Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (IATA: HGH, ICAO: ZSHC) (Chinese: 杭州萧山国际机场; pinyin: Hángzhōu Xiāoshān Guójì Jīchǎng) is the principal airport serving Hangzhou, a major city in the Yangtze River Delta region and the capital of Zhejiang Province, China. The airport is located on the southern shore of Qiantang River in Xiaoshan District and is 27 km east of downtown Hangzhou.
Hangzhou is a focus city for Air China, China Southern Airlines and Xiamen Airlines. In 2010, Hangzhou airport handled 17,068,585 passengers and became the 9th busiest airport in China. In addition, the airport was the country's 8th busiest airport in terms of cargo traffic and the 10th busiest airport by traffic movements.
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