Summer Traffic at Airports Across the Yangtze River Delta Explodes in 2026

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June did what June always does in the Yangtze River Delta; it pulled everyone towards the gates, the airport gates, that is. School holidays began, suitcases appeared everywhere and the region’s civil airports handled 23,766,128 passengers in the month alone.

六月总是这样在长三角登场;假期一到,大家就往机场涌。学校开始放假,拉杆箱到处都是,整个区域的民航机场在6月共完成旅客吞吐量23,766,128人次。

Shanghai Still Takes the Loudest Share
上海依然拿走最响亮的那一份

The numbers are June-only figures, not year-to-date totals, and that matters more than it sounds. According to the CAAC East China Regional Administration, all East China airports handled 33,571,323 passengers in June 2026. That was down from roughly 35.8 million in June 2025 and about 34.4 million in June 2024, so the Delta did well, even if the wider region was a touch softer.

这些数字只算6月当月,不是全年累计,这一点比听起来更重要。据民航华东地区管理局数据,2026年6月华东地区机场共完成旅客吞吐量33,571,323人次。这个数字低于2025年6月的约3580万人次,也低于2024年6月的约3440万人次,所以长三角表现不错,只是放在整个华东来看,整体气温稍微低了一点。

Shanghai is the obvious place to start, and really there is no other place to start. Pudong handled 6,863,525 passengers in June. Hongqiao added 4,041,594. Together they came to 10,905,119, or 45.9 percent of the four-region total. Pudong alone was about 28.9 percent. That is a lot of people through one city, and it shows.

上海当然要先看,而且也确实没别的地方更适合先看。浦东机场6月完成旅客吞吐量6,863,525人次,虹桥为4,041,594人次。两场合计10,905,119人次,占沪苏浙皖四地总量的45.9 percent。只看浦东一家,就已经占了约28.9 percent。人太多了,这点非常直观。

Hangzhou Xiaoshan came next with 3,961,185 passengers, then Nanjing Lukou with 2,321,701. Ningbo Lishe followed on 1,199,695, and Hefei Xinqiao reached 922,385. That is the middle of the table, though “middle” here still means numbers that would make most airports feel quite pleased with themselves.

杭州萧山机场以3,961,185人次排在第三,南京禄口以2,321,701人次列第四。接着是宁波栎社1,199,695人次,合肥新桥922,385人次。说是中段,但这个“中段”放到别处,已经足够让不少机场挺满意了。

The Mid Table Still Does Real Work
中段机场照样干着实活

Sunan Shuofang handled 920,397 passengers, almost level with Hefei, while Wenzhou Longwan reached 863,975. Changzhou Benniu and Nantong Xingdong both stayed above 300,000. Yiwu and Yangzhou Taizhou were just under that line, which is where the rankings start to get a little tighter and a bit less polite.

苏南硕放机场完成920,397人次,和合肥几乎持平,温州龙湾为863,975人次。常州奔牛和南通兴东都超过30万人次。义乌和扬州泰州则刚刚低于这一线,这里开始,排名就变得更挤,也没那么客气了。

The top eight airports handled about 88.8 percent of all YRD passenger traffic in June. That is concentration, plain and simple. Shanghai and Hangzhou and Nanjing do the heavy lifting; the smaller airports are still fighting for a decent slice of a very seasonal cake.

前八名机场在6月承接了长三角约88.8 percent的客流。说白了,这就是集中度。上海、杭州和南京承担了主要吞吐量,小机场还在努力分到一块像样的暑运蛋糕。

Anhui’s share of the whole picture was only 4.9 percent, with 1,175,803 passengers across the province. Bengbu Tenghu Airport handled just 8,877 passengers in June, which works out at fewer than 300 a day. It is hard not to feel a little sorry for it, standing there while the rest of the region is packed to the rafters.

安徽在整体图景中的占比只有4.9 percent,全省6月共完成1,175,803人次。蚌埠滕湖机场6月只完成8,877人次,平均下来每天不到300人。看着别的地方人挤人,这里多少还是让人有点替它难过。

The opening sentence feels right for the Delta as a whole; the last line belongs to Bengbu. That contrast is the story, really, and it is why the June numbers matter more than they look at first glance.

开头那一句适合整个长三角;结尾那一句则属于蚌埠。说到底,这种反差才是故事本身,也正是6月数据看上去不算花哨,却很值得读的原因。

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