CAN Airport Code, Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport
CAN is the IATA airport code for Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport, the main international gateway for Guangzhou, China. Pilots and air traffic control use its ICAO code, ZGGG.
What airport is CAN?
CAN is the IATA airport code for Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport, in Guangzhou, China. The same airport has the ICAO code ZGGG.
It ranks among the busiest airports in the world by scheduled connections, sitting at number 22 in our dataset. Its ICAO code ZGGG begins with Z, the prefix ICAO assigns to China and Mongolia.
| IATA airport code | CAN |
|---|---|
| ICAO airport code | ZGGG |
| Airport | Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport |
| City | Guangzhou |
| Country | China |
| Main airlines | CZ, CA, ZH |
| Runways | 5 |
Airport data comes from OurAirports (public domain), regenerated here on . How we build this · Data and sources.
Where is CAN airport located?
Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN) is in Guangzhou, China, at coordinates 23.3924, 113.299.
It lies in the northern and eastern hemispheres, at 23.39° N, 113.30° E. It is close to sea level at 50 ft (15 m), typical of a coastal or low-lying airport.
Runways at CAN
It has 5 runways. The longest is 12,467 ft (3.80 km), designated 02L/20R.
Which airlines fly to CAN?
The open route dataset lists CZ (China Southern Airlines), CA (Air China), ZH (Shenzhen Airlines), HU (Hainan Airlines), MU (China Eastern Airlines), JD (Japan Air System) as operating carriers on nonstop routes touching Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport.
Route and carrier data comes from the OpenFlights open dataset, regenerated here on . It is a historical snapshot of scheduled connections, not a live schedule, and it includes codeshare listings, so some carriers shown may no longer operate the route or exist. How we build this · Data and sources.
Where the CAN code comes from
CAN preserves CANton, the old European name for Guangzhou, in the same way PEK preserves Peking. Baiyun airport is China Southern's superhub, and its code is a fossil of trade-era geography that no modern map shows. The 2004 airport replaced the old Baiyun field and inherited the code unchanged.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the IATA code for Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport?
The IATA code for Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport in Guangzhou is CAN. It is the three-letter code on tickets, baggage tags and departure boards.
What is the 3-letter code for Guangzhou?
The 3-letter IATA code for Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport in Guangzhou is CAN.
What is the ICAO code for Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport?
The ICAO code for Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport is ZGGG. Pilots and air traffic control use it, while airlines and booking systems use the IATA code CAN.
What is the difference between CAN and ZGGG?
CAN is the IATA code used for tickets and baggage. ZGGG is the ICAO code used by pilots and air traffic control for the same airport, Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport.
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Nearby and related airports
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Popular routes from CAN
Distance and typical flight time from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport to other airports it connects with:
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