# Taiyuan Wusu International Airport (TYN)

> Taiyuan, CN · IATA: TYN · ICAO: ZBYN · Large Airport · Cargo Hub

## Quick Facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| IATA | `TYN` |
| ICAO | `ZBYN` |
| City | Taiyuan |
| Country | CN |
| Type | Large Airport |
| Elevation | 785 m |
| Cargo | ✅ |
| GPS | 37.74690, 112.62800 |

## Description

Capacity, not demand, is the story at Taiyuan Wusu International Airport (TYN/ZBYN): the airport handled 76,464 tonnes of cargo in 2025 while its Phase III expansion is designed to lift annual freight capacity to around 300,000 tonnes. The programme replaces facilities previously sized at roughly 50,000 tonnes a year and adds new terminal and apron capacity. Traffic is predominantly domestic, moving as belly cargo on Chinese carriers; no sustained international freighter operation is confirmed for TYN. Shanxi province drives the commodity mix — coal, steel and heavy industry travel by rail and road, while electronics manufacturing around Taiyuan generates the time-critical air freight. The site lies about 13 km southeast of the city centre, with expressways G5 and G20 linking it to the provincial industrial zones. For international shipments the connection to larger cargo airports matters most: Zhengzhou (CGO) and Shijiazhuang (SJW) are a few hours away by truck, with Beijing Daxing (PKX) and Xi'an (XIY) as further options. Customs clearance for import and export consignments is in practice often carried out at those larger customs airports, so the local status should be confirmed with the handling agent in advance. Most air freight into Shanxi is therefore planned as a long-haul flight to a larger airport plus a road feeder leg.

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