Changsha Huanghua International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Changsha (Changsha), Hunan Province (China)

IATA: CSX ICAO: ZGHA

Longest Active Runway

12,467 ft

3,800 meters

Field Elevation

217 ft

66 m MSL

Runway Inventory

2 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

28.1892°, 113.2200°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

tied #112 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#201 of 7558

Top 2.8% percentile worldwide

For airports with equal runway length, the worldwide order does not indicate a length difference.

National Standing (China)

tied #9 of 55 in CN

same length as 7 others; nearest CAN, 288 NM · #23 of 264 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+24.7%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 CSX in numbers: 12,467 ft longest runway · tied #112 of 650 published · #201 of 7,558 worldwide (top 2.8%) · tied #9 in China.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway ≥10,500 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Lowland Aerodrome (<2,000 ft)

CSX lies at 66 m (217 ft), #366 of 650 published airports by elevation and 38.2 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 8 ft below the China median (225 ft, 54 airports); RKZ is highest at 12,408 ft, 12,191 ft higher than CSX.

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Regional Density & Alternates (100 NM)

0 Qualifying Aerodromes in Vicinity

No published neighbour with a paved runway of 5,000 ft or more within 100 NM of CSX. Nearest published airport: Nanchang Changbei International Airport (KHN), 147 NM, 11,155 ft (1,312 ft shorter than CSX); 4 within 250 NM.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 12,467 ft (3,800 m)

CSX runways: 18L/36R 12,467 × 197 ft concrete (con); 18R/36L 10,499 × 148 ft asphalt (asp). National standing: tied #9 of 55 in China with XNN/XIY/CKG/PEK/PKX/CAN/SZX at 12,467 ft; RKZ leads by 3,937 ft (16,404 ft). +24.7% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
18L/36R	12,467 ft (3800 m / 3.800 km)	197 ft (60m)	`Concrete (CON)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active
18R/36L	10,499 ft (3200 m / 3.200 km)	148 ft (45m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active

🛡️ Source: OurAirports Open Aviation Database, snapshot 2026-09-01 · Provenance →