# Ningbo Lishe International Airport (NGB)

> Ningbo, CN · IATA: NGB · ICAO: ZSNB · Large Airport · Cargo Hub

## Quick Facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| IATA | `NGB` |
| ICAO | `ZSNB` |
| City | Ningbo |
| Country | CN |
| Type | Large Airport |
| Elevation | 4 m |
| Cargo | ✅ |
| GPS | 29.82670, 121.46200 |

## Description

The world's busiest port by tonnage sits next to a modest air cargo field — that is Ningbo's paradox in one sentence. While Ningbo-Zhoushan became the first seaport ever to handle 1.4 billion tonnes in 2025, Lishe Airport ranks only around 27th in China for air cargo. The infrastructure could carry more: Terminal 2, opened in 2019, was designed for up to 500,000 tonnes of freight a year. Volumes come from Zhejiang's export economy — plastic goods, textiles, tools, small appliances and e-commerce parcels. For intercontinental main legs, forwarders mostly use Shanghai Pudong (PVG) or Hangzhou (HGH), both two to three hours away by road. Where Ningbo scores is sea-air flexibility: cargo that misses a sailing can be flown out from Lishe or trucked to Pudong for uplift. The G15 motorway and the Hangzhou Bay Bridge tie the city tightly into the Yangtze River Delta.

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