Jieyang Chaoshan International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Jieyang (Rongcheng), Guangdong Province (China)

IATA: SWA ICAO: ZGOW

Longest Active Runway

10,499 ft

3,200 meters

Field Elevation

N/A

Elevation unrecorded

Runway Inventory

1 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

23.5520°, 116.5033°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

tied #456 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#783 of 7558

Top 10.4% percentile worldwide

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

National Standing (China)

tied #43 of 55 in CN

same length as 9 others; nearest WNZ, 352 NM · #83 of 264 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+5%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 SWA in numbers: 10,499 ft longest runway · tied #456 of 650 published · #783 of 7,558 worldwide (top 10.4%) · tied #43 in China.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway 8,000–10,499 ft

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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 SWA. Nearest published airport: Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport (XMN), 107 NM, 11,155 ft (656 ft longer than SWA); 11 within 250 NM.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 10,499 ft (3,200 m)

SWA runway: 04/22 10,499 × 148 ft concrete (con). National standing: tied #43 of 55 in China with DSN/KHG/YCU/KWL/NNG/SHE/WUX/NGB/WNZ at 10,499 ft; RKZ leads by 5,905 ft (16,404 ft). +5% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
04/22	10,499 ft (3200 m / 3.200 km)	148 ft (45m)	`Concrete (CON)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active

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