Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (IATA: HGH, ICAO: ZSHC) is an international airport serving Hangzhou, a major city in the Yangtze River Delta region and the capital of East China’s Zhejiang province.

[2] The airport is located on the southern shore of Qiantang River in Xiaoshan District and is 27 km (17 mi) east of downtown Hangzhou.

Though normal operations resumed four hours later, the incident captured the attention of the Chinese media and sparked a firestorm of speculation on the UFO's identity.

It has a capacity of eight million passengers and 110,000 tons of cargo a year, and can handle aircraft as large as the Boeing 747-400.

[citation needed] The departure level has 36 ticket counters, including 12 in the international side of the terminal.

The immigration and customs area occupies 9,500 square meters (102,000 sq ft) of terminal space.

[citation needed] The apron occupies 340,000 square metres of land, and there are 12 jetways and 18 departure gates.

Upon the completion of Phase III, Hangzhou Airport will become the second-largest aviation hub in East China.

[citation needed] Starting from 16 September, the parking lot, online car pickup area, T4 taxi pickup area, and B2 level subway entrance of Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport's transportation center conducted synchronized trial operations.

[citation needed] The newly built T4 terminal has a total floor area of 720,000 square meters and is designed to handle 50 million passengers annually.

[citation needed] This imagery is integrated with architectural structural design, optimization of space lighting, ventilation, and other performance aspects, creating lotus-shaped skylights and a central lotus valley in the main building of the terminal.

[citation needed] Bus services to/from downtown Hangzhou originate/terminate at the Ticketing Office on Tiyuchang Road with intermediate stops in between.

The Airport Expressway also has an exit at North Shixin Road, which is linked to downtown Xiaoshan.