Non-stop flights from Lanzhou (LHW)
Lanzhou Airport (IATA: LHW, ICAO: ZLLL), also known as Lanzhou Zhongchuan Airport, is a large airport in China.It is an international airport and serves the area of Gansu, China.Lanzhou Airport has non-stop passenger flights scheduled to 82 destinations in 1 country.
At present, there are 81 domestic flights from Lanzhou.
The longest flight from Lanzhou LHW is a 1,509 mile (2,429 km) non-stop route to Kashgar KHG. This direct flight takes around 4 hours and 15 minutes and is operated by Spring Airlines.
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In total there are 27 airlines flying from and to Lanzhou. Most flights are operated by one of the following carriers:
Popular destinations from Lanzhou
Below you can find a list of the most popular destinations from Lanzhou, based on the number of scheduled flights for this month.
Popular destinations with a stopover
Aside from all non-stop destinations listed above, these are popular destinations from Lanzhou that require a stopover:
Information on Points & Miles
This section lists destinations within specific distances from Lanzhou. It's helpful if you're seeking destinations covering certain mileage, which can be useful when planning an award flight or booking with points and miles.
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Destinations from Lanzhou by flight duration
Discover a variety of destinations from Lanzhou below, organized by flight duration. This layout allows you to easily identify destinations based on the maximum flight duration you prefer. Additionally, you can utilize the duration filter on the map, which is even more convenient!
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Best time to travel from Lanzhou
When planning a trip from Lanzhou, the ideal time to travel depends on the climate and location of your destination. To assist you, we've organized all destinations by their climate types.
🌺 💦 Humid Subtropical destinations
Departing from Lanzhou, you have the option to take a direct flight to 46 Humid Subtropical/Warm Temperate destinations. Known for their hot, humid summers, with temperatures around 30°C (86°F), and mild winters, these destinations feature lush greenery and year-round rainfall. You'll discover a blend of beautiful beaches, dense forests, and lively cities, offering abundant outdoor adventures, cultural sights, and city attractions to explore.
🌐 In the Northern Hemisphere:
These destinations can be enjoyed year-round, but the best times to visit are from April to June or from August to October
🏜️ Desert destinations
If you're interested in exploring a desert destination accessible via direct flight from Lanzhou, consider these 17 destinations. Desert locations are renowned for their striking landscapes, adventure activities such as sandboarding and camel riding, and tranquil, starry nights.
🌐 In the Northern Hemisphere:
The destinations located in the Northern Hemisphere can be visited year-round, but for a more enjoyable visit, it's best to avoid them during the hot summer months, where temperatures often exceed 40°C (104°F). Consider scheduling your trip between September and May for a more pleasant experience.
🥵 Hot Continental destinations
At the moment, 9 Hot Continental destinations are accessible with a direct flight from Lanzhou. Hot Continental destinations are known known for their hot, humid summers, where temperatures frequently rise above 30°C (86°F), and celebrated for their diverse landscapes, featuring both forests and mountains. Additionally, exploring the urban city areas can be highly enjoyable as well!
🌐 In the Northern Hemisphere:
The spring, summer, and fall months, from March to November, are typically the best times to visit these continental destinations located in the Northern Hemisphere. Summers can be very warm though, and there's a bit more precipitation compared to spring and autumn.
☀️ Hot Mediterranean destinations
Lanzhou currently offers non-stop flights to 4 Hot Mediterranean destinations. Known for their beautiful coastlines and rich cultural heritage — although depending on your the exact destination of your choice — as well as outdoor lifestyle offering a balance of relaxation, nature, and culture.
🌐 In the Northern Hemisphere:
Although Mediterranean destinations in the Northern Hemisphere are nice to visit throughout the year, the best times to explore them are in spring (March-May) and fall (September-November). The temperatures during these seasons are pleasantly warm, which is a nice contrast to the summer heat that often prevails there with temperatures rising above 30°C (86°F).
🌳 🍂 Warm Continental destinations
Check out the 3 Warm Continental destinations below that are accessible via direct flights from Lanzhou. Regions in the warm continental climate are famous for their geographical diversity, including wide-open plains, mountains, and forests, making them perfect for outdoor activities like hiking and skiing.
🌐 In the Northern Hemisphere:
For the best experience, plan your visit between late spring and the end of summer, as the weather is lovely from May to August, with temperatures between 20°C and 28°C (68°F and 82°F). Keep in mind that winters can be quite cold, with frost present in almost every month from November to March, so if you enjoy winter sports, the snowy conditions in that period are perfect.
🌺 Subtropical destinations
Travelers from Lanzhou can fly directly to 2 subtropical locations. Subtropical locations are known for their warmth, breathtaking vegetation and diverse wildlife, offering a mix of outdoor adventures and cultural experiences.
🌐 In the Northern Hemisphere:
You can enjoy those destinations north of the equator at any time — with temperatures that often exceed 30°C (86°F). But they are most enjoyable during the dry season, which lasts from late September to November. During this period, the weather is warm and pleasant, with little rainfall since the wet season has ended.
🌲 ❄️ Subarctic or Alpine destinations
Only one Subarctic / Alpine destination is reachable by a non-stop flight from Lanzhou at this time. Enjoy the natural beauty of the destinations with the Subarctic / Alpine climate, including dense forests and tundra landscapes, which make them perfect for hiking, spotting wildlife, and winter activities.
🌐 In the Northern Hemisphere:
The most favorable time to visit these subarctic spots (on the Northern Hemisphere) is during the long, sunny winter months from November to March. With a variety of winter sports available in the higher elevations, you’re bound to have a wonderful time. If winter's not your vibe, consider visiting in mid-summer (May - August), when the temperatures are mild and often pleasantly warm, between 15°C (59°F) and 20°C (68°F).
Business class flights from Lanzhou
There are 54 airports that have flights from Lanzhou in Business Class. All airports that offer business class flights from LHW are listed below:
First class flights from Lanzhou
If you are looking for a luxurious flight, there's a total of 3 destinations to choose from that have First Class flights from LHW.
International flights from Lanzhou
Flights from Lanzhou to Hong Kong
Hong Kong is the only destination in Hong Kong with direct flights from Lanzhou. Direct flights to Hong Kong are offered by China Eastern (SkyTeam). This is a seasonal route that starts in April and ends in October.
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Domestic flights from Lanzhou
Flights from Lanzhou to China
There are lots of domestic flights from Lanzhou (LHW). 81 airports in China have direct flights from the airport.
You can fly non-stop to Aksu with Air China (Star Alliance) or Spring Airlines.
The only airline with direct flights to Alaer is Tianjin Airlines. This route has been announced recently, and is not operational yet. It will start in April 2026.
You can fly non-stop to Altay with 9 Air or Spring Airlines. This is a seasonal route that starts in April and ends in October.
The only airline with direct flights to Barkol is Chengdu Airlines. This is a seasonal route that starts in April and ends in October.
You can fly non-stop to Beijing with Air China (Star Alliance) or Hainan Airlines.
From Lanzhou to Beijing Daxing there are 5 airlines that have direct services, which are Air China (Star Alliance), China Eastern (SkyTeam), China Southern, China United and Spring Airlines.
Direct flights to Bole are offered by Urumqi Air. This is a seasonal route that starts in May and ends in October.
Non-stop flights to Changchun and Jilin City are offered by China Eastern (SkyTeam), China Southern and Spring Airlines.
Airlines that operate direct flights to Changsha are 9 Air, China Eastern (SkyTeam), Fuzhou Airlines, Hainan Airlines, Qingdao Airlines and Spring Airlines.
The only airline with direct flights to Changzhou is Spring Airlines. This is a seasonal route that starts in April and ends in June.
Airlines that operate direct flights to Chengdu are Air China (Star Alliance), Chengdu Airlines, China Eastern (SkyTeam), Shenzhen Airlines (Star Alliance), Sichuan Airlines and Spring Airlines.
Non-stop flights to Chengdu are offered by Air China (Star Alliance), Chengdu Airlines and Sichuan Airlines.
Non-stop flights to Chongqing are offered by China Express, Sichuan Airlines and Spring Airlines.
You can fly non-stop to Dalian with China Eastern (SkyTeam) or Spring Airlines. This is a seasonal route that starts in April and ends in October.
From Lanzhou to Dunhuang there are 4 airlines that have direct services, which are Air China (Star Alliance), China Eastern (SkyTeam), China Express and Sichuan Airlines.
The only airline with direct flights to Enshi City is Loong Air. This is a seasonal route that starts in April and ends in October.
Direct flights to Foshan are offered by China United. This is a seasonal route that starts in April and ends in October.
You can fly non-stop from Lanzhou to Fuzhou with Spring Airlines. This is a seasonal route that starts in April and ends in October.
From Lanzhou to Guangzhou there are 5 airlines that have direct services, which are 9 Air, China Eastern (SkyTeam), China Southern, Hainan Airlines and Spring Airlines.
You can fly non-stop to Guilin with China Eastern (SkyTeam) or Spring Airlines.
From Lanzhou to Guiyang there are 4 airlines that have direct services, which are China Eastern (SkyTeam), Hainan Airlines, Sichuan Airlines and Spring Airlines.
You can fly non-stop to Haikou with China Southern or Hainan Airlines. This is a seasonal route that starts in April and ends in October.
Direct flights to Hami City are offered by China Express. This is a seasonal route that starts in April and ends in October.
Airlines that operate direct flights to Hangzhou are Air China (Star Alliance), China Eastern (SkyTeam), Hainan Airlines, Sichuan Airlines, Spring Airlines and Xiamen Airlines (SkyTeam).
You can fly non-stop to Harbin with China Eastern (SkyTeam) or Sichuan Airlines. This is a seasonal route that starts in April and ends in October.
You can fly non-stop to Hefei with China Eastern (SkyTeam) or Spring Airlines.
You can fly non-stop from Lanzhou to Hengyang with Xiamen Airlines (SkyTeam).
You can fly non-stop to Hohhot with China Eastern (SkyTeam) or Spring Airlines. This is a seasonal route that starts in April and ends in October.
Non-stop flights to Hotan are offered by Qingdao Airlines, Spring Airlines and Urumqi Air. This is a seasonal route that starts in April and ends in October.
You can fly non-stop from Lanzhou to Huai'an with Urumqi Air. This is a seasonal route that starts in April and ends in October.
Direct flights to Jiaxing are offered by Loong Air. This is a seasonal route that starts in April and ends in October.
Non-stop flights to Jiayuguan and Jiuquan are offered by China Eastern (SkyTeam), China Express and Ruili Airlines.
Non-stop flights to Jinan are offered by China Eastern (SkyTeam), Shandong Airlines and Spring Airlines.
You can fly non-stop to Jinchang with China Express or Juneyao Airlines. This is a seasonal route that starts in April and ends in October.
You can fly non-stop to Jingzhou with Donghai Airlines or Loong Air. This is a seasonal route that starts in April and ends in October.
To Karamay and Kashgar, you can fly with Spring Airlines.
You can fly non-stop to Korla with Air China (Star Alliance) or Spring Airlines.
Airlines that operate direct flights to Kunming are China Eastern (SkyTeam), China Southern, Lucky Air, Okay Airways, Ruili Airlines and Spring Airlines.
You can fly non-stop to Kuqa with Qingdao Airlines or Spring Airlines. This is a seasonal route that starts in April and ends in October.
Direct flights to Lhasa are offered by Tibet Airlines. This is a seasonal route that starts in April and ends in October.
You can fly non-stop from Lanzhou to Lijiang with Ruili Airlines. This is a seasonal route that starts in April and ends in October.
From Lanzhou to Longnan there are 4 airlines that have direct services, which are China Eastern (SkyTeam), China Express, Hainan Airlines and Juneyao Airlines. This is a seasonal route that starts in April and ends in October.
The only airline with direct flights to Luzhou is Sichuan Airlines. This is a seasonal route that starts in April and ends in October.
You can fly non-stop from Lanzhou to Mianyang with GX Airlines. This is a seasonal route that starts in April and ends in June.
Non-stop flights to Nanchang are offered by China Eastern (SkyTeam), Hongtu Airlines and Spring Airlines.
Direct flights to Nanchong are offered by Hainan Airlines. This is a seasonal route that starts in April and ends in October.
Airlines that operate direct flights to Nanjing are China Eastern (SkyTeam), Hainan Airlines, Juneyao Airlines, Qingdao Airlines, Shenzhen Airlines (Star Alliance) and Spring Airlines.
Direct flights to Nanning are offered by China Southern. This is a seasonal route that starts in April and ends in October.
The only airline with direct flights to Nantong is Urumqi Air. This is a seasonal route that starts in April and ends in October.
You can fly non-stop from Lanzhou to Ordos City with China Eastern (SkyTeam). This is a seasonal route that starts in April and ends in October.
Non-stop flights to Qingdao are offered by China Eastern (SkyTeam), Qingdao Airlines and Shandong Airlines.
Airlines that operate direct flights to Qingyang are China Eastern (SkyTeam), China Express, Donghai Airlines, GX Airlines, Juneyao Airlines and Tianjin Airlines. This is a seasonal route that starts in April and ends in October.
You can fly non-stop from Lanzhou to Qitai with Chengdu Airlines. This is a seasonal route that starts in April and ends in October.
From Lanzhou to Shanghai there are 5 airlines that have direct services, which are Air China (Star Alliance), China Eastern (SkyTeam), Juneyao Airlines, Shanghai Airlines and Spring Airlines.
You can fly non-stop to Shanghai with China Eastern (SkyTeam) or Shanghai Airlines.
Non-stop flights to Shenyang are offered by China Eastern (SkyTeam), China Southern and Spring Airlines.
From Lanzhou to Shenzhen there are 4 airlines that have direct services, which are China Southern, Hainan Airlines, Shenzhen Airlines (Star Alliance) and Spring Airlines.
Direct flights to Shihezi are offered by Spring Airlines. This is a seasonal route that starts in April and ends in October.
You can fly non-stop to Shijiazhuang with China Eastern (SkyTeam) or Spring Airlines.
Direct flights to Shiyan are offered by Spring Airlines. This is a seasonal route that starts in April and ends in October.
From Lanzhou to Taiyuan there are 4 airlines that have direct services, which are China Eastern (SkyTeam), Fuzhou Airlines, Shandong Airlines and Sichuan Airlines. This is a seasonal route that starts in April and ends in October.
From Lanzhou to Tianjin there are 5 airlines that have direct services, which are Air China (Star Alliance), China Eastern (SkyTeam), Hainan Airlines, Sichuan Airlines and Spring Airlines.
The only airline with direct flights to Turpan is Chengdu Airlines. This is a seasonal route that starts in April and ends in October.
Airlines that operate direct flights to Urumqi are China Southern, Hainan Airlines, Lucky Air, Qingdao Airlines, Shandong Airlines, Spring Airlines and Urumqi Air.
You can fly non-stop from Lanzhou to Wanzhou with Xiamen Airlines (SkyTeam).
Direct flights to Wenzhou are offered by Air China (Star Alliance). This is a seasonal route that starts in April and ends in October.
From Lanzhou to Wuhan there are 4 airlines that have direct services, which are Air China (Star Alliance), China Eastern (SkyTeam), China Southern and Xiamen Airlines (SkyTeam).
You can fly non-stop from Lanzhou to Wuxi / Suzhou with Shenzhen Airlines (Star Alliance). This is a seasonal route that starts in April and ends in October.
Non-stop flights to Xiamen are offered by China Eastern (SkyTeam), Spring Airlines and Xiamen Airlines (SkyTeam).
Direct flights to Xiangyang are offered by Loong Air. This is a seasonal route that starts in April and ends in October.
You can fly non-stop to Yangzhou with Spring Airlines or Urumqi Air. This is a seasonal route that starts in April and ends in October.
Direct flights to Yantai are offered by China Eastern (SkyTeam). This is a seasonal route that starts in April and ends in October.
The only airline with direct flights to Yarkant (Shache) is Chengdu Airlines. This is a seasonal route that starts in April and ends in October.
You can fly non-stop from Lanzhou to Yichang with Donghai Airlines. This is a seasonal route that starts in April and ends in October.
You can fly non-stop to Yining with Qingdao Airlines or Spring Airlines. This is a seasonal route that starts in April and ends in October.
Direct flights to Yulin are offered by China United. This is a seasonal route that starts in April and ends in October.
You can fly non-stop from Lanzhou to Zhangye with China Express. This is a seasonal route that starts in April and ends in October.
Non-stop flights to Zhengzhou are offered by China Eastern (SkyTeam), Shandong Airlines and Urumqi Air. This is a seasonal route that starts in April and ends in October.
You can fly non-stop to Zhuhai with China Eastern (SkyTeam) or Spring Airlines. This is a seasonal route that starts in April and ends in October.
You can fly non-stop from Lanzhou to Zunyi with Tianjin Airlines. This route has been announced recently, and is not operational yet. It will start in April 2026.
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Alternative airports near Lanzhou
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 from Lanzhou?
The most convenient airport to fly from Lanzhou is Lanzhou Zhongchuan Airport (LHW).
How many airlines fly from Lanzhou?
There are 27 airlines flying from Lanzhou to 82 airports around the world, as of April 2026.
Which airlines fly from Lanzhou?
Spring Airlines, China Eastern and Hainan Airlines operate most flights from Lanzhou. To get a full overview of all operating airlines, please use the airline filter.
Which alliances are flying from Lanzhou?
Star Alliance and SkyTeam are currently the only two alliances that operate flights from Lanzhou.
How many nonstop flights are there from Lanzhou?
There are roughly 5,096 flights departing from Lanzhou every month (or 1,190 flights each week), to a total of 82 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 from Lanzhou?
Urumqi, Hangzhou and Guangzhou are the 3 most popular routes from Lanzhou. For a complete overview of all flight routes from Lanzhou, please use our flight map.
How long is the flight from Lanzhou?
| Lanzhou to Urumqi | 3h |
| Lanzhou to Hangzhou | 3h 15m |
| Lanzhou to Guangzhou | 3h 5m |
| Lanzhou to Shanghai | 2h 40m |
| Lanzhou to Kunming | 2h 10m |
