# Qingdao Jiaodong International Airport (TAO)

> Qingdao (Jiaozhou), CN · IATA: TAO · ICAO: ZSQD · Large Airport · Cargo Hub

## Quick Facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| IATA | `TAO` |
| ICAO | `ZSQD` |
| City | Qingdao (Jiaozhou) |
| Country | CN |
| Type | Large Airport |
| Elevation | 9 m |
| Cargo | ✅ |
| GPS | 36.36195, 120.08817 |

## Description

Ship or plane? In Qingdao the answer is often both: the city pairs one of the world's five largest container ports with Jiaodong Airport, a brand-new 4F facility opened in August 2021 to replace old Liuting. The airport handled some 227,100 tonnes of cargo and mail in 2025 and concentrates Shandong province's international air freight. Flight times to Japan and South Korea are short and frequencies dense, which makes Qingdao a natural pivot for North-east Asia traffic and for sea-air combinations through the port. The Qingdao area of the Shandong Pilot Free Trade Zone provides bonded processing; Shandong Airlines and Qingdao Airlines are based on site. Metro Line 8 links the Jiaozhou location, about 40 kilometres out, with the city, and motorways tie in the industrial hinterland. For intercontinental freighter capacity beyond East Asia, Shanghai or Zhengzhou remain the bigger platforms.

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