Xi'an Xianyang International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Xi'an, Shaanxi Province (China)

IATA: XIY ICAO: ZLXY

Longest Active Runway

12,467 ft

3,800 meters

Field Elevation

1,572 ft

479 m MSL

Runway Inventory

4 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

34.4422°, 108.7624°

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

#194 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 CKG, 304 NM · #21 of 264 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+24.7%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 XIY in numbers: 12,467 ft longest runway · tied #112 of 650 published · #194 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)

XIY lies at 479 m (1,572 ft), #145 of 650 published airports by elevation and 76.4 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 1,347 ft above the China median (225 ft, 54 airports); RKZ is highest at 12,408 ft, 10,836 ft higher than XIY.

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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 XIY. Nearest published airport: Yuncheng Yanhu International Airport (YCU), 119 NM, 10,499 ft (1,968 ft shorter than XIY); 1 within 250 NM.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

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

XIY runways: 05L/23R 12,467 × 148 ft asphalt (asp); 06L/24R 12,467 × 197 ft concrete (con); 05R/23L 12,467 × 198 ft permanent paved (pem); 06R/24L 9,843 × 148 ft concrete (con). National standing: tied #9 of 55 in China with XNN/CKG/CSX/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
05L/23R	12,467 ft (3800 m / 3.800 km)	148 ft (45m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active
06L/24R	12,467 ft (3800 m / 3.800 km)	197 ft (60m)	`Concrete (CON)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active
05R/23L	12,467 ft (3800 m / 3.800 km)	198 ft (60m)	`Permanent Paved (PEM)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active
06R/24L	9,843 ft (3000 m / 3.000 km)	148 ft (45m)	`Concrete (CON)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active

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