Jieyang Chaoshan International Airport

Jieyang Chaoshan International Airport 揭阳潮汕国际机场
IATA: SWA ICAO: ZGOW
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Shantou, Chaozhou, Jieyang Airport Cooperation[1] General Electric[2]
Serves	Chaoshan Jieyang Shantou Chaozhou
Location	Towns of Paotai and Denggang in Jiedong District, Jieyang, Guangdong, China
Opened	15 December 2011; 12 years ago (2011-12-15)
Hub for	China Southern Airlines
Coordinates	23°33′09″N 116°30′21″E / 23.55250°N 116.50583°E / 23.55250; 116.50583
Website	www.cs-airport.com
Map
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Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 04/22 3,200 10,499 Concrete
Statistics (2021)
Passengers 5,734,175 Aircraft movements 50,333 Cargo (metric tons) 31,235
Source: List of the busiest airports in the People's Republic of China

Jieyang Chaoshan International Airport (IATA: SWA, ICAO: ZGOW) is an international airport serving the cities of Jieyang, Shantou and Chaozhou in South Central China‘s Guangdong province. It is located in the towns of Paotai and Denggang in Jiedong District, Jieyang, Guangdong. It was part of a relocation plan from the original Shantou Waisha Airport, and the site was chosen to be near the geographic center of Jieyang, Shantou, and Chaozhou.^[3] The airport was put into service on 15 December 2011, with the simultaneous shut-down of Shantou Waisha Airport as a commercial airport.