Airport guide
Yanji Chaoyangchuan AirportIATA code YNJ
Yanji Chaoyangchuan Airport (YNJ/ZYYJ) is the primary air passenger gateway serving Yanji, China in Asia. The airfield connects travelers with essential regional transit routes and operating carrier options.
- Serves
- Yanji, China
- Codes
- YNJ · ZYYJ
- IATA · ICAO
- Time zone
- Asia/Shanghai
- Region
- Asia
Yanji Chaoyangchuan Airport (YNJ/ZYYJ) is the primary air passenger gateway serving Yanji, China in Asia. Operating on Asia/Shanghai local time at coordinates 42.890°, 129.440°, the airfield functions as an active commercial transit hub for scheduled regional and international flights. Travelers navigating Yanji Chaoyangchuan Airport (YNJ) are encouraged to confirm terminal layouts, ground transport connections into Yanji, and flight schedules with their operating carrier prior to travel.
Yanji Chaoyangchuan Airport details
- IATA code
- YNJ
- ICAO code
- ZYYJ
- City
- Yanji
- Country
- China
- Region
- Asia
- Time zone
- Asia/Shanghai
- Coordinates
- 42.883°, 129.451°
- From OurAirports
Codes, region and time zone come from the Originfacts airport record (last updated 10 Jul 2026). Fields marked otherwise come from the dataset named on them. None are verified by hand against Yanji Chaoyangchuan Airport’s own pages.
YNJ airport facts
- Size class
- Medium airport
- From OurAirports (5 Oct 2026); OurAirports’ own classification
- Elevation
- 190 m (624 ft)
- From OurAirports (5 Oct 2026)
- Passengers, 2022
- 315,867
- Per Wikidata (opens in a new tab) (retrieved 5 Oct 2026), citing caac.gov.cn (opens in a new tab)
- Nearest airport with scheduled flights
- Orang (Chongjin) Airport RGO · 163 km
- OurAirports scheduled-service flag; straight-line distance calculated
Runways at YNJ
Source: OurAirports (opens in a new tab) runways data (public domain), retrieved 5 Oct 2026. Not an aeronautical source — not for navigation.
One open runway, lit. The runway 09/27: 2,600 m, concrete.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lighting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/27 | 2,600 m8,530 ft | 45 m | concrete | Lit |
Routes from YNJ
Originfacts does not track any routes from YNJ yet, so no route records are listed here. Check current schedules with the airlines or the airport.
Where YNJ is
5.1 km west-southwest
Yanji Chaoyangchuan Airport lies 5.1 km west-southwest of Yanji city centre in a straight line. Road distance is longer; transport options are not yet verified (see terminals and transport below).
Calculated from the airport coordinates (OurAirports) and the Wikidata (opens in a new tab) city-centre point.
Terminals, transport and parking at YNJ
Terminal assignments, ground transport into Yanji, parking, lounges and accessibility services have not been verified against Yanji Chaoyangchuan Airport’s own pages yet, so none are listed here.
Check directly:Map of the airport location (opens in a new tab)
Before you travel
- Confirm your terminal with the operating airline.
- Check the check-in and bag-drop cut-off times on your booking.
- Allow extra time if you need to change terminals or check bags in again.
- Check your flight status before you leave for the airport.
Airports near Yanji
Straight-line distances calculated from each airport’s coordinates in the Originfacts airport records. Road distances are longer.
- BaishanChangbaishan AirportNBS176 km
- MudanjiangMudanjiang AirportMDG183 km
- SuifenheSuifenhe Dongning AirportHSF207 km
- VladivostokVladivostok International AirportVVO226 km
- JixiJixi AirportJXA297 km
- SanyuanpuTonghua Sanyuanpu AirportTNH314 km
- ChangchunChangchun Longjia International AirportCGQ359 km
- PreobrazheniyePreobrazheniyeRZH363 km
- HarbinHarbin Taiping International AirportHRB396 km
Yanji Chaoyangchuan Airport: common questions
Where is Yanji Chaoyangchuan Airport?
Yanji Chaoyangchuan Airport serves Yanji, China. Its coordinates in OurAirports are 42.883°, 129.451°.
What are the airport codes for Yanji Chaoyangchuan Airport?
The IATA code is YNJ and the ICAO code is ZYYJ.
What time zone is YNJ in?
Yanji Chaoyangchuan Airport is in the Asia/Shanghai time zone.
How many runways does Yanji Chaoyangchuan Airport have?
OurAirports lists one open runway at YNJ: 09/27 (2,600 m (8,530 ft), concrete).
How many passengers use Yanji Chaoyangchuan Airport?
Wikidata records 315,867 passengers for 2022, the latest year it holds.
How far is YNJ from Yanji city centre?
Yanji Chaoyangchuan Airport is about 5.1 km west-southwest of Yanji city centre in a straight line, calculated from coordinates. The distance by road is longer.
What is the elevation of Yanji Chaoyangchuan Airport?
OurAirports gives YNJ’s elevation as 190 m (624 ft) above sea level.
Sources
Nothing on this page is verified by hand yet. Each section comes from the dataset below, with its date where the dataset has one. Terminal, transport and parking details are left out until they can be read from Yanji Chaoyangchuan Airport’s own pages.
- Codes, location, time zoneOriginfacts airport record10 Jul 2026
- Coordinates, runways, type, elevationOurAirports (opens in a new tab) — public domain5 Oct 2026
- Opening, operator, passengers, hubsWikidata item Q1192253 (opens in a new tab) — CC05 Oct 2026
- Distance to city centreCalculated from airport coordinates and the Wikidata (opens in a new tab) city-centre point—
- Nearby airportsCalculated from airport coordinates—
- Terminals and transportNot yet verified—
Background reading:Wikipedia (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)