Ningbo Lishe International Airport
Ningbo Lishe International Airport
Ningbo Lishe International Airport (IATA: NGB, ICAO: ZSNB) is an international airport serving Ningbo, a major city in the Yangtze River Delta region and the second largest city in East China's Zhejiang Province. In 2025, the airport handled 16.1 million passengers, ranking 30th in China. It was the 27th busiest airport in China by cargo traffic in 2025.
Location
29.827°N, 121.462°E · 4 m s. n. m. (13 ft)
General data
Runways · 1
Lengths and surfaces from the public OurAirports register; open runways only.
Radio frequencies · 2
Tower
Ground
Reference frequencies for enthusiasts, from OurAirports (community database, public domain), checked on Oct 16, 2026. They may be outdated or incomplete and do not replace the AIP or current charts: not for navigation. In Europe the published frequency may be an 8.33 kHz channel (e.g., 118.505 for 118.500). In MHz.
History
Ningbo's Lishe was an auxiliary air force base of the Republic-era Chinese Nationalist Air Force, and was the final launching point of Martin B-10 bombers commanded by Captain Xu Huansheng and Lieutenant Tong Yanbo of the 14th Bomber Squadron of the 8th Bomber Group in their famous transoceanic raid to Nagasaki and other cities in the Empire of Japan on 19–20 May 1938.
In 1985, the Central Government of China approved the construction of Ningbo Lishe Airport. On 30 June 1990, it was opened to the public and became the first civil-only airport in Zhejiang. The construction cost was RMB 126 million.
In July 1992, the airport opened for international service with direct flights to Hong Kong. In November 1998, service to Macau with onward code-share connection to Taipei and Kaohsiung started. International cargo flights started by the end of 1998.
In March 1997, Great Wall Airlines established a hub at the facility. The airport had services to 38 domestic destinations in China and international services to Hong Kong, Seoul, and Macau. It was served by 16 airlines.
On 8 October 2002, the T1 Terminal of Ningbo Lishe Airport commenced operations.
It was renamed to Ningbo Lishe International Airport on 29 November 2005.
On 8 February 2006, the flight area expansion was completed.
On 2 December 2015, the third phase of the project started in full.
On 29 December 2019, the T2 terminal of Ningbo Lishe International Airport was officially transferred and opened, and the T1 terminal was closed simultaneously
On 8 April 2022, the T1 terminal renovation project of Ningbo Lishe International Airport officially started.
On 22 December 2023, the T1 terminal of Ningbo Lishe International Airport was officially reopened.
In 2025, Ningbo Lishe International Airport reported 1.071 million cross-border passenger traffic, 21.6% up from 2024.
Growth
The airport is one of the fastest growing in China. In 1992, 286,021 passengers and 4,064 tons of cargo passed through the airport. In 2002, the figures grew to 1.28 million passengers and over 20,000 tons of cargo. Annual growth rate is 17.8% and 19.8% for passenger traffic and cargo traffic respectively.
In 2004, the airport handled 1.85 million passengers and 34,800 tons of cargo. It was expected to handle 2.3 million passengers and 52,000 tons of cargo in 2008.
As of February 2026, the airport has 81 domestic destinations and 12 international destinations, and is served by over 40 airlines.
Airlines operating here · 33
Other airlines with direct routes
Airlines with current passenger routes from here, according to Wikipedia route tables cross-checked from both ends (October 2026).
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APA
Vuelopedia. (2026, October 15). Ningbo Lishe International Airport (NGB). Retrieved October 17, 2026, from https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/NGB
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BibTeX
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title = {{Ningbo Lishe International Airport (NGB)}},
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urldate = {2026-10-17},
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}Wikipedia
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