XAIZHXY

Xinyang Minggang Airport

Xinyang, China · Asia

Asia

12direct destinations

4airlines

1runway

2,700 mLongest runway

2018opened

Xinyang Minggang Airport (IATA: XAI, ICAO: ZHXY), or Minggang Air Base, is a dual-use civil and military airport serving the city of Xinyang in Henan Province, China. It is in the town of Minggang in Pingqiao District, about 45 kilometres (28 mi) from downtown Xinyang and 48 kilometres (30 mi) from the city of Zhumadian.

Location

32.541°N, 114.079°E · 95 m s. n. m. (312 ft)

General data

CountryChina

CityXinyang

IATA codeXAI

ICAO codeZHXY

Coordinates32.541°N, 114.079°E

Elevation95 m s. n. m. (312 ft)

Runways1

Longest runway2,700 m

Opened2018

Direct destinations12

Runways · 1

07/25

Length2,700 m8,858 ft

Width50 m164 ft

SurfaceAsphalt

Lighted✓

Lengths and surfaces from the public OurAirports register; open runways only.

History

The military air base formerly known as Zhumadian Airbase was built in the 1930s and served important national defense operations following the Manchurian Incident; Zhumadian was critical in supporting the Nationalist Chinese Air Force operations in the northern-front during the War of Resistance-World War II, and was where the 4th Fighter-Attack Group of the Chinese Air Force launched their close-air support missions for Chinese ground forces fighting the Imperial Japanese Army at the Battle of Taierzhuang. The airbase was completely modernized in 1958, and in September 2011, the State Council and the Central Military Commission approved the proposal to convert the base to a dual-use airport. Construction began in November 2015, and a test flight was completed on 23 May 2018. The airport was officially opened on 28 October 2018 for commercial passenger operations, with an inaugural China Eastern Airlines MU9921 flight from Xi'an Xianyang International Airport. The construction budget was 360 million yuan.

Airlines operating here · 4

Other airlines with direct routes

China Eastern Airlines Air Changan GX Airlines Okay Airways

Airlines with current passenger routes from here, according to Wikipedia route tables cross-checked from both ends (October 2026).

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BibTeX

@misc{vuelopedia_en_airport_xai,
  author       = {{Vuelopedia}},
  title        = {{Xinyang Minggang Airport (XAI)}},
  publisher    = {Fundación Poderia},
  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-10-15},
  url          = {https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/XAI},
  howpublished = {\url{https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/XAI}},
  urldate      = {2026-10-23},
  note         = {Accessed 2026-10-23}
}

Wikipedia

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