Hohhot Baita International Airport is an international airport serving Hohhot, the capital of Inner Mongolia, China. It is the largest airport in Inner Mongolia and lies east of downtown Hohhot. Its name Baita, meaning White Pagoda, derives from Wanbu Huayanjing Pagoda; one of the historical attractions in Hohhot which lies south-east of the airport. In 2025 it served 12,722,692 passengers.
Hohhot Baita Airport was opened on 1 October 1958. When it first opened to air traffic, it had only one dirt runway, three singleâÂÂstory buildings, and five tents. The taxiway and apron were simple, and the runway measured 1,500 meters in length and 100 meters in width.
In the mid-1980s and 1990s, it underwent two expansions and in June 2007 a new terminal was constructed. The new terminal covers an area of with 11 parking jetways and is capable of handling three million passengers each year. Its runway was also lengthened and its widened to accommodate jumbo jets such as the Airbus A380. It served as one of the diversion airports for air traffic during the 2008 Summer Olympics.
With the rapid expansion of the city, Baita Airport is now surrounded by urban area and has no more room to expand to accommodate growing traffic. The Hohhot Shengle International Airport is being constructed in Horinger County which will replace Baita Airport and Baita is set to be closed once the new airport opened.
In 2025, Hohhot Baita International Airport plans to operate 139 routes, serving 92 cities in total, including 83 nonstop destinations and 6 international or regional cities.
In 2025, Hohhot Baita International Airport handled 60,200 tons of cargo and mail, surpassing the 60,000âÂÂton mark for the first time, an annual increase of 1.8%. In December alone, throughput reached 7,977 tons, setting a new historical record. Over the year, the airport transported 6,181 tons of fresh meat products, accounting for 10% of total cargo volume, while coldâÂÂchain veterinary pharmaceuticals reached 570 tons, a 30% increase from the previous year.
It is served by Bayan (Airport) station on Line 1 of Hohhot Metro.