Airports / China / BAV
Baotou Donghe International Airport
ZBOW / BAVBaotou, ChinaELEV 3,321 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
57 nm
To the nearest alternate
Hohhot Bikeqi Air Base (CN-0014).
Overview
Baotou Donghe International Airport (ZBOW / BAV) is a large commercial airport serving Baotou, China. The field lies at an elevation of 3,321 feet. The airport supports scheduled airline service as well as private jet and charter movements.
BAV has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include Hohhot Bikeqi Air Base (CN-0014, 57 nm), Ordos Ejin Horo International Airport (DSN, 64 nm), and Hohhot Shengle International Airport (under construction) (CN-0418, 72 nm).
Quotes for flights out of BAV vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. The airport is also known as Erliban and 包头东河. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from BAV, or browse verified operators serving the area.
Field capability
ICAO
ZBOW
IATA
BAV
FAA / Local
ZBOW
Elevation
3,321 ft
Coordinates
40.5600° N · 109.9970° E
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Large
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs China fields
state range 6–14,472 ft
At 3,321 ft, BAV sits higher than 73% of the 227 China fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 57nmCN-0014Hohhot Bikeqi Air BaseHohhot
- 64nmDSNOrdos Ejin Horo International AirportOrdos
- 72nmCN-0418Hohhot Shengle International Airport (under construction)Hohhot
- 85nmHETHohhot Baita International AirportHohhot
- 105nmRLKBayannur Tianjitai AirportBayannur
- 133nmUYNYulin Yuyang AirportYulin
Location
Open the full mapZBOW · Baotou Donghe International Airport · Baotou, China