INC · Yinchuan, China
Yinchuan Hedong International Airport.
--:--:-- · CST (UTC+08:00) · 38.3228° N, 106.3932° E
Yinchuan Hedong International Airport
Airport in Lingwu, Ningxia
Verification trail
Source-backed facts for INC
This section separates stable airport identifiers from live operating data. Codes, coordinates, timezone, elevation, source identifiers, and accepted reference links are retained here; live arrivals, departures, gates, delays, NOTAMs, and airline schedule changes must still be checked with the airport or carrier.
Airport catalog
OurAirports ID 298989; ident ZLIC; scheduled service listed.
Cached airports.csv snapshot: 2026-04-25; runways.csv snapshot: 2026-05-21.
Official airport source
ningxia.cwag.com
Used as the preferred live-reference handoff for terminals, gates, alerts, and airport notices.
Open sourceReference summary
Yinchuan Hedong International Airport
Airport-shaped reference summary from en.wikipedia.org; summary snapshot 2026-05-20.
Open sourceManual / derived signals
18 source-backed signals
Merged from OurAirports cached airports.csv, OurAirports cached runways.csv, Wikidata airport entity snapshot, airport-shaped Wikipedia summary snapshot; facts generated 2026-05-21.
IATA / ICAO
INC / ZLIC
OurAirports ident
ZLIC
GPS / local code
ZLIC
ISO region
CN-64
Scheduled service
Listed in source snapshot
Role
international scheduled-service gateway
Official host
ningxia.cwag.com
Reference host
en.wikipedia.org
Wikidata entity
Q3270994
Snapshot generated
2026-05-21
Airport lookup keys
Stable codes
Regional keys
Alternate names
Nearby airport codes
Route reference codes
Accepted citation URLs
Last updated May 21, 2026. Stable airport identifiers and timezone facts are content-reviewed; clocks render live in the browser, while weather and time-difference notes are page-snapshot aids rather than permanent airport records.
Live values rendered at Nov 5, 9:24 PM UTC.
What you need to know now
Local airport time
--:--:--CST · UTC+08:00
Time zone
CST
Asia/Shanghai · UTC+08:00
Airfield conditions
Live airport weather is temporarily unavailable.
Surface access
41 km
Approximate distance to central Yinchuan.
Airport Snapshot
Country capital
Beijing
Languages
Chinese
Currency
CNY (¥)
Country area
9,706,961 km²
Passenger volume
Source note unavailable
Terminals
Not clearly stated
Runways
1 runway
Longest runway
11,811 ft / 3,600 m
Runway surface
concrete
Opened / operator
1997
Owner / entity
Q3270994
Hub airlines
Mixed or not clearly stated
Airport role
international scheduled-service gateway
Scheduled service
Listed
Fact coverage
18 source-backed signals
Yinchuan Hedong International Airport is a international scheduled-service gateway for Yinchuan, China. Yinchuan's built-up core sits roughly 41 km from the terminal area. Operations run on Asia/Shanghai (UTC+08:00, CST). Live weather is temporarily unavailable. With 3 other indexable airports in its surrounding network, it works well as a reference point for regional flight planning and timezone checks.
Yinchuan Hedong International Airport (INC / ZLIC) is at 38.3228° N, 106.3932° E, elevation 3,743 ft (1,141 m), serving Yinchuan, China.
The accepted reference summary is used as supporting context for the airport identity and operating notes; the timed facts here still come from the airport catalog, timezone database, country snapshot, and linked source trail.
Yinchuan is in China (capital Beijing); regulated by Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC); on Asia/Shanghai (CST, UTC+08:00); working languages: Chinese; currency: CNY (¥).
Distance from central Yinchuan: 41 km.
Airport context brief
A compact traveler-facing brief from the airport catalog, country snapshot, route geometry, city anchors, peer airports, and source trail for INC.
Name and identity cues
Primary airport name
Yinchuan Hedong International Airport (INC / ZLIC)
Yinchuan Hedong International Airport · Airport in Lingwu, Ningxia
Known label 1
银川
Alternate airport-name cue retained for INC, not a separate indexable duplicate page.
Known label 2
银川河东国际机场，宁夏
Alternate airport-name cue retained for INC, not a separate indexable duplicate page.
Source identifiers
ZLIC · ZLIC · CN-64
ningxia.cwag.com · en.wikipedia.org · scheduled service yes
Source-specific airport notes
Regional role cue
Yinchuan Hedong International Airport is the primary airport serving Yinchuan, the capital of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, People's Republic of China.
Accepted from the airport reference trail as a role-specific cue for INC; not treated as a live service guarantee.
Location cue
It is located 25 kilometres (16 mi) southeast of downtown Yinchuan in the town of Linghe of Lingwu City.
Used to make the airport page location-specific beyond the code, coordinate, and timezone record.
Closest mapped city anchors
1. Linhe
linhe · 2.2 km from INC
China · Asia/Shanghai · +0h · population 16,723 · city coordinates 38.3214, 106.3680
2. Wangyuan
wangyuan · 13 km from INC
China · Asia/Shanghai · +0h · population 42,022 · city coordinates 38.3841, 106.2720
3. Yanghe
yanghe · 14 km from INC
China · Asia/Shanghai · +0h · population 67,901 · city coordinates 38.2785, 106.2478
4. Wutongshu
wutongshu · 18 km from INC
China · Asia/Shanghai · +0h · population 20,506 · city coordinates 38.1833, 106.2833
5. Wanghong
wanghong · 19 km from INC
China · Asia/Shanghai · +0h · population 30,943 · city coordinates 38.2125, 106.2250
6. Yinchuan
yinchuan · 19 km from INC
China · Asia/Shanghai · +0h · population 1,487,579 · city coordinates 38.4681, 106.2731
Airport alternatives in the retained graph
1. XIY ZLXY
Xi'an Xianyang International Airport · Xianyang (Weicheng)
480 km from INC · Asia/Shanghai · +0h · elevation 1,572 ft (479 m) · airport coordinates 34.4471, 108.7520
2. TYN ZBYN
Taiyuan Wusu International Airport · Taiyuan
550 km from INC · Asia/Shanghai · +0h · elevation 2,575 ft (785 m) · airport coordinates 37.7469, 112.6280
3. PKX ZBAD
Beijing Daxing International Airport · Beijing
876 km from INC · Asia/Shanghai · +0h · elevation 98 ft (30 m) · airport coordinates 39.5013, 116.4140
Route-time reference set
1. INC-XIY
Xianyang (Weicheng) · 480 km · 1h 26m
Asia/Shanghai · +0h from INC; reference route only, not a live schedule.
2. INC-TYN
Taiyuan · 550 km · 1h 32m
Asia/Shanghai · +0h from INC; reference route only, not a live schedule.
3. INC-PKX
Beijing · 876 km · 1h 57m
Asia/Shanghai · +0h from INC; reference route only, not a live schedule.
Runway source evidence
Published runway count
1 runway
Longest runway 11,811 ft / 3,600 m. 1 lighted runway in the runway snapshot.
Runway surface mix
concrete
Surface labels are normalized from the OurAirports runway rows for INC.
Runway identifiers
03/21
Identifier pairs are retained as airport-specific runway cues, not live operational availability claims.
Same-country airport context
1. XIY ZLXY
Xi'an Xianyang International Airport · Xianyang (Weicheng) · 480 km from INC
large airport · Asia/Shanghai · china · 1,572 ft (479 m) · 34.4471, 108.7520
2. TYN ZBYN
Taiyuan Wusu International Airport · Taiyuan · 550 km from INC
large airport · Asia/Shanghai · china · 2,575 ft (785 m) · 37.7469, 112.6280
3. PKX ZBAD
Beijing Daxing International Airport · Beijing · 876 km from INC
large airport · Asia/Shanghai · china · 98 ft (30 m) · 39.5013, 116.4140
4. CTU ZUUU
Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport · Chengdu (Shuangliu) · 892 km from INC
large airport · Asia/Shanghai · china · 1,625 ft (495 m) · 30.5583, 103.9460
5. PEK ZBAA
Beijing Capital International Airport · Beijing · 900 km from INC
large airport · Asia/Shanghai · china · 116 ft (35 m) · 40.0773, 116.5967
6. TFU ZUTF
Chengdu Tianfu International Airport · Chengdu (Jianyang) · 908 km from INC
large airport · Asia/Shanghai · china · 1,440 ft (439 m) · 30.3125, 104.4413
Accepted operational notes
Source note 1
The terminal building covers a total area of 15,000 square metres (160,000 sq ft).
Retained as a source-backed local role note for INC.
Country and authority
INC sits in China (People's Republic of China), whose capital is Beijing. Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) is the national civil-aviation authority we name for regulator context. Country context: Asia, Eastern Asia.
Traveler context
Common country-language signals: Chinese. Currency context: CNY (¥). INC is listed with scheduled service in the airport source snapshot.
Names and local labels
INC is also associated in the airport facts snapshot with 银川, 银川河东国际机场，宁夏. These labels help catch alternate airport names without creating separate duplicate airport pages.
Reference description
Airport in Lingwu, Ningxia. This description is used only as identity context; live flight status, terminal assignment, and airport alerts still belong to the official airport or airline source.
Source-specific cues
Regional role cue: Yinchuan Hedong International Airport is the primary airport serving Yinchuan, the capital of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, People's Republic of China. Location cue: It is located 25 kilometres (16 mi) southeast of downtown Yinchuan in the town of Linghe of Lingwu City.
Entity fingerprint
Wikidata airport entity: Q3270994 · Yinchuan Hedong International Airport. Administrative area: Ningxia. Named after: Yinchuan
Field and clock profile
Yinchuan Hedong International Airport is a moderate-elevation field at 3,743 ft (1,141 m), positioned at 38.3228° N, 106.3932° E in the Northern mid-latitudes. The runway snapshot lists 1 runway and a longest runway of 11,811 ft / 3,600 m. The airport clock uses Asia/Shanghai (CST, UTC+08:00), so cross-date arrivals should be checked against this zone rather than the airline origin city.
City and airport alternatives
Linhe is the closest retained city-time anchor at 2.2 km. XIY Xianyang (Weicheng) is the closest retained airport alternative at 480 km.
Country airport peers
INC is compared with XIY Xianyang (Weicheng) at 480 km, TYN Taiyuan at 550 km, PKX Beijing at 876 km, CTU Chengdu (Shuangliu) at 892 km, PEK Beijing at 900 km inside the retained China airport set, which is useful when backup airports share the same country context but differ by city, route network, and clock behavior.
Route geometry
INC-XIY Xianyang (Weicheng): 480 km, about 1h 26m, +0h. INC-TYN Taiyuan: 550 km, about 1h 32m, +0h. INC-PKX Beijing: 876 km, about 1h 57m, +0h. These are distance and timezone references, not live flight availability claims.
Source trail
OurAirports ident ZLIC backs the stable code, coordinate, elevation, and timezone record. ningxia.cwag.com is attached as the official airport website. en.wikipedia.org is used only as supporting reference context. Snapshot date: 2026-05-21.
Operational Profile
Traffic profile
Reference airport
Airline role
Mixed commercial service
Terminal footprint
See operational notes
Runway footprint
1 runway · longest 11,811 ft / 3,600 m
Runway identifiers
03/21
OurAirports classifies INC as a large airport with scheduled service; the airport name and codes identify it as an international gateway for Yinchuan.
INC (ZLIC) is a moderate-elevation field at 3,743 ft (1,141 m) in the mid-latitudes, kept in the curated set for its route, timezone, and market-planning value.
INC sits in a broader regional network with 3 nearby curated alternatives, so airline choice and connection strategy are part of the planning story here.
INC's runway record lists 1 runway, with the longest runway at 11,811 ft / 3,600 m and source surfaces recorded as concrete.
Civil aviation oversight for INC runs through Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC); a more specific operator record is not currently in our source set.
- The terminal building covers a total area of 15,000 square metres (160,000 sq ft).
These operational notes prefer the structured airport facts snapshot, then fall back to the accepted airport reference at ningxia.cwag.com, then blend that with local timezone, route, and city-access data already on this page.
Decision matrix for INC
These are the specific situations where this airport page earns its keep: time-zone conversion, city transfer planning, nearby airport backup logic, and source-confidence checks before acting.
When the clock matters
INC uses Asia/Shanghai (CST, UTC+08:00). Use this before overnight arrivals, cross-date departures, and same-day connections.
When surface access matters
Yinchuan Hedong International Airport is about 41 km from central Yinchuan; build that transfer into arrival and check-in planning.
When alternates matter
XIY Xianyang (Weicheng) is the closest retained alternate at 480 km, time difference +0h.
When source checks matter
ningxia.cwag.com is listed as the official airport website in the airport facts snapshot; live schedules, gates, routes, terminals, and NOTAM-sensitive operations still need official airport or airline verification.
How this airport compares nearby
These comparisons place INC inside the retained airport graph by country, timezone, elevation, and coordinate neighbors. They are deterministic dataset facts, not generated flight claims.
Country-rank position
INC ranks #9 in the curated China airport set when large airports are listed before medium airports, then sorted by IATA code. The retained country set has 25 airports.
Same-zone airport cohort
INC shares Asia/Shanghai with CAN Guangzhou (Huadu) CN · CGQ Changchun CN · CKG Chongqing CN · CTU Chengdu (Shuangliu) CN · DLC Dalian (Ganjingzi) CN · HFE Hefei CN. This helps separate same-clock airports by city, country, code, and geography.
Elevation-neighbor cohort
INC is 3,743 ft (1,141 m). Closest elevation peers in the retained airport set include KIS 3,734 ft (1,138 m) (9 ft delta) · LUN 3,779 ft (1,152 m) (36 ft delta) · EBB 3,782 ft (1,153 m) (39 ft delta) · CJS 3,904 ft (1,190 m) (161 ft delta) · YYC 3,557 ft (1,084 m) (186 ft delta).
Coordinate-neighbor check
INC's nearest retained coordinate neighbors are XIY 480 km +0h · TYN 550 km +0h · PKX 876 km +0h.
Flight Path Arc
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Arriving From / Departing To
| Destination | Route code | Distance | Estimated window | Time difference | Destination clock |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xianyang (Weicheng) | XIY | 480 km | 1h 26m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Taiyuan | TYN | 550 km | 1h 32m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Beijing | PKX | 876 km | 1h 57m | +0h | --:--:-- |
INC to XIY
Xianyang (Weicheng)
Distance 480 km; estimated travel window 1h 26m; destination zone Asia/Shanghai is +0h from INC. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
INC to TYN
Taiyuan
Distance 550 km; estimated travel window 1h 32m; destination zone Asia/Shanghai is +0h from INC. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
INC to PKX
Beijing
Distance 876 km; estimated travel window 1h 57m; destination zone Asia/Shanghai is +0h from INC. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
Airport Details
Timezone
Ground Transport and Nearby Context
Because the airport sits well outside central Yinchuan, surface transfer planning matters almost as much as flight timing, especially for late arrivals and early departures.
Wuzhong is the nearest mapped city anchor in the current dataset, which makes it the cleanest companion page when travelers want to switch from airport timing into local city timing.
Yinchuan Hedong International Airport has 3 nearby indexed airport alternatives, which makes backup departures and diversion logic part of real planning instead of a theoretical edge case.
Nearby city time anchors
Airport pages are most useful when they bridge into real city clocks. These city anchors are ranked by distance from INC, then shown with their own timezone, local time, and time difference from the airport clock.
Linhe
linhe · 2.2 km · Asia/Shanghai
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Wangyuan
wangyuan · 13 km · Asia/Shanghai
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Yanghe
yanghe · 14 km · Asia/Shanghai
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Wutongshu
wutongshu · 18 km · Asia/Shanghai
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Wanghong
wanghong · 19 km · Asia/Shanghai
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Yinchuan
yinchuan · 19 km · Asia/Shanghai
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Jingui
jingui · 20 km · Asia/Shanghai
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Ningdong
ningdong · 25 km · Asia/Shanghai
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Lingwu
lingwu · 25 km · Asia/Shanghai
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Xigang
xigang · 26 km · Asia/Shanghai
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Dongta
dongta · 27 km · Asia/Shanghai
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Lijun
lijun · 28 km · Asia/Shanghai
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Airlines and Network Role
Yinchuan Hedong International Airport does not have a long carrier list in the current source trail, so this page emphasizes the durable pieces travelers can safely use here: local time, field identifiers, nearby airports, and timezone differences.
The route timing references show the first cross-timezone planning burden after this airport: Xianyang (Weicheng) (XIY), Taiyuan (TYN), Beijing (PKX). Treat them as distance and clock cues, then verify flight availability with the carrier.
Planning checkpoints
- Traffic signal: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Terminal footprint: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Runway footprint: 1 runway; longest runway 11,811 ft / 3,600 m; identifiers 03/21.
- Runway surfaces: concrete; 1 lighted runway in the source snapshot.
- Operator / management: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Opened / inaugurated: 1997.
- Network role: mixed or not clearly stated in the source trail.
Nearby Airports
Nearby airports are ranked by coordinate distance from INC. The time difference column is computed from IANA zones against the page snapshot, while the local clocks update in the browser.
Xi'an Xianyang International AirportXIY
Xianyang (Weicheng) · large airport
- Distance
- 480 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 1,572 ft (479 m)
Compare against XIY when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Taiyuan Wusu International AirportTYN
Taiyuan · large airport
- Distance
- 550 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 2,575 ft (785 m)
Compare against TYN when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Beijing Daxing International AirportPKX
Beijing · large airport
- Distance
- 876 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 98 ft (30 m)
Compare against PKX when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Questions
FAQ
What timezone is Yinchuan Hedong International Airport (INC) in?▾
Yinchuan Hedong International Airport is in the Asia/Shanghai timezone (UTC+08:00, CST).
What are the codes for Yinchuan Hedong International Airport?▾
Yinchuan Hedong International Airport uses IATA code INC and ICAO code ZLIC.
Where is Yinchuan Hedong International Airport located?▾
Yinchuan Hedong International Airport is located in Yinchuan, China at coordinates 38.3228° N, 106.3932° E, with an elevation of 3,743 ft (1,141 m) (moderate-elevation field in the mid-latitudes).
How far is Yinchuan Hedong International Airport from central Yinchuan?▾
Yinchuan Hedong International Airport sits roughly 41 km from the nearest mapped city center for Yinchuan.
Which route reference is most useful from INC?▾
Xianyang (Weicheng) (XIY) is one of the closest route references on this page, with an estimated travel window of 1h 26m, destination timezone Asia/Shanghai, and a +0h difference from INC.
Which authority regulates INC?▾
Yinchuan Hedong International Airport sits inside China, where civil aviation oversight is led by the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC).
What other airports in China are close peers to INC?▾
INC's curated peers in China on this site include XIY Xianyang (Weicheng), TYN Taiyuan, PKX Beijing, plus 3 more.
How many runways does Yinchuan Hedong International Airport have?▾
Yinchuan Hedong International Airport's source-backed operational summary lists 1 runway, with the longest runway recorded at 11,811 ft / 3,600 m; identifiers include 03/21.