Non-stop flights to Lanzhou (LHW)
Lanzhou Zhongchuan Airport is a large airport in China. It is an international airport. In total there are 86 airports around the world that have direct flights to Lanzhou in 2 countries. Currently, there are 85 domestic flights to Lanzhou.
Lanzhou is mainly known for sightseeing & culture.
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All direct flights to Lanzhou Top 200 flights with a stopover Airlines flying to Lanzhou Best time to visit Lanzhou Business Class flights First Class flights International flights Domestic flights Alternative airports FAQThis month, there are 5,507 flights arriving at Lanzhou Airport, which are 184 flights per day or 8 flights per hour. On an average day, there is at least 1 flight arriving every 8 minutes.
The most frequently departed flights to Lanzhou are routes from Urumqi (URC) in China and Beijing Daxing (PKX), also in China. These two routes together are operated 533 times this month, and make up for 10% of all monthly arrivals at Lanzhou Zhongchuan Airport.
The longest flight to Lanzhou LHW is departing from Kashgar (KHG). This non-stop flight takes around 4 hours and 15 minutes and covers a distance of 1,509 miles (2,429 km).
List of all direct flights to Lanzhou
Below you can find a list of all cities and countries that have direct flights to Lanzhou, ordered by popularity.
Top 200 flights with a stopover
This list contains the 200 most popular airports from which flights depart that require just one stopover to get to Lanzhou.
Airlines flying to Lanzhou
Currently, there are 30 airlines that fly to Lanzhou. Most flights to Lanzhou are operated by Spring Airlines, as they connect 44 airports to LHW. Below you can find a list of airlines that operate most LHW flights:
What is the best time to visit Lanzhou?
☀️ Hot Mediterranean
The Mediterranean regions near Lanzhou are known for their warm, arid summers, where temperatures often go beyond 30°C (86°F). In some inland spots, the heat can climb even higher, sometimes reaching 40°C (104°F) or more. The winters are pleasantly mild, accompanied by some rainfall. This lovely climate, paired with breathtaking landscapes and bright, sunny days attract visitors from around the globe.
Lanzhou is a wonderful place to visit all year long, but spring (March-May) and fall (September-November) are the best seasons to visit. The weather is pleasantly warm during these times, especially since the summers can be quite hot in those regions.
Business class flights to Lanzhou
There are 56 airports that have flights to Lanzhou in Business Class. All airports that offer business class flights to LHW are listed below:
First class flights to Lanzhou
There is only one airport that has First Class flights to Lanzhou, which is Barkol (DHH).
International flights to Lanzhou
Flights from Hong Kong to Lanzhou
Hong Kong is the only city in Hong Kong with direct flights to Lanzhou. From Hong Kong, you can fly non-stop with China Eastern (SkyTeam) or Hong Kong Airlines.
All flights from Hong Kong
Domestic flights to Lanzhou
Flights from China to Lanzhou
There are lots of domestic flights to Lanzhou (LHW). 85 airports in China have direct flights to the airport.
From Aksu, you can fly non-stop with Air China (Star Alliance) or Spring Airlines.
From Alaer, the only airline with direct flights is Tianjin Airlines. This is a seasonal route that starts in October and ends in March.
From Altay, you can fly non-stop with 9 Air or Spring Airlines. This is a seasonal route that starts in October and ends in March.
From Barkol, the only airline with direct flights is Chengdu Airlines.
From Beihai, direct flights are offered by Spring Airlines. This is a seasonal route that starts in October and ends in March.
From Beijing, you can fly non-stop with Air China (Star Alliance) or Hainan Airlines.
From Beijing Daxing, there are 5 airlines that have direct services to Lanzhou, which are Air China (Star Alliance), China Eastern (SkyTeam), China Southern, China United and Spring Airlines.
From Changchun and Jilin City, direct flights are offered by China Eastern (SkyTeam), China Southern and Spring Airlines.
From Changsha, airlines that operate direct flights are 9 Air, China Eastern (SkyTeam), Fuzhou Airlines, Hainan Airlines, Qingdao Airlines, Spring Airlines and Urumqi Air.
From Changzhou, the only airline with direct flights is Spring Airlines.
From Chengdu, airlines that operate direct flights are Air China (Star Alliance), Beijing Capital, Chengdu Airlines, China Eastern (SkyTeam), Shenzhen Airlines (Star Alliance), Sichuan Airlines and Spring Airlines.
From Chengdu, direct flights are offered by Air China (Star Alliance), Chengdu Airlines and Sichuan Airlines.
From Chongqing, direct flights are offered by China Express, Sichuan Airlines and Spring Airlines.
From Dalian, you can fly non-stop with China Eastern (SkyTeam) or Spring Airlines.
From Dunhuang, there are 5 airlines that have direct services to Lanzhou, which are Air China (Star Alliance), China Eastern (SkyTeam), China Express, Sichuan Airlines and Spring Airlines.
From Enshi City, the only airline with direct flights is Loong Air. This is a seasonal route that starts in October and ends in March.
From Fuyun County, direct flights are offered by Chengdu Airlines. This is a seasonal route that starts in October and ends in March.
From Fuzhou, you can fly non-stop with Spring Airlines or Xiamen Airlines (SkyTeam). This is a seasonal route that starts in October and ends in March.
From Guangzhou, airlines that operate direct flights are 9 Air, China Eastern (SkyTeam), China Southern, Hainan Airlines, Shenzhen Airlines (Star Alliance) and Spring Airlines.
From Guilin, you can fly non-stop with China Eastern (SkyTeam) or Spring Airlines.
From Guiyang, there are 4 airlines that have direct services to Lanzhou, which are China Eastern (SkyTeam), Hainan Airlines, Sichuan Airlines and Spring Airlines.
From Haikou, direct flights are offered by China Southern, Hainan Airlines and Tianjin Airlines.
From Hami City, direct flights are offered by China Express.
From Hangzhou, airlines that operate direct flights are Air China (Star Alliance), China Eastern (SkyTeam), Hainan Airlines, Loong Air, Sichuan Airlines, Spring Airlines and Xiamen Airlines (SkyTeam).
From Hanzhong, direct flights are offered by China Express. This is a seasonal route that starts in October and ends in March.
From Harbin, you can fly non-stop with China Eastern (SkyTeam) or Sichuan Airlines.
From Hefei and Hohhot, you can fly with China Eastern (SkyTeam) and Spring Airlines.
From Hotan, direct flights are offered by Qingdao Airlines, Spring Airlines and Urumqi Air. This is a seasonal route that starts in October and ends in March.
From Huai'an, you can fly non-stop to Lanzhou with Urumqi Air. This is a seasonal route that starts in October and ends in March.
From Jiaxing, direct flights are offered by Loong Air. This is a seasonal route that starts in October and ends in March.
From Jiayuguan and Jiuquan, direct flights are offered by China Eastern (SkyTeam), China Express and Ruili Airlines.
From Jinan, direct flights are offered by China Eastern (SkyTeam), Shandong Airlines and Spring Airlines.
From Jinchang, you can fly non-stop with China Express or Juneyao Airlines. This is a seasonal route that starts in October and ends in March.
From Jingzhou, direct flights are offered by Loong Air. This is a seasonal route that starts in October and ends in March.
From Karamay and Kashgar, all direct flights to Lanzhou are operated by Spring Airlines.
From Korla, you can fly non-stop with Air China (Star Alliance) or Spring Airlines.
From Kunming, airlines that operate direct flights are China Eastern (SkyTeam), China Southern, Lucky Air, Okay Airways, Ruili Airlines and Spring Airlines.
From Kuqa, you can fly non-stop with Qingdao Airlines or Spring Airlines.
From Lhasa, direct flights are offered by Tibet Airlines. This is a seasonal route that starts in October and ends in March.
From Lijiang, you can fly non-stop to Lanzhou with Ruili Airlines. This is a seasonal route that starts in October and ends in March.
From Longnan, there are 4 airlines that have direct services to Lanzhou, which are China Eastern (SkyTeam), China Express, Hainan Airlines and Juneyao Airlines. This is a seasonal route that starts in October and ends in March.
From Luzhou, the only airline with direct flights is Sichuan Airlines. This route is recently announced though, and not operational yet. It will start in October 2026.
From Mianyang, you can fly non-stop with GX Airlines or Sichuan Airlines. This is a seasonal route that starts in October and ends in March.
From Nanchang, direct flights are offered by China Eastern (SkyTeam), Hongtu Airlines and Spring Airlines.
From Nanchong, you can fly non-stop with China Express or Hainan Airlines. This is a seasonal route that starts in October and ends in March.
From Nanjing, there are 5 airlines that have direct services to Lanzhou, which are China Eastern (SkyTeam), Hainan Airlines, Qingdao Airlines, Shenzhen Airlines (Star Alliance) and Spring Airlines.
From Nanning, direct flights are offered by China Southern. This route is recently announced though, and not operational yet. It will start in October 2026.
From Nantong, the only airline with direct flights is Urumqi Air. This is a seasonal route that starts in October and ends in March.
From Nanyang and Ningbo, you can fly with Spring Airlines.
From Ordos City, direct flights are offered by China Eastern (SkyTeam). This is a seasonal route that starts in October and ends in March.
From Qingdao, direct flights are offered by China Eastern (SkyTeam), Qingdao Airlines and Shandong Airlines.
From Qingyang, airlines that operate direct flights are China Eastern (SkyTeam), China Express, Donghai Airlines, GX Airlines, Juneyao Airlines and Tianjin Airlines. This is a seasonal route that starts in October and ends in March.
From Qitai, the only airline with direct flights is Chengdu Airlines. This is a seasonal route that starts in October and ends in March.
From Quzhou, you can fly non-stop to Lanzhou with China Express. This is a seasonal route that starts in October and ends in March.
From Sanya, the only airline with direct flights is Hainan Airlines. This is a seasonal route that starts in October and ends in March.
From Shanghai, there are 5 airlines that have direct services to Lanzhou, which are Air China (Star Alliance), China Eastern (SkyTeam), Juneyao Airlines, Shanghai Airlines and Spring Airlines.
From Shanghai, direct flights are offered by China Eastern (SkyTeam), Shanghai Airlines and Spring Airlines.
From Shenyang, direct flights are offered by China Eastern (SkyTeam), China Southern and Spring Airlines.
From Shenzhen, there are 4 airlines that have direct services to Lanzhou, which are China Southern, Hainan Airlines, Shenzhen Airlines (Star Alliance) and Spring Airlines.
From Shihezi, you can fly non-stop to Lanzhou with Spring Airlines. This is a seasonal route that starts in October and ends in March.
From Shijiazhuang, direct flights are offered by China Eastern (SkyTeam), Hebei Airlines and Spring Airlines.
From Shiyan, direct flights are offered by Spring Airlines. This is a seasonal route that starts in October and ends in March.
From Taiyuan, there are 4 airlines that have direct services to Lanzhou, which are China Eastern (SkyTeam), Fuzhou Airlines, Shandong Airlines and Sichuan Airlines. This route is recently announced though, and not operational yet. It will start in October 2026.
From Tianjin, there are 5 airlines that have direct services to Lanzhou, which are Air China (Star Alliance), China Eastern (SkyTeam), Hainan Airlines, Sichuan Airlines and Spring Airlines.
From Urumqi, airlines that operate direct flights are China Southern, Hainan Airlines, Lucky Air, Qingdao Airlines, Shandong Airlines, Spring Airlines and Urumqi Air.
From Wanzhou, you can fly non-stop to Lanzhou with Xiamen Airlines (SkyTeam).
From Wenzhou, the only airline with direct flights is Air China (Star Alliance). This is a seasonal route that started in March and ends in September.
From Wuhan, there are 5 airlines that have direct services to Lanzhou, which are Air China (Star Alliance), China Eastern (SkyTeam), China Southern, Spring Airlines and Xiamen Airlines (SkyTeam).
From Wuxi / Suzhou, you can fly non-stop to Lanzhou with Shenzhen Airlines (Star Alliance).
From Xiamen, direct flights are offered by China Eastern (SkyTeam), Spring Airlines and Xiamen Airlines (SkyTeam).
From Xiangyang, the only airline with direct flights is Loong Air. This is a seasonal route that starts in October and ends in March.
From Yangzhou, you can fly non-stop with Spring Airlines or Urumqi Air. This is a seasonal route that starts in October and ends in March.
From Yantai, you can fly non-stop with China Eastern (SkyTeam) or Shandong Airlines. This route is recently announced though, and not operational yet. It will start in October 2026.
From Yarkant (Shache), you can fly non-stop with Chengdu Airlines or Spring Airlines. This is a seasonal route that starts in October and ends in March.
From Yibin, you can fly non-stop to Lanzhou with China Express. This is a seasonal route that starts in October and ends in March.
From Yichang, direct flights are offered by Donghai Airlines. This is a seasonal route that starts in October and ends in March.
From Yining, you can fly non-stop with Qingdao Airlines or Spring Airlines. This is a seasonal route that starts in October and ends in March.
From Yulin, you can fly non-stop to Lanzhou with China United.
From Zhangye, the only airline with direct flights is China Express. This is a seasonal route that starts in October and ends in March.
From Zhengzhou, direct flights are offered by China Eastern (SkyTeam), Shandong Airlines and Urumqi Air.
From Zhuhai, you can fly non-stop with China Eastern (SkyTeam) or Spring Airlines. This route is recently announced though, and not operational yet. It will start in October 2026.
From Zunyi, direct flights are offered by Tianjin Airlines.
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Alternative airports near Lanzhou
Flying to an alternative airport near Lanzhou could give you other options to reach your destination. For example, the possibility to fly with a different airline or alliance, or finding a cheaper airfare. In total there are two alternative airports to Lanzhou (LHW) within a range of 125 miles (200 km), which are Xining (XNN) and Zhongwei (ZHY).
Frequently asked questions - FAQ
How many airports are there in Lanzhou?
There is 1 airport in Lanzhou: Lanzhou Zhongchuan Airport (LHW).
What is the best airport to fly into Lanzhou?
The most convenient airport to fly into Lanzhou is Lanzhou Zhongchuan Airport (LHW).
How many airlines fly to Lanzhou?
There are 30 airlines flying to Lanzhou from 86 airports around the world, as of October 2026.
Which airlines fly to Lanzhou?
Spring Airlines, China Eastern and Hainan Airlines operate most flights to Lanzhou. To get a full overview of all operating airlines, please use the airline filter.
Which alliances are flying to Lanzhou?
Star Alliance and SkyTeam are currently the only two alliances that operate flights to Lanzhou.
How many nonstop flights are there to Lanzhou?
There are roughly 5,507 flights arriving at Lanzhou every month (or 1,288 flights each week), from a total of 86 airports worldwide.
What is the official name of Lanzhou Airport?
The official name of Lanzhou Airport is Lanzhou Zhongchuan Airport.
What is the airport code of Lanzhou Airport?
The airport code of Lanzhou Airport is LHW.
What are the most popular flights to Lanzhou?
Urumqi, Beijing Daxing and Guangzhou are the 3 most popular routes to Lanzhou. For a complete overview of all flight routes to Lanzhou, please use our flight map.
How long is the flight to Lanzhou?
| Urumqi to Lanzhou | 3h |
| Beijing Daxing to Lanzhou | 2h 20m |
| Guangzhou to Lanzhou | 3h 15m |
| Hangzhou to Lanzhou | 3h 15m |
| Kunming to Lanzhou | 2h 20m |
