Airports / China / YIH
Yichang Sanxia Airport
ZHYC / YIHYichang (Xiaoting), ChinaELEV 673 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
22 nm
To the nearest alternate
Dangyang Air Base (CN-0056).
Overview
Yichang Sanxia Airport (ZHYC / YIH) is a mid-sized airport serving Yichang (Xiaoting), China. The field lies at an elevation of 673 feet. The airport supports scheduled airline service as well as private jet and charter movements.
YIH has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include Dangyang Air Base (CN-0056, 22 nm), Jingzhou Shashi Airport (SHS, 52 nm), and Shennongjia Hongping Airport (HPG, 87 nm).
Quotes for flights out of YIH vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from YIH, or browse verified operators serving the area.
Field capability
ICAO
ZHYC
IATA
YIH
FAA / Local
ZHYC
Elevation
673 ft
Coordinates
30.5541° N · 111.4826° 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
Medium
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs China fields
state range 6–14,472 ft
At 673 ft, YIH sits lower than 55% 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.
- 22nmCN-0056Dangyang Air BaseYichang (Dangyang)
- 52nmSHSJingzhou Shashi AirportJingzhou (Shashi)
- 87nmHPGShennongjia Hongping AirportShennongjia (Hongping)
- 99nmCGDChangde Taohuayuan AirportChangde (Dingcheng)
- 102nmDYGZhangjiajie Hehua International AirportZhangjiajie (Yongding)
- 104nmENHEnshi Xujiaping AirportEnshi (Enshi)
Location
Open the full mapZHYC · Yichang Sanxia Airport · Yichang (Xiaoting), China