It is about 29 kilometers away from Xining downtown to Xining Caojiabao Airport. If you take the regular bus between the center to airport, you will spend 25 RMB. If you would like to take a taxi, probably 100 RMB should be paid. The two ways to getting to Xining Caojiabao Airport are available to tourists.
Xining Caojiabao Airport is located in Caojiabao, Gaozhai Xiang, Huzhu County, about 29 kilometers (about 18 miles) away from downtown of Xining. It was firstly built in 1931, originated the name of Xining Lejiawan Airport. Now it becomes the important air transiting center of Qinghai Province, situated on Qinghai - Tibet Plateau. The runway of this airport is about 3,000 meters (about 1.9 miles) and 60 meters (about 66 yards) wide. TU-154, MD-82, B-737 and other big-sized and middle-sized airplanes can be accepted here.
As of now, many domestic airlines are connected to Xining, such as Xining - Beijing, Xining - Guangzhou, Xining - Shanghai, Xining - Xi'an, Xining - Urumqi, Xining - Chengdu, Xining - Chongqing, Xining - Shenzhen, Xining - Kunming, Xining - Dunhuang, Xining - Golmud, Xining - Qingdao, Xining - Nanjing, Xining - Hangzhou, Xining - Changsha, and Xining - Yinchuan, except international airline.
The timetable and cost are based on Sept. 19th (depart from Xining), 2012 and Sept.20th, 2012 (Arrival in Xining), excluding the fuel surcharge.
Flight No. | Dep./Ari. Destination | Dep./Ari. Time | cost of economy class (CNY/p.p) |
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MU2077 | Beijing/Xining | 1745/2015 | 1450 |
MU2077 | Xining/Beijing | 0800/1000 | 1450 |
MU2259 | Shanghai/Xining | 1830/2200 | 1850 |
MU2260 | Xining/Shanghai | 0730/1030 | 1850 |
CA3949 | Chongqing/Xining | 1940/2120 | 1060 |
3U8822 | Xining/Chongqing | 1425/1600 | 1060 |