Sunan Shuofang International Airport — Local services in Wuxi City

I like this airport very much, because it is a smallish international airport, has flights to Hong Kong, Taipei, Macao, Osaka, Seoul, Singapore, Bangkok, Kaohsiung, some other South East Asian destinations and major cities across China. More international flights are coming in the next a few years.

WUX can be served as the alternative arrival point to Shanghai, often with cheaper airfares and less frustrated flight experiences. Wuxi Metro Line 3 (to be completed in 2018) will link the city centre and Wuxi East High Speed Railway Station (transit via Metro Line 2), where you can take a short 30 mins' ride to Shanghai, 60 mins' ride to Nanjing, or a 4 hours' ride to Beijing.

Clearing custom at WUX is a breeze, 20 mins is all it takes, again, stress free. Same as luggage collection, almost instantaneously upon your arrival into the baggage claim area, another perk associated with "smallish airport".

Taxi fare isn't a big deal at all, at most USD$20 can take you to the city centre, you can book a 5 star hotel in Wuxi online for as little as USD$100 per night, and Wuxi is also a popular tourist destination in China, you can visit the Jichang Garden at Xihui Park, where Beijing's famous Summer Palace was modelled and constructed as a replica of Jichang. Moreover, the nearby Taihu Lake has breath taking views and tranquility, especially in the spring and fall seasons.

In addition, try the Wuxi Steam Dumplings and soup Wonton, definitely number one in China. Or if you desire, the steamed fresh water crabs during later October and November, a true delicacy indeed.

Back to the airport, WUX is a half military and half civil aviation airport, runway length 3,200 m, long enough to accommodate A330 and B747, or if you are lucky, you can also spot the Chinese AEW aircraft and fighter jets. I hope I didn't leak any sensitive national secrets...

Next time, if you are heading to Shanghai or Nanjing, and have a few days to spare, why not try WUX and the city of Wuxi itself? You will get the picture once you've...

The hardware of this airport is acceptable,. Although the cleanliness can be improve as I saw cockroaches in the departure hall. The software part is otherwise. I took the Scoot flight to and from Wux to Sin in Jun 2018, with a tour group. When arriving, the custom has only two counters for foreigners, they are overwhelming at an international airport. Our plane arrived at 2000hrs, we cleared the immigration and we managed to leave the airport around 0000hrs. Maybe they can just prepare more counters for foreigners at terminal one. When departure, the Check in counter only start accepting luggage the hour prior boarding , resulting long queue and chaotic situation. At first I thought it was the airline's fault as most of the airport has the airlines in charge at the counter, but the person in charge are wearing the government suit instead. Everything was mess up, the incharge at the counter were shouting among themselves when assigning seats. When the check in completed, our tour group was about to late for boarding, as such we were rushing. The airport provides no priority queue for the elderly. There were elders with us, and they had a hard time catching up the plane. In the end, we barely made it, but I also got a below average impression for the airport. When it comes to safety, I feel safe to be in the airport as the military security did their work well. I know the airport is new when come to handling international flights, there are more work to fill up the rooms. I hope that I will be able to leave a positive comment when I visit the...

As a frequent flyer who spends about 80% of his time abroad travelling, my experience in this airport was very unpleasant. I was travelling out from Wuxi, 2 domestic fligts, China Eastern Airlines (Skyteam Member), to a next business location. 1- Upon check-in the staff was very unfriendly. Very poor English (unacceptable for an “International Airport”) & an attitude to ‘get rid of me’. They told me my baggage would not be forwarded automatically - which is very strange to me - as it was a domestic flight/transfer. It can be ofcourse, but then at least try to explain me well when I politely ask for extra information. 2- As a Skyteam Platinum member, I was refused access to the VIP Lounge for China Eastern Airlines. This as they have a sign stating that ‘you need to have flown internationally in the last 24h’. This is rediculous. Why have this at the DOMESTIC gates as also Elite Plus Members might be flying out from there directly as myself? The adjunctant lounge, of Star Alliance, did not have this sign. As a platinum member I obviously spend a lot of times in airports all over the globe, and never I was refused this access.

Overall one of the worst experiences as a frequent flyer. This knowing that I changed my itinerary late notice - to fly with a SkyTeam Airline, leading to a horribly early departure time, all...