{"id":32086,"date":"2026-11-10T09:55:18","date_gmt":"2026-11-10T14:55:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/?p=32086"},"modified":"2026-11-10T09:59:11","modified_gmt":"2026-11-10T14:59:11","slug":"apec-2026-business-aviation-restrictions-around-shenzhen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/apec-2026-business-aviation-restrictions-around-shenzhen\/","title":{"rendered":"APEC 2026: Business Aviation restrictions around Shenzhen"},"content":{"rendered":"<h5>Quick Summary<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>APEC is happening in Shenzhen from Nov 18-19, but flight restrictions run from Nov 11-22. Non-participating business jets are restricted from airports in the region.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Affected airports: ZGSZ\/Shenzhen, ZGGG\/Guangzhou, ZGSD\/Zhuhai, ZGHZ\/Huizhou and VMMC\/Macau.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>No official restrictions announced at VHHH\/Hong Kong so far&#8230;<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>If you\u2019re APEC-related<\/h4>\n<p>Your options should be better, but check with your handler before planning a flight. We understand the restrictions are aimed at non-participating flights, but even if you&#8217;re taking in APEC pax your approvals for parking etc still need to be confirmed.<\/p>\n<h4>If you\u2019re not APEC-related<\/h4>\n<p>Bad news, you\u2019ll need to avoid airports in the affected area.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-32091\" src=\"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/APEC-2026-1024x520.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"520\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/APEC-2026-1024x520.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/APEC-2026-300x152.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/APEC-2026-768x390.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/APEC-2026-1536x779.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/APEC-2026-2048x1039.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>China and Macau:<\/strong> This includes ZGSZ\/Shenzhen, ZGGG\/Guangzhou, ZGSD\/Zhuhai, ZGHZ\/Huizhou and VMMC\/Macau airports. A Notam sets up a 200km restricted area around Shenzhen and prohibits general aviation flights without prior approval.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hong Kong:<\/strong> Member reports say VHHH\/Hong Kong remains open but you <a href=\"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/hong-kong-2026-bizav-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">must have slots\/parking\/ppr confirmed.<\/a> Local agents also reportedly advised that flights between Hong Kong and the Guangzhou FIR are not allowed in either direction, but we haven\u2019t found any matching Hong Kong Notams or official statements on this &#8211; so confirm the latest update with your handler before operating!<\/p>\n<p><strong>For parking elsewhere:<\/strong> The nearest international airports outside the 200km zone are ZGNN\/Nanning, ZGKL\/Guilin, and ZGOW\/Shantou. If you don&#8217;t fancy the sound of that, maybe have a look at the likes of VVDN\/Da Nang, RPLC\/Clark or VTBD\/Bangkok. But of course these airports may fill up as operators move aircraft out of the region.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bottom line:<\/strong> If you\u2019re carrying APEC pax, confirm your approvals and airport access with your handler. If you\u2019re not, plan to park outside the affected area and keep checking for updates!<\/p>\n<p><strong>OPSGROUP member reports:<\/strong> If you know different to any of the above, or have an update to share &#8211; please do! We can use it to update this briefing and let everyone else know. Email: <a href=\"mailto:team@ops.group\">team@ops.group<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"pdfprnt-buttons pdfprnt-buttons-post pdfprnt-bottom-left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32086?print=pdf\" class=\"pdfprnt-button pdfprnt-button-pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/pdf-print-buttons\/pdf_button.png?2060371495\" alt=\"image_pdf\" title=\"View PDF\" \/><\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Quick Summary APEC is happening in Shenzhen from Nov 18-19, but flight restrictions run from&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":32,"featured_media":32094,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[1303,109],"class_list":["post-32086","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-briefings","tag-apec","tag-china"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32086","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/32"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=32086"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32086\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":32095,"href":"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32086\/revisions\/32095"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/32094"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32086"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=32086"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=32086"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}