The prefix Z is used for the People's Republic of China with three exceptions:
 ZK is used for North Korea
 ZM is used for Mongolia
 ZZZZ is a special code which is used when no ICAO code exists for the airport. It is often used by helicopters not operating at an aerodrome.

Z (except ZK, ZM and ZZZZ) - People's Republic of China

ZB 
 ZBAA (PEK) – Beijing Capital International Airport – Beijing
 ZBCF (CIF) – Chifeng Airport – Chifeng, Inner Mongolia
 ZBCZ (CIH) – Changzhi Airport – Changzhi, Shanxi
 ZBDT (DAT) – Datong Airport – Datong, Shanxi
 ZBHH (HET) – Hohhot Baita International Airport – Hohhot, Inner Mongolia
 ZBLA (HLD) – Hailar Dongshan Airport – Hailar, Inner Mongolia
 ZBNY (NAY) – Beijing Nanyuan Airport – Beijing
 ZBOW (BAV) – Baotou Airport – Baotou, Inner Mongolia
 ZBSH (SHP) – Qinhuangdao Shanhaiguan Airport – Qinhuangdao, Hebei
 ZBSJ (SJW) – Shijiazhuang Daguocun International Airport – Shijiazhuang, Hebei
 ZBTJ (TSN) – Tianjin Binhai International Airport – Tianjin
 ZBTL (TGO) – Tongliao Airport – Tongliao, Inner Mongolia
 ZBUL (HLH) – Ulanhot Airport – Ulanhot, Inner Mongolia
 ZBXT (XNT) – Xingtai Airport – Xingtai, Hebei
 ZBYN (TYN) – Taiyuan Wusu Airport – Taiyuan, Shanxi

ZG 
 ZGBH (BHY) – Beihai Airport – Beihai, Guangxi
 ZGGG (CAN) – Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport – Guangzhou, Guangdong
 ZGHA (CSX) – Changsha Huanghua International Airport – Changsha, Hunan
 ZGHY (HNY) – Hengyang Airport – Hengyang, Hunan
 ZGKL (KWL) – Guilin Liangjiang International Airport – Guilin, Guangxi
 ZGNN (NNG) – Nanning Wuxu International Airport – Nanning, Guangxi
 ZGOW (SWA) – Shantou Airport – Shantou, Guangdong
 ZGSD (ZUH) – Zhuhai International Airport – Zhuhai, Guangdong
 ZGSY (SYX) – Sanya Fenghuang International Airport – Sanya, Hainan
 ZGSZ (SZX) – Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport – Shenzhen, Guangdong
 ZGWZ (WUZ) – Wuzhou Changzhoudao Airport – Wuzhou, Guangxi
 ZGZH (LZH) – Liuzhou Airport – Liuzhou, Guangxi
 ZGZJ (ZHA) – Zhanjiang Airport – Zhanjiang, Guangdong

ZH 
 ZHAY (AYN) – Anyang Airport – Anyang, Henan
 ZHCC (CGO) – Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport – Zhengzhou, Henan
 ZHHH (WUH) – Wuhan Tianhe Airport – Wuhan, Hubei
 ZHLY (LYA) – Luoyang Airport – Luoyang, Henan
 ZHNY (NNY) – Nanyang Airport – Nanyang, Henan
 ZHSS (SHS) – Shashi Airport – Shashi (Jingzhou), Hubei
 ZHXF (XFN) – Xiangfan Airport – Xiangfan, Hubei
 ZHYC (YIH) – Yichang Airport – Yichang, Hubei

ZJ 
 ZJHK (HAK) – Haikou Meilan International Airport – Haikou, Hainan
 ZJSY (SYX) – Sanya Phoenix International Airport – Sanya, Hainan

ZL 
 ZLAN (LHW) – Lanzhou Airport – Lanzhou, Gansu
 ZLDH (DNH) – Dunhuang Airport – Dunhuang, Gansu
 ZLGM (GOQ) – Golmud Airport – Golmud, Qinghai
 ZLHZ (HZG) – Hanzhong Airport – Hanzhong, Shaanxi
 ZLIC (INC) – Yinchuan Helanshan Airport – Yinchuan, Ningxia
 ZLJN (JNG) – Jining Airport – Jining, Shandong
 ZLJQ (CHW) – Jiuquan Airport – Jiuquan, Gansu
 ZLLL (ZGC) – Lanzhou Zhongchuan Airport (Lanzhou West Airport) – Lanzhou, Gansu
 ZLQY (IQN) – Qingyang Airport – Qingyang, Gansu
 ZLXN (XNN) – Xining Caojiabu Airport – Xining, Qinghai
 ZLXY (XIY) – Xi'an Xianyang International Airport – Xi'an, Shaanxi
 ZLYA (ENY) – Yan'an Airport – Yan'an, Shaanxi
 ZLYL (UYN) – Yulin Airport – Yulin, Shaanxi

ZP 
 ZPBS (BSD) – Baoshan Airport – Baoshan, Yunnan
 ZPJH (JHG) – Xishuangbanna Gasa Airport – Jinghong, Yunnan
 ZPLJ (LJG) – Lijiang Airport – Lijiang, Yunnan
 ZPLX (LUM) – Luxi Mangshi Airport – Luxi City, Yunnan
 ZPPP (KMG) – Kunming Wujiaba International Airport – Kunming, Yunnan
 ZPSM (SYM) – Simao Airport – Simao, Yunnan
 ZPZT (ZAT) – Zhaotong Airport – Zhaotong, Yunnan

ZS 
 ZSAM (XMN) – Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport – Xiamen, Fujian
 ZSAQ (AQG) – Anqing Airport – Anqing, Anhui
 ZSBB (BFU) – Bengbu Airport – Bengbu, Anhui
 ZSCG (CZX) – Changzhou Benniu Airport – Changzhou, Jiangsu
 ZSCN (KHN) – Nanchang Changbei International Airport – Nanchang, Jiangxi
 ZSFY (FUG) – Fuyang Airport – Fuyang, Anhui
 ZSFZ (FOC) – Fuzhou Changle International Airport – Fuzhou, Fujian
 ZSGZ (KOW) – Ganzhou Huangjin Airport – Ganzhou, Jiangxi
 ZSHC (HGH) – Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport – Hangzhou, Zhejiang
 ZSJD (JDZ) – Jingdezhen Airport – Jingdezhen, Jiangxi
 ZSJJ (JIU) – Jiujiang Lushan Airport – Jiujiang, Jiangxi
 ZSJN (TNA) – Jinan Yaoqiang Airport – Jinan, Shandong
 ZSLG (LYG) – Lianyungang Airport – Lianyungang, Jiangsu
 ZSLQ (HYN) – Huangyan Luqiao Airport – Huangyan, Zhejiang
 ZSNB (NGB) – Ningbo Lishe International Airport – Ningbo, Zhejiang
 ZSNJ (NKG) – Nanjing Lukou International Airport – Nanjing, Jiangsu
 ZSOF (HFE) – Hefei Luogang International Airport – Hefei, Anhui
 ZSPD (PVG) – Shanghai Pudong International Airport – Shanghai
 ZSQD (TAO) – Qingdao Liuting International Airport – Qingdao, Shandong
 ZSQZ (JJN) – Quanzhou Jinjiang Airport – Quanzhou, Fujian
 ZSSL – Longhua Airport – Shanghai
 ZSSS (SHA) – Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport – Shanghai
 ZSSZ (SZV) – Suzhou Guangfu Airport – Suzhou, Jiangsu
 ZSTX (TXN) – Huangshan Tunxi International Airport – Huangshan, Anhui
 ZSWF (WEF) – Weifang Airport – Weifang, Shandong
 ZSWX (WUX) – Wuxi Airport – Wuxi, Jiangsu
 ZSWY (WUS) – Nanping Wuyishan Airport – Wuyishan, Nanping, Fujian
 ZSWZ (WNZ) – Wenzhou International Airport – Wenzhou, Zhejiang
 ZSXZ (XUZ) – Xuzhou Airport – Xuzhou, Jiangsu
 ZSYT (YNT) – Yantai Laishan Airport – Yantai, Shandong
 ZSYW (YIW) – Yiwu Airport – Yiwu, Zhejiang
 ZSZS (HSN) – Zhoushan Airport – Zhoushan, Zhejiang

ZU 
 ZUBD (PBX) – Qamdo Bangda Airport – Bangda, Tibet Autonomous Region
 ZUCK (CKG) – Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport – Chongqing
 ZUDX (DAX) – Dachuan Airport – Dazhou, Sichuan
 ZUGY (KWE) – Guiyang Longdongbao Airport – Guiyang, Guizhou
 ZUJZ (JZH) – Jiuzhaigou Huanglong Airport – Songpan, Sichuan
 ZULS (LXA) – Lhasa Gonggar Airport – Lhasa, Tibet Autonomous Region
 ZUNC (NAO) – Nanchong Airport – Nanchong, Sichuan
 ZUTR (TEN) – Tongren Daxing Airport – Tongren, Guizhou
 ZUUU (CTU) – Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport – Chengdu, Sichuan
 ZUXC (XIC) – Xichang Qingshan Airport – Xichang, Sichuan
 ZUYB (YBP) – Yibin Airport – Yibin, Sichuan
 ZUZY (ZYI) – Zunyi Airport – Zunyi, Guizhou

ZW 
 ZWAK (AKU) – Aksu Airport – Aksu, Xinjiang
 ZWAT (AAT) – Altay Airport – Altay, Xinjiang
 ZWFY (FYN) – Fuyun Airport – Fuyun, Xinjiang
 ZWHM (HMI) – Hami Airport – Hami (Kumul), Xinjiang
 ZWKC (KCA) – Kuqa Airport – Kuqa (Kucha), Xinjiang
 ZWKL (KRL) – Korla Airport – Korla, Xinjiang
 ZWKM (KRY) – Karamay Airport – Karamay, Xinjiang
 ZWSH (KHG) – Kashgar Airport (Kashi Airport) – Kashgar (Kashi), Xinjiang
 ZWTN (HTN) – Hotan Airport – Hotan (Khotan), Xinjiang
 ZWWW (URC) – Urumqi Diwopu International Airport – Urumqi, Xinjiang
 ZWYN (YIN) – Yining Airport – Yining, Xinjiang

ZY 
 ZYAS (AOG) – Anshan Airport – Anshan, Liaoning
 ZYCC (CGQ) – Changchun Longjia International Airport – Changchun, Jilin
 ZYDD (DDG) – Dandong Airport – Dandong, Liaoning
 ZYHB (HRB) – Harbin Taiping International Airport – Harbin, Heilongjiang
 ZYHE (HEK) – Heihe Airport – Heihe, Heilongjiang
 ZYJL (JIL) – Jilin Airport – Jilin City, Jilin
 ZYJM (JMU) – Jiamusi Airport – Jiamusi, Heilongjiang
 ZYJZ (JNZ) – Jinzhou Airport – Jinzhou, Liaoning
 ZYMD (MDG) – Mudanjiang Airport – Mudanjiang, Heilongjiang
 ZYQQ (NDG) – Qiqihar Airport – Qiqihar, Heilongjiang
 ZYTL (DLC) – Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport – Dalian, Liaoning
 ZYTN (TNH) – Tonghua Liuhe Airport – Tonghua, Jilin
 ZYTX (SHE) – Shenyang Taoxian International Airport – Shenyang, Liaoning
 ZYYJ (YNJ) – Yanji Chaoyangchuan Airport – Yanji, Jilin

ZK - North Korea 

 ZKPY (FNJ) – Sunan International Airport – Pyongyang

ZM - Mongolia 

 ZMAH (AVK) – Arvaikheer Airport – Arvaikheer, Övörkhangai
 ZMAT (LTI) – Altai Airport – Altai, Govi-Altai
 ZMBH (BYN) – Bayankhongor Airport – Bayankhongor, Bayankhongor
 ZMBN (UGA) – Bulgan Airport – Bulgan, Bulgan
 ZMBS – Bulgan Airport, Khovd – Bulgan, Khovd, Khovd
 ZMBU (UUN) – Baruun-Urt Airport – Baruun-Urt, Sükhbaatar
 ZMCD (COQ) – Choibalsan Airport – Choibalsan, Dornod
 ZMDZ (DLZ) – Dalanzadgad Airport – Dalanzadgad, Ömnögovi
 ZMHH (KHR) – Kharkhorin Airport – Kharkhorin, Övörkhangai
 ZMHU (HJT) – Khujirt Airport – Khujirt, Övörkhangai
 ZMKD (HVD) – Khovd Airport – Khovd, Khovd
 ZMMG (MXW) – Mandalgovi Airport – Mandalgovi, Dundgovi
 ZMMN (MXV) – Mörön Airport – Mörön, Khövsgöl
 ZMTG (TSZ) – Tsetserleg Airport – Tsetserleg, Arkhangai
 ZMUB (ULN) – Chinggis Khaan International Airport (formerly Buyant Ukhaa Airport) – Ulan Bator (Ulaanbaatar)
 ZMUG (ULO) – Ulaangom Airport – Ulaangom, Uvs
 ZMUH (UNR) – Öndörkhaan Airport – Öndörkhaan, Khentii
 ZMUL (ULG) – Ölgii Airport – Ölgii, Bayan Ölgii

References

See also 
 List of airports in the People's Republic of China
 China's busiest airports by passenger traffic

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