ZGGG
Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport
MVFR
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Name
Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport
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ICAO / IATA / GPS
ZGGG / CAN / ZGGG
- Type
- Restriction
- Region
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Timezone
9:18 am (CST)
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Municipality
Guangzhou (Huadu)
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Coordinates
23° 23′ 32″ N 113° 17′ 56″ E
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Elevation
49 ft (15 m MSL)
About Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport
Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (IATA: CAN, ICAO: ZGGG) is an international airport serving Guangzhou, the capital of South Central China's Guangdong province.
The airport codes were inherited from the former Baiyun Airport, and the IATA code is derived from Guangzhou's historical romanization Canton. Baiyun Airport serves as a hub for China Southern Airlines, FedEx Express, 9 Air, Hainan Airlines and Shenzhen Airlines. In 2020, due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on aviation, it was the world's busiest airport by passenger traffic, handling 43.8 million passengers.
In 2023, Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport was the world's twelfth-busiest airport by passenger traffic, with 63.1 million passengers handled, and the busiest in China. As for cargo traffic, the airport was China's second-busiest and the world's eleventh-busiest.