# Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport (SZX)

> Shenzhen (Bao'an), CN · IATA: SZX · ICAO: ZGSZ · Large Airport · Cargo Hub

## Quick Facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| IATA | `SZX` |
| ICAO | `ZGSZ` |
| City | Shenzhen (Bao'an) |
| Country | CN |
| Type | Large Airport |
| Elevation | 4 m |
| Cargo | ✅ |
| GPS | 22.63930, 113.81100 |

## Description

UPS runs its Asia-Pacific hub here and SF Airlines, China's largest all-cargo carrier, keeps its headquarters at the No.1 Freight Depot of the International Shipping Center — Shenzhen Bao'an (IATA: SZX, ICAO: ZGSZ) is an airport built around freight operators. The 2025 figures back that up: 2.05 million tonnes of cargo and mail, up nine percent and a record, with international and regional volumes topping one million tonnes for the first time. That made Shenzhen the third mainland Chinese airport to clear one million tonnes of import-export freight, after Shanghai and Beijing. More than 100 international and regional passenger and cargo routes serve the airport, flown by carriers including FedEx, Ethiopian Airlines Cargo and Qatar Airways Cargo alongside UPS. The East Cargo Area spans 232,000 square metres with more than 1.6 million tonnes of annual capacity; a North Cargo Area is planned to add another 1.84 million tonnes by 2035. Five commodity groups dominate: electronics, fresh food, cross-border e-commerce goods, cold-chain pharmaceuticals and dangerous goods, with the city's tech industry — Huawei, DJI, Tencent and thousands of electronics makers — providing the base load. In 2025 the airport deepened its smart-logistics reforms, applying digital-twin technology to speed customs clearance. Bonded zones such as Qianhai handle clearance, and the Yantian deep-water port within the city enables sea-air solutions. Hong Kong (HKG) and Guangzhou Baiyun (CAN) sit roughly one to two hours away by truck — useful routing flexibility for forwarders.

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