Jieyang Chaoshan International Airport — Jieyang (Rongcheng), China

Serving the Chaoshan region of eastern Guangdong province, SWA opened in 2011 to give the cities of Jieyang, Chaozhou, and Shantou a shared modern gateway rather than relying on smaller, older airfields scattered across the area. Chaoshan carries deep significance for overseas Chinese communities, since generations of emigrants from this coastal region settled across Southeast Asia, and many trace family visits back through routes that pass through the airport. The Teochew dialect and distinct culinary and cultural traditions associated with Chaoshan distinguish the region from the rest of Guangdong, whose dominant identity centers on Cantonese-speaking Guangzhou and Shenzhen further west. Jieyang stays linked to major Chinese hubs through frequent domestic service, and a handful of international routes reach destinations favored by the diaspora community across Southeast Asia. Continued regional economic development has pushed steady growth in passenger numbers since the airport opened, supporting trade alongside the area's traditional emigration patterns.