✈️ Sanya recorded 19 more business jet takeoffs and landings than Haikou in September
The lead in business jet takeoffs and landings between Sanya Phoenix Airport and Haikou Meilan Airport reversed in September 2026: Haikou had one more movement in August, while Sanya had 19 more in September. According to Avi-Go data, with each takeoff and each landing counted as one movement, Sanya Airport recorded 8 takeoffs and 7 landings, totaling 15 movements, from August 1 through August 31, 2026; Haikou Airport recorded 7 takeoffs and 9 landings, totaling 16 movements. From September 1 through September 30, Sanya Airport recorded 10 takeoffs and 14 landings, totaling 24 movements; Haikou Airport recorded 3 takeoffs and 2 landings, totaling 5 movements. Because the two months have different numbers of days, these figures show each airport’s actual operating activity in August and September, rather than traffic over periods of equal length.
Impact: For ground handlers serving both Sanya and Haikou, on-site operations in September were more concentrated at Sanya: the airport recorded 19 more movements than Haikou, and its 14 landings were up from 7 in August, concentrating more arrival-handling work in September. Haikou recorded 5 movements in September, 11 fewer than its 16 in August. However, the airport’s monthly activity is relatively low, so a single month’s difference should not be used on its own to adjust long-term staffing or equipment allocations.
Recommendation: Ground handlers covering both airports can first use September’s actual movement records to check pickup, drop-off, and standby arrangements corresponding to Sanya’s 10 takeoffs and 14 landings and Haikou’s 3 takeoffs and 2 landings, then use records from subsequent months to plan support across the two airports. A point to monitor is whether Sanya continues to lead Haikou in takeoffs and landings in October 2026.