Yangzhou Taizhou Airport

机About this airport

Yangzhou Taizhou Airport is a shared facility serving both Yangzhou and Taizhou, two Jiangsu cities positioned between the Yangtze River and the old Grand Canal corridor. Yangzhou is the historically and culturally more significant of the two for international visitors.

Yangzhou was one of the wealthiest cities in China during the Tang and Song dynasties, a position it held as the junction of the Yangtze River and the Grand Canal (the inland waterway connecting Beijing to Hangzhou). The salt merchants of Yangzhou — who controlled one of China's most lucrative commodities — funded the construction of elaborate private gardens, the most celebrated of which (Slender West Lake, He Garden, Ge Garden) survive today. The city's classical garden tradition and its cuisine — Huaiyang food, one of the four great traditions of Chinese cooking, characterised by exquisite cutting technique and subtle seasoning — are its primary claims to international recognition.

Yangzhou fried rice (an export of the city's cuisine tradition, though the authentic version is more complex than international versions) and the Lion's Head meatball (shizi tou) are the dishes most associated with the city.

Flights from YTY connect to major Chinese cities [VERIFY: current routes — May 2026]. High-speed rail has improved Yangzhou's accessibility significantly in recent years; trains reach Shanghai in approximately 1.5 hours and Nanjing in approximately 30 minutes.