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TAO · Qingdao (Jiaozhou), China
--:--:-- · CST (UTC+08:00) · 36.3620° N, 120.0882° E
Qingdao Jiaodong International Airport
International airport serving Qingdao, Shandong, China
Verification trail
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.
OurAirports ID 342096; ident ZSQD; scheduled service listed.
Cached airports.csv snapshot: 2026-04-25; runways.csv snapshot: 2026-05-21.
qdairport.com
Used as the preferred live-reference handoff for terminals, gates, alerts, and airport notices.
Open sourceQingdao Jiaodong International Airport
Airport-shaped reference summary from en.wikipedia.org; summary snapshot 2026-05-25.
Open source20 source-backed signals
Merged from OurAirports cached airports.csv, OurAirports cached runways.csv, Wikidata airport entity snapshot, airport-shaped Wikipedia summary snapshot; facts generated 2026-05-25.
IATA / ICAO
TAO / ZSQD
OurAirports ident
ZSQD
GPS / local code
ZSQD
ISO region
CN-37
Scheduled service
Listed in source snapshot
Role
major international passenger gateway
Official host
qdairport.com
Reference host
en.wikipedia.org
Wikidata entity
Q15672491
Snapshot generated
2026-05-25
Airport lookup keys
Stable codes
Regional keys
Nearby airport codes
Route reference codes
Accepted citation URLs
Last updated May 25, 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 Jun 2, 11:25 AM UTC.
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
42 km
Approximate distance to central Qingdao (Jiaozhou).
Country capital
Beijing
Languages
Chinese
Currency
CNY (¥)
Country area
9,706,961 km²
Passenger volume
35 million passengers
Terminals
Not clearly stated
Runways
2 runways
Longest runway
11,811 ft / 3,600 m
Runway surface
concrete (2)
Opened / operator
2021
Owner / entity
Q15672491
Hub airlines
Mixed or not clearly stated
Airport role
major international passenger gateway
Scheduled service
Listed
Fact coverage
20 source-backed signals
Qingdao Jiaodong International Airport is a major international passenger gateway for Qingdao (Jiaozhou), China. Qingdao (Jiaozhou)'s built-up core sits roughly 42 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.
Qingdao Jiaodong International Airport (TAO / ZSQD) is at 36.3620° N, 120.0882° E, elevation 30 ft (9 m), serving Qingdao (Jiaozhou), 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.
Qingdao (Jiaozhou) 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 Qingdao (Jiaozhou): 42 km.
A compact traveler-facing brief from the airport catalog, country snapshot, route geometry, city anchors, peer airports, and source trail for TAO.
Primary airport name
Qingdao Jiaodong International Airport (TAO / ZSQD)
Qingdao Jiaodong International Airport · International airport serving Qingdao, Shandong, China
Source identifiers
ZSQD · ZSQD · CN-37
qdairport.com · en.wikipedia.org · scheduled service yes
Regional role cue
It received approval in December 2013, and replaced Qingdao Liuting International Airport as the city's main airport in 2021.
Accepted from the airport reference trail as a role-specific cue for TAO; not treated as a live service guarantee.
Location cue
It is located in Jiaodong, Jiaozhou, approximately 39 kilometres (24 mi) from Qingdao city centre.
Used to make the airport page location-specific beyond the code, coordinate, and timezone record.
Name or history cue
The airport opened on 12 August 2021 and is currently the largest airport in Shandong, capable of handling 35 million passengers annually.
Retained because history, naming, or opening context helps distinguish this airport from same-shaped airport pages.
1. Ligezhuang
ligezhuang · 4.9 km from TAO
China · Asia/Shanghai · +0h · population 65,714 · city coordinates 36.3578, 120.1428
2. Jiaozhou
jiaozhou · 12 km from TAO
China · Asia/Shanghai · +0h · population 619,266 · city coordinates 36.2839, 120.0033
3. Nancun
nancun · 19 km from TAO
China · Asia/Shanghai · +0h · population 124,210 · city coordinates 36.5328, 120.1339
4. Xiazhuang
xiazhuang · 25 km from TAO
China · Asia/Shanghai · +0h · population 88,710 · city coordinates 36.4492, 119.8356
5. Baicheng
baicheng-12324287 · 28 km from TAO
China · Asia/Shanghai · +0h · population 77,235 · city coordinates 36.3274, 119.7788
6. Yanghe
yanghe-12450881 · 29 km from TAO
China · Asia/Shanghai · +0h · population 50,371 · city coordinates 36.1381, 119.9135
1. TNA ZSJN
Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport · Jinan (Licheng)
262 km from TAO · Asia/Shanghai · +0h · elevation 76 ft (23 m) · airport coordinates 36.8572, 117.2160
2. DLC ZYTL
Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport · Dalian (Ganjingzi)
316 km from TAO · Asia/Shanghai · +0h · elevation 107 ft (33 m) · airport coordinates 38.9657, 121.5385
3. TSN ZBTJ
Tianjin Binhai International Airport · Tianjin
390 km from TAO · Asia/Shanghai · +0h · elevation 10 ft (3 m) · airport coordinates 39.1244, 117.3460
1. TAO-TNA
Jinan (Licheng) · 262 km · 1h 10m
Asia/Shanghai · +0h from TAO; reference route only, not a live schedule.
2. TAO-DLC
Dalian (Ganjingzi) · 316 km · 1h 14m
Asia/Shanghai · +0h from TAO; reference route only, not a live schedule.
3. TAO-TSN
Tianjin · 390 km · 1h 20m
Asia/Shanghai · +0h from TAO; reference route only, not a live schedule.
Published runway count
2 runways
Longest runway 11,811 ft / 3,600 m. 2 lighted runways in the runway snapshot.
Runway surface mix
concrete (2)
Surface labels are normalized from the OurAirports runway rows for TAO.
Runway identifiers
16/34 · 17/35
Identifier pairs are retained as airport-specific runway cues, not live operational availability claims.
1. TNA ZSJN
Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport · Jinan (Licheng) · 262 km from TAO
large airport · Asia/Shanghai · china · 76 ft (23 m) · 36.8572, 117.2160
2. DLC ZYTL
Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport · Dalian (Ganjingzi) · 316 km from TAO
large airport · Asia/Shanghai · china · 107 ft (33 m) · 38.9657, 121.5385
3. TSN ZBTJ
Tianjin Binhai International Airport · Tianjin · 390 km from TAO
large airport · Asia/Shanghai · china · 10 ft (3 m) · 39.1244, 117.3460
4. PKX ZBAD
Beijing Daxing International Airport · Beijing · 475 km from TAO
large airport · Asia/Shanghai · china · 98 ft (30 m) · 39.5013, 116.4140
5. PEK ZBAA
Beijing Capital International Airport · Beijing · 513 km from TAO
large airport · Asia/Shanghai · china · 116 ft (35 m) · 40.0773, 116.5967
6. NKG ZSNJ
Nanjing Lukou International Airport · Nanjing · 527 km from TAO
large airport · Asia/Shanghai · china · 49 ft (15 m) · 31.7350, 118.8659
Source note 1
The airport opened on 12 August 2021 and is currently the largest airport in Shandong, capable of handling 35 million passengers annually.
Retained as a source-backed local role note for TAO.
TAO 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.
Common country-language signals: Chinese. Currency context: CNY (¥). TAO is listed with scheduled service in the airport source snapshot.
International airport serving Qingdao, Shandong, China. 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.
Regional role cue: It received approval in December 2013, and replaced Qingdao Liuting International Airport as the city's main airport in 2021. Location cue: It is located in Jiaodong, Jiaozhou, approximately 39 kilometres (24 mi) from Qingdao city centre. Name or history cue: The airport opened on 12 August 2021 and is currently the largest airport in Shandong, capable of handling 35 million passengers annually.
Wikidata airport entity: Q15672491 · Qingdao Jiaodong International Airport. Administrative area: Jiaozhou City · Chengyang District. Named after: Qingdao
Qingdao Jiaodong International Airport is a near sea-level field at 30 ft (9 m), positioned at 36.3620° N, 120.0882° E in the Northern mid-latitudes. The runway snapshot lists 2 runways 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.
Ligezhuang is the closest retained city-time anchor at 4.9 km. TNA Jinan (Licheng) is the closest retained airport alternative at 262 km.
TAO is compared with TNA Jinan (Licheng) at 262 km, DLC Dalian (Ganjingzi) at 316 km, TSN Tianjin at 390 km, PKX Beijing at 475 km, PEK Beijing at 513 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.
TAO-TNA Jinan (Licheng): 262 km, about 1h 10m, +0h. TAO-DLC Dalian (Ganjingzi): 316 km, about 1h 14m, +0h. TAO-TSN Tianjin: 390 km, about 1h 20m, +0h. These are distance and timezone references, not live flight availability claims.
OurAirports ident ZSQD backs the stable code, coordinate, elevation, and timezone record. qdairport.com is attached as the official airport website. en.wikipedia.org is used only as supporting reference context. Snapshot date: 2026-05-25.
Traffic profile
35 million passengers
Airline role
Mixed commercial service
Terminal footprint
See operational notes
Runway footprint
2 runways · longest 11,811 ft / 3,600 m
Runway identifiers
16/34, 17/35
OurAirports classifies TAO as a large airport with scheduled service; the airport name and codes identify it as an international gateway for Qingdao (Jiaozhou).
TAO (ZSQD) is one of the curated airport pages with a real traffic signal attached: 35 million passengers, operating from a near sea-level field at 30 ft (9 m).
TAO sits in a broader regional network with 3 nearby curated alternatives, so airline choice and connection strategy are part of the planning story here.
TAO's runway record lists 2 runways, with the longest runway at 11,811 ft / 3,600 m and source surfaces recorded as concrete (2).
Civil aviation oversight for TAO runs through Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC); a more specific operator record is not currently in our source set.
These operational notes prefer the structured airport facts snapshot, then fall back to the accepted airport reference at qdairport.com, then blend that with local timezone, route, and city-access data already on this page.
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.
TAO uses Asia/Shanghai (CST, UTC+08:00). Use this before overnight arrivals, cross-date departures, and same-day connections.
Qingdao Jiaodong International Airport is about 42 km from central Qingdao (Jiaozhou); build that transfer into arrival and check-in planning.
TNA Jinan (Licheng) is the closest retained alternate at 262 km, time difference +0h.
qdairport.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.
These comparisons place TAO inside the retained airport graph by country, timezone, elevation, and coordinate neighbors. They are deterministic dataset facts, not generated flight claims.
TAO ranks #17 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.
TAO 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.
TAO is 30 ft (9 m). Closest elevation peers in the retained airport set include DAC 30 ft (9 m) (0 ft delta) · JAX 30 ft (9 m) (0 ft delta) · RSW 30 ft (9 m) (0 ft delta) · SRQ 30 ft (9 m) (0 ft delta) · KHH 31 ft (9 m) (1 ft delta).
TAO's nearest retained coordinate neighbors are TNA 262 km +0h · DLC 316 km +0h · TSN 390 km +0h.
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| Destination | Route code | Distance | Estimated window | Time difference | Destination clock |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jinan (Licheng) | TNA | 262 km | 1h 10m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Dalian (Ganjingzi) | DLC | 316 km | 1h 14m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Tianjin | TSN | 390 km | 1h 20m | +0h | --:--:-- |
TAO to TNA
Distance 262 km; estimated travel window 1h 10m; destination zone Asia/Shanghai is +0h from TAO. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
TAO to DLC
Distance 316 km; estimated travel window 1h 14m; destination zone Asia/Shanghai is +0h from TAO. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
TAO to TSN
Distance 390 km; estimated travel window 1h 20m; destination zone Asia/Shanghai is +0h from TAO. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
Because the airport sits well outside central Qingdao (Jiaozhou), surface transfer planning matters almost as much as flight timing, especially for late arrivals and early departures.
Qingdao 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.
Qingdao Jiaodong 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.
Airport pages are most useful when they bridge into real city clocks. These city anchors are ranked by distance from TAO, then shown with their own timezone, local time, and time difference from the airport clock.
Ligezhuang
ligezhuang · 4.9 km · Asia/Shanghai
Jiaozhou
jiaozhou · 12 km · Asia/Shanghai
Nancun
nancun · 19 km · Asia/Shanghai
Xiazhuang
xiazhuang · 25 km · Asia/Shanghai
Baicheng
baicheng-12324287 · 28 km · Asia/Shanghai
Yanghe
yanghe-12450881 · 29 km · Asia/Shanghai
Gaomi
gaomi · 30 km · Asia/Shanghai
Jiangzhuang
jiangzhuang-1806188 · 30 km · Asia/Shanghai
Damoujia
damoujia · 32 km · Asia/Shanghai
Renzhao
renzhao · 32 km · Asia/Shanghai
Jimo
jimo · 34 km · Asia/Shanghai
Liaolan
liaolan · 40 km · Asia/Shanghai
Qingdao Jiaodong 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: Jinan (Licheng) (TNA), Dalian (Ganjingzi) (DLC), Tianjin (TSN). Treat them as distance and clock cues, then verify flight availability with the carrier.
Planning checkpoints
Nearby airports are ranked by coordinate distance from TAO. The time difference column is computed from IANA zones against the page snapshot, while the local clocks update in the browser.
Jinan Yaoqiang International AirportTNA
Jinan (Licheng) · large airport
Compare against TNA when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Dalian Zhoushuizi International AirportDLC
Dalian (Ganjingzi) · large airport
Compare against DLC when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Tianjin Binhai International AirportTSN
Tianjin · large airport
Compare against TSN when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Questions
Qingdao Jiaodong International Airport is in the Asia/Shanghai timezone (UTC+08:00, CST).
Qingdao Jiaodong International Airport uses IATA code TAO and ICAO code ZSQD.
Qingdao Jiaodong International Airport is located in Qingdao (Jiaozhou), China at coordinates 36.3620° N, 120.0882° E, with an elevation of 30 ft (9 m) (near sea-level field in the mid-latitudes).
Qingdao Jiaodong International Airport sits roughly 42 km from the nearest mapped city center for Qingdao (Jiaozhou).
Jinan (Licheng) (TNA) is one of the closest route references on this page, with an estimated travel window of 1h 10m, destination timezone Asia/Shanghai, and a +0h difference from TAO.
Qingdao Jiaodong International Airport sits inside China, where civil aviation oversight is led by the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC).
TAO's curated peers in China on this site include TNA Jinan (Licheng), DLC Dalian (Ganjingzi), TSN Tianjin, plus 3 more.
Qingdao Jiaodong International Airport's source-backed operational summary lists 2 runways, with the longest runway recorded at 11,811 ft / 3,600 m; identifiers include 16/34, 17/35.
