (9 km), Shantou (11 km), Chaozhou (29 km), Haimen (30 km), Huanggang (37 km), Rongcheng (42 km), Liusha (62 km), Huicheng (65 km), Jiazi (93 km)
- Directions by car: The airport is near highway G15 (Shenhai Expressway), about 15 km or 8 miles north east of Shantou.
- Flight distribution on the days of the week: Monday (14.27%), Tuesday (13.17%), Wednesday (15.30%), Thursday (14.17%), Friday (14.70%), Saturday (13.92%), Sunday (14.47%)
- Alternative spelling: Sán Đầu, Шаньтоу, Шантоу, שנטאו, شانتو, ซัวเถา, 汕头市, 汕头外砂机场, 汕頭, 汕頭市, शान्ताउ, 산터우
Most popular destinations from Shantou (Flights per week )
- Haikou (58, 7,83 %)
- Shanghai Pudong International Airport (40, 5,40 %)
- Shanghai - Hongqiao (40, 5,40 %)
- Changsha (40, 5,40 %)
- Hangchow (Hangzhou) (30, 4,05 %)
- Chongqing (26, 3,51 %)
- Kunming (24, 3,24 %)
- Beijing Capital International Airport (24, 3,24 %)
- Chengdu (24, 3,24 %)
- Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (24, 3,24 %)
- other (55.45 %)
Top airlines (percentage of departures and arrivals)
- China Southern Airlines (441, 21,93 %)
- China Eastern Airlines (354, 17,60 %)
- Spring Airlines (172, 8,55 %)
- Tianjin Airlines (106, 5,27 %)
- Air Niugini (97, 4,82 %)
- Xiamen Airlines (80, 3,98 %)
- Sichuan Airlines (61, 3,03 %)
- Lucky Air (48, 2,39 %)
- Air China (39, 1,94 %)
- China West Air (38, 1,89 %)
- other (28.6 %)
Location
The airport is located about 15 km or 9 mles north west of downtown near the Shenhai Expressway (G15).