Nantong Airport

Nantong, Jiangsu Province, China has one airport, approximately 20 km from the city center.  This is a small, single runway airport.  All flights embark and disembark on the tarmac. 

Typically, there are a few taxis at the airport to pick up passengers, but do not count on them being there. Most people coming to Nantong have pre-arranged travel itineraries, and have someone meeting them at the airport. The highway into Nantong requires the payment of a toll, so taxis are typically not going to gamble on being able to pick up a fare unless they are delivering a passenger.

The airport has 4 flights daily to / from Beijing, Guangzhou, Shenzhen and Wuhan. The airport is serviced by Air China, Southern China, Shenzhen Airlines and Sichuan Airlines.

Security at the airport is light, meaning it is there, but they don't seem too worried about hijackings. The Old Codger would surmise that is a pretty good rationale for saving money as well as avoiding a lot of passenger aggravation.

Airport facilities are minimal.

Basically, this is an airport to get into and out of Nantong.  A direct flight to Beijing will allow you to catch international airlines and airlines to northern parts of China.  Flying to Guangzhou will get you to within a two hour train ride to Hong Kong.  The closest international airport to Nantong is in Shanghai - about 2.5 hours away. 

 

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