Airports / China / SYX
Sanya Phoenix International Airport
ZJSY / SYXSanya (Tianya), ChinaELEV 92 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
3 nm
To the nearest alternate
Sanya Air Base (CN-0290) — 3 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Located in Sanya (Tianya), China, Sanya Phoenix International Airport (ZJSY / SYX) operates as a large commercial airport. The airport sits 92 feet above sea level. Alongside scheduled airline service, the airport handles a steady flow of private and charter traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into SYX for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Sanya Air Base (CN-0290, 3 nm), Foluo Northeast Air Base (CN-0057, 27 nm), and Lingshui Air Base (CN-0072, 35 nm).
Charter pricing from SYX depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Sanya (Tianya).
Field capability
ICAO
ZJSY
IATA
SYX
FAA / Local
ZJSY
Elevation
92 ft
Coordinates
18.3029° N · 109.4120° 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 92 ft, SYX sits lower than 80% 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.
- 3nmCN-0290Sanya Air BaseSanya (Tianya)
- 27nmCN-0057Foluo Northeast Air BaseLedong (Da'anzhen)
- 35nmCN-0072Lingshui Air BaseLingshui (Huayuan)
- 78nmBARQionghai Bo'ao AirportQionghai (Basuo)
- 86nmCN-0069Jialaishi Air BaseLingao (Jialai)
- 115nmHAKHaikou Meilan International AirportHaikou (Meilan)
Location
Open the full mapZJSY · Sanya Phoenix International Airport · Sanya (Tianya), China