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Haikou Meilan International Airport

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Last updated 2026-11-13 — Haikou Meilan International Airport Haikou Meilan International Airport is located in Haikou City, Hainan Province. It currently has a registered capital of 470 million RMB, and its legal representative is Zhang…

Haikou Meilan International Airport

Haikou Meilan International Airport
    Haikou Melan International Airport

    Haikou Meilan International Airport is located in Haikou City, Hainan Province. It currently has a registered capital of 470 million RMB, and its legal representative is Zhang Cong. The shareholder entities include Haikou Meilan International Airport Co., Ltd., Copenhagen Airports (Denmark), Hainan Airlines Co., Ltd., and HNA Group Co., Ltd.

    The main business scope of Meilan International Airport includes: providing transit and ground transportation services for domestic and international air transport enterprises, transfer and transit passengers; leasing aviation business premises, commercial and office spaces within the terminal building and providing comprehensive services; airport aviation and related auxiliary investment operations; cargo warehousing, packaging, and loading/unloading services; sales of electrical and electronic products, communication equipment, textiles, handicrafts, non-staple foods and local specialties, other food items, magazines, etc.

    Meilan International Airport is currently a major domestic trunk airport, covering an area of 583 hectares. The flight area is constructed to the 4E standard set by the International Civil Aviation Organization, capable of handling large aircraft such as the Boeing 747-400. The runway is equipped with a world-class Category II instrument landing system and Category II airfield lighting system, and other air traffic control and airport service facilities also meet international advanced standards.

    Meilan International Airport officially commenced operations on May 25, 1999. It currently operates 95 routes, including 84 domestic, 2 regional, and 9 international routes, connecting to 56 cities. In 2005, its passenger throughput reached 7.0274 million, ranking among the top ten civil airports in China.

    Meilan Airport adopts a CEO team management system, consisting of six chief officers: Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Chief Operating Officer (COO), Chief Safety Officer (CSO), Chief Commercial Officer (CCO), and Chief Human Resources & Training Officer (CHO).

    Melan Airport is a “garden-style airport” with fresh air and pleasant scenery. The green coverage rate in areas available for landscaping reaches 99.6%. In August 2000, Meilan Airport, as a pilot unit for the modern enterprise system reform of Chinese civil aviation airports, comprehensively launched various reform initiatives. With the modern enterprise system reform as the vehicle and capital operation as the link, Meilan Airport has achieved remarkable results since its restructuring. On November 18, 2002, Hainan Meilan Airport Co., Ltd. was successfully listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, marking the success of the pilot reform. The People’s Government of Hainan Province and the Civil Aviation Administration of China highly commended the achievements of Meilan International Airport’s reforms.

    In recent years, while strengthening its infrastructure, Meilan International Airport has continuously improved its service standards, striving for increasing customer satisfaction. In 2004, the overall satisfaction rate of passengers and airlines at Haikou Meilan International Airport reached 90%, and the on-time departure rate of flights hit 99%. It has been awarded the titles of “National Advanced Unit in Building a Spiritual Civilization Industry” by the National Spiritual Civilization Committee, “National Model Unit for Greening” by the National Afforestation Commission, and received nominations for “Best Emerging Airport” for two consecutive years in the awards organized by Asian Freight News. It has also won the top honor in the national “Passengers Speak on Civil Aviation” competition for three consecutive years, and was recognized as a “Creditworthy Enterprise” in Hainan Province by nine local banks. On April 1, 2005, after a rigorous on-site inspection by experts from the World Health Organization (WHO), Haikou Melan International Airport met all hygiene criteria required by the International Health Regulations, qualifying it for certification as an International Sanitary Airport. It became the fourth airport in China to receive this honor.

    With the continuous advancement of the liberalization of Hainan’s third, fourth, and fifth freedom air rights, Haikou Meilan International Airport is bound to embrace rare development opportunities. Leveraging the brand and financial strengths of HNA Group, and aiming to build an international and humanized management brand, Meilan International Airport will develop into a first-class aviation hub featuring a modern enterprise system, strong capital backing, and international transit capabilities.

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