Shaoguan
Shaoguan Danxia Airport is a medium airport serving Shaoguan in northern Guangdong, China. Identified by IATA code HSC and ICAO code ZGSG, it is a practical gateway for travellers heading to the city and the surrounding region. For most visitors, the main advantage is simplicity: this is an airport built to connect Shaoguan efficiently rather than overwhelm passengers with a sprawling layout, making arrivals and departures easier to navigate.
About Shaoguan
Shaoguan Danxia Airport is a medium airport serving Shaoguan in northern Guangdong, China. Identified by IATA code HSC and ICAO code ZGSG, it is a practical gateway for travellers heading to the city and the surrounding region. For most visitors, the main advantage is simplicity: this is an airport built to connect Shaoguan efficiently rather than overwhelm passengers with a sprawling layout, making arrivals and departures easier to navigate.
Overview
Shaoguan Danxia Airport is a medium airport serving Shaoguan in northern Guangdong, China. Identified by IATA code HSC and ICAO code ZGSG, it is a practical gateway for travellers heading to the city and the surrounding region. For most visitors, the main advantage is simplicity: this is an airport built to connect Shaoguan efficiently rather than overwhelm passengers with a sprawling layout, making arrivals and departures easier to navigate.
What Travellers Should Know
- Airport codes: HSC (IATA) and ZGSG (ICAO)
- Serves: Shaoguan, China
- Airport type: medium airport
- Elevation: 280 ft (85 m) above sea level
- Time zone: Asia/Shanghai
Airfield Details
The airport sits at a modest elevation of 280 feet (85 metres), a useful detail for aviation-minded travellers and anyone tracking flight conditions. Its runway, designated 15/33, is 9,186 feet long and lighted, which supports regular operations and helps maintain usability in lower-light periods. While these are technical details, they also give passengers a sense that the airport is equipped for dependable commercial service rather than functioning as a very small local airstrip.
Planning Your Trip
For travel planning, it is helpful to note that Shaoguan Danxia Airport operates in the Asia/Shanghai time zone, the same standard used across most of China, so there is no local daylight-saving adjustment to worry about. If you are booking transfers, meeting drivers, or coordinating train or hotel check-in times in Shaoguan, keeping everything aligned to local China time will make your onward journey smoother.
Routes
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Nearby airports
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FAQ
Shaoguan — frequently asked questions
Quick answers to the details travellers usually check first, from codes and locations to the practical basics that help with planning.
8 common questions
- Shaoguan is located in Shaoguan, China (Asia), at coordinates 24.830°, 113.620°.
- Its IATA code is HSC and its ICAO code is ZGSG.
- Shaoguan serves Shaoguan, China. When comparing fares, check whether other airports also serve the same area — prices and transfer times can differ between them.
- Shaoguan operates on Asia/Shanghai local time. Departure and arrival times on tickets are always shown in each airport's local time, so double-check the offset when planning connections or pick-ups.
- Shaoguan sits at latitude 24.830° and longitude 113.620°. The map link in the details panel on this page opens the exact location for driving directions.
- Originfacts does not yet track scheduled routes from HSC. Use the flight search on this page to see live airline options for your travel dates.
- Route coverage for HSC is still being added to Originfacts. Run a search from HSC on the flight search page to see every destination airlines currently sell for your dates.
- Yes — Originfacts lists 9 other airports in China. The nearby-airports section on this page links to each of them, which is useful when comparing fares or finding an alternative departure point.