Hangzhou Xiaoshan International · HGH · the Yangtze Delta hub · June 2026

Advertising at the gateway to West Lake

Hangzhou Airport moved 50.5 million passengers in 2025 through four terminals. Loong Air and SF Airlines hub here, which concentrates the flight banks. Metro Lines reaches the terminal directly. It is China's 7th busiest airport. Blindspot books its screens by the hour, priced per play.

Updated July 28, 2026By Blindspot · location intelligence

48.1M

annual passengers through HGH (2024)

8

th busiest airport in China, two runways

4

terminals anchored by the giant T4

$0.48

can put your brand airside via Blindspot

Hangzhou Airport, large-format DOOH screens bookable by the hour on Blindspot
Arrival domination LED network · JCDecaux ChinaBooked by the hour
The short answer● Quotable

Hangzhou Airport advertising spans from a few cents per play on concourse and gate screens to premium arrivals-hall LED and spectacular digital walls. On Blindspot, Hangzhou Airport screens are booked by the hour and priced per play, entry plays start around $0.48, with no contracts or minimums.

The smart Hangzhou Airport play isn't one screen for a month. It's the right screens at the right hours: the departures bank in the morning, the security and concourse dwell through the day, the arrivals halls when the long-haul flights land.

BookingBy the hour
PricingPer play · upfront
MinimumsNone
Go liveWithin hours
DeliveryVerified play logs

Billboard ranking points

Hangzhou Airport's billboard spots, ranked

Directional 1–10 scores based on zone type and passenger flow, not audited measurements. Every zone is bookable by the hour on the platform.

01

T4 departures hall

Best for: Tech · E-commerce · Travel

The giant T4 carries the bulk of Hangzhou's departing traffic through its vast check-in hall.

Visibility10
Dwell time8
Footfall9
02

Security & checkpoint

Best for: Finance · Telco · Auto

Screening for Terminal 1, Terminal 3 and Terminal 2 holds a phone-down queue, and Loong Air and SF Airlines connection times keep it busy through the day.

Visibility8
Dwell time9
Footfall9
03

Concourse & gate holdrooms

Best for: Apps · FMCG · Retail

Gate holdrooms across Terminal 1, Terminal 3 and Terminal 2 hold the longest seated dwell, stretched further by Loong Air and SF Airlines connections.

Visibility8
Dwell time9
Footfall8
04

Arrivals & baggage reclaim

Best for: Hospitality · Banking · Local

Reclaim halls catch arriving travelers heading toward West Lake before they leave airside.

Visibility9
Dwell time9
Footfall9
05

Metro link & transit

Best for: Mobility · Commerce · Retail

Metro Lines 1, 7 and 19 from the airport station repeat your brand on the ride into the city.

Visibility8
Dwell time8
Footfall8
06

Lounges & duty-free

Best for: Premium · Beauty · Spirits

Duty-free and lounge dwell in Terminal 1, Terminal 3 and Terminal 2 reach a higher-spend traveller with time before boarding.

Visibility6
Dwell time10
Footfall6

The media estate · operator partners

Hangzhou Airport screens, in the wild

Blindspot puts digital out-of-home (DOOH) and classic out-of-home from Hangzhou Airport's media owners, Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport Co., Ltd., Hangzhou Xiaoshan International (HGH) advertising program, in-house airport media among them, onto one map, bookable by the hour. Below: real partner screens across the city's prime zones.

Hangzhou Airport, Digital screen network, real DOOH screens bookable by the hour on Blindspot
Digital screen networkJCDecaux China
Hangzhou Airport, Shopping-area digital arch, real DOOH screens bookable by the hour on Blindspot
Shopping-area digital archJCDecaux China
Hangzhou Airport, 360 digital LED screen, real DOOH screens bookable by the hour on Blindspot
360 digital LED screenJCDecaux China

Imagery from media-owner/operator partners. Locations indicative; live availability and per-screen pricing show in the platform.

Formats

Every Hangzhou Airport format, one map

From a single gate screen to a full arrivals-hall takeover, Blindspot puts Hangzhou Airport's digital out-of-home on one map, each screen priced per play and bookable by the hour. The formats that matter airside and landside:

Departures & check-in LED

Large-format digital across check-in islands and departures, where every traveler dwells before security.

Security & checkpoint queues

Captive screens along the security and passport queues, minutes of guaranteed attention per passenger.

Concourses & gate holdrooms

Concourse and gate-lounge screens reaching seated, relaxed travelers with long airside dwell.

Arrivals halls & baggage reclaim

High-dwell arrivals and baggage-claim placements as passengers wait, the airport's longest captive window.

Jet bridges & boarding

Boarding-bridge and gate-side panels in the final moment before the flight.

Spectaculars & landmark LED

Iconic hall and atrium spectaculars for brand-statement reach across the whole terminal.

Location insights

Where Hangzhou Airport moves

Hangzhou runs four terminals, now anchored by the giant T4 that opened in 2022 and dwarfs the older T1, T2 and T3. No single carrier dominates; China Eastern, Air China, China Southern, Hainan and Xiamen all run banks here. Mornings push Yangtze Delta departures through T4, midday holds steady business dwell, and evenings fill arrivals and the Metro platform toward West Lake. Buy the banks, not the dead hours.

Hangzhou Airport footfall heatmap · typical weekday● Stylized
Departures
Security
Gates
Arrivals
Transit
Retail
T4 departures
Check-in hall
Security lanes
T4 concourse
T3 domestic
T2 international
Arrivals hall
Metro platform
Baggage reclaim
Duty-free
QuietPeak flow
Hangzhou Airport · DOOH coverage map · stylized● per-play pricing
Stylized map of Blindspot DOOH screen locations across Hangzhou Airport Per-play price pins across prime Hangzhou Airport advertising zones over a footfall density wash. Stylized; live availability and per-screen pricing are shown in the Blindspot platform. West Lake & Leifeng Pagoda ◊ T4 60+ $0.66$0.60$0.54$0.50$0.48 $0.76 SecurityGatesArrivalsTransitRetailDepartures
FootfallPeak

Footfall rhythm · by hour

Commuterspeaks 7:30–10 AM & 5–8 PM
Shoppers & mallspeaks 12–8 PM
Nightlife & diningpeaks 8 PM–1 AM
12AM6AM12PM6PM11PM
Departures peak in the morning

Departures and check-in fill in the early-morning and late-afternoon banks. Book those hours and your frequency against business travelers climbs for the same budget.

Layover dwell, all day

Gates and the gate holdrooms hold seated, relaxed travelers for 60–90 minutes, long windows where dwell, not rush, does the work.

Arrivals land in waves

Arrivals fills as long-haul flights land in banks, high-value international passengers with time to read. Swap creative to match who just arrived.

Location intelligence summary

One city, several audiences a day

Hangzhou Airport doesn't have a rush hour; it has flight banks. Departures peak in the morning, long-haul arrivals land in waves, and between them travelers dwell for 60–90 minutes with phones often stowed. The buying model that matches that is hourly: pay for the banks when your audience is captive, skip the dead hours.

ObjectiveBook these zonesBest hours
Brand launch / premiumDepartures + TransitAll day · long-haul banks
Business travelersDepartures, GatesWeekday 6–10 AM · 4–8 PM
Long-dwell layoversGates, Arrivals10 AM–8 PM
International arrivalsArrivals, RetailAligned to long-haul landing banks
Duty-free & retailDepartures, GatesDepartures peaks
Match the tide, not the calendar

A month-long 24/7 rotation pays for 3 AM plays nobody sees. Hourly booking concentrates the same budget into Hangzhou Airport’s proven peak windows, and typically saves 30%+ versus a flat four-week flight.

Creative by daypart

Security-line passengers read in seconds; gate-side travelers dwell for minutes. Run different creative by hour on the same screens, even trigger swaps on weather or live data.

Proof, not vibes

Every play is logged. Blindspot campaigns report verified plays and attribution, measured against control groups, not estimated reach.

The zones above already draw a specific buyer: cross-border cargo and logistics, since Xiaoshan runs about 180 cross-border flights a day and is expanding its cargo terminal toward 800,000 tons of annual international freight capacity, moving through the Transit and Departures zones (see DOOH for B2B), and frequent business travelers, since Air China, China Eastern, China Southern, Hainan Airlines and Xiamen Airlines all use Hangzhou as a focus city, helping push 2024 traffic to 48 million passengers.

Book Hangzhou Airport by the hour

Cite this

Key facts at a glance

Quotable, self-contained, sourced, Blindspot, June 2026

  • Hangzhou Xiaoshan (HGH) handled about 48.1 million passengers in 2024, up roughly 17% year on year.
  • HGH is the 8th busiest airport in China, with a single-day record of more than 154,000 passengers in July 2024.
  • The airport runs four terminals, now anchored by the giant T4 that opened in 2022.
  • It is a strong Yangtze River Delta hub served by China Eastern, Air China, China Southern, Hainan and Xiamen, with no single dominant carrier.
  • Hangzhou Metro Lines 1, 7 and 19 connect the airport to the city and West Lake, with Line 19 linking the high-speed rail stations.
  • On Blindspot, HGH screens are booked by the hour and priced per play, entry plays from ~$0.48, no contracts or minimums.

Pricing · updated June 2026

Hangzhou Airport billboards: priced honestly

Per-play prices, not CPM mysteries. Live per-screen pricing and real-time availability are on every card in the platform; the ranges below reflect typical Blindspot pricing as of June 2026.

FormatPrice per playTypical presenceWhy it works
T4 departures LEDfrom ~$0.48 per play$100 buys hourly departures-hall slotsthe bulk of Hangzhou's departing passengers
Concourse & gate screensfrom ~$0.48 per play$100 buys hourly holdroom slotsseated, long-dwell traveler attention before boarding
Metro link & transitfrom ~$0.48 per play$100 buys repeat exposure into the citytravelers riding toward West Lake and the rail stations
Arrivals & baggage reclaimfrom ~$0.48 per play$100 buys belt-side reclaim timea captive, recently landed audience
T4 departures spectacularcustomflagship departures-hall takeoverdominant share of voice across the giant terminal

No minimums · no contracts · pay per verified play · hourly scheduling per screen

Four things move the price on any Hangzhou Airport (HGH) screen: the format (pricing runs higher on T4 departures spectacular than on T4 departures LED), the zone (T4 departures hall carries the highest footfall premium), the daypart (peak commute and evening hours price above the overnight lull), and how far in advance you book, since the busiest zones and formats sell out first.

What a campaign costs

Hangzhou Airport budgets, three ways

Because you pay per play and schedule by the hour, your budget buys the exposure you actually need, not filler plays, so it works as hard on a big campaign as on a small one, with no minimum. Here's what budgets realistically buy. Live numbers per screen are in the platform.

Concourse test

$500–$1,500

One T4 concourse across a morning departure bank

Multi-zone airport push

$8,000–$28,000

T4 departures, security, the gate holdrooms and arrivals together

HGH flagship takeover

$50,000+

Dominant share of voice across the giant T4 terminal

FAQ

Hangzhou Airport billboard FAQs

Do I need a permit to advertise at Hangzhou Airport (HGH)?

No. Blindspot books time on screens that are already installed and permitted by their media-owner operators, Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport Co., Ltd., Hangzhou Xiaoshan International (HGH) advertising program among them, so you're leasing airtime on an existing structure, not erecting a new one.

Why advertise at Hangzhou Airport?

Hangzhou Airport handled 50.5 million passengers in 2025. The audience is the reason to buy it: air passengers are captive, comparatively affluent, and hard to reach through most channels, and they spend meaningful time in the terminal with attention to spare between check-in and boarding. Dwell is the asset. Unlike a roadside screen read in two seconds, a gate or arrivals placement gets minutes rather than moments, which is why airport placements hold up for brand and considered-purchase messages rather than short reminders. The airport handled 50,459,018 passengers in 2025, ranking as China's 7th-busiest airport. Loong Air and SF Airlines both hub here, which concentrates connecting traffic through the same core. It is served by Metro Lines, so the same audience continues landside. Because the screens are bookable by the hour, you can match spend to the flight banks that carry your audience instead of paying for a flat month.

What are the best placements at Hangzhou Airport?

Hangzhou Airport zones are scored separately for visibility, dwell time and footfall, because the best placement depends on which of those you actually need. T4 departures hall guarantees exposure to essentially every departing passenger. Security & checkpoint holds attention through a queue, where dwell is involuntary and long. Concourse & gate holdrooms gives the longest relaxed attention, with passengers seated and waiting. Each zone shows its own per-play price and live availability, so you can pair a high-reach zone with a high-dwell one rather than guessing at a single best spot. Arrivals & baggage reclaim catches a recently landed audience with phones back out. Lounges & duty-free reaches a higher-spend traveler before the flight.

Can I book Hangzhou Airport screens by the hour?

Yes. On Blindspot every Hangzhou Airport screen is bookable by the hour with no minimum, so you can buy only the morning departures bank or the long-haul arrivals windows that match your audience.

Who operates advertising at Hangzhou Airport?

The airport's media is run by operators such as Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport Co., Ltd., Hangzhou Xiaoshan International (HGH) advertising program, in-house airport media; Blindspot aggregates the bookable digital screens onto one map, priced per play.

How fast can my ad go live at Hangzhou Airport?

Often within hours: upload, pass creative pre-check, and digital screens need no printing or installation. Approval typically averages around two business days across networks.

What can I get at Hangzhou Airport for $500?

More than the usual airport rate card suggests, because you are buying plays rather than a fixed package. In Hangzhou Airport a $500 budget typically funds a multi-day hourly presence across a high-dwell zone such as Concourse & gate holdrooms, or a concentrated burst on T4 departures hall and Security & checkpoint through the busiest departure banks only. At entry plays around $0.48, the arithmetic is visible before you commit. It will not buy a month of an arrivals-hall spectacular, and that is the trade: hourly, per-play buying lets a small budget own the specific windows when the passengers you want are actually in the terminal, instead of thinning the same money across empty overnight hours.

How to book

Live on a Hangzhou Airport screen in three steps

No sales calls, no contracts, self-serve from the map to live creative.

01

Pick screens & hours

Open the map, filter Hangzhou Airport by zone and format, and select the exact screens and the exact hours your audience is out.

02

See the per-play price

Every screen shows its price per play and real-time availability before you commit. Build the plan; the running total is always visible.

03

Upload & go live

Upload creative, pass pre-check, and go live, often within hours. Track verified plays and attribution as the campaign runs.

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