Lanzhou Zhongchuan International Airport

Full-journey face recognition at Lanzhou Zhongchuan Terminal 3

Biometrics / border processing · Supplier: TravelSky

Current reported state

Deployed

Passengers at Lanzhou Zhongchuan's Terminal 3, which opened on 20 March 2025, can use their face from check-in through security to boarding. CAAC News reported in March 2025 that the terminal has 63 security lanes and 85 self-boarding units.

By September 2025 the average security check took under three minutes, about 40% faster than conventional lanes, CAAC News reported on 21 September.

A year after opening, China Gansu Net said AI and face recognition run across check-in, security and boarding, with 26 self-service verification gates and verification in under five seconds.

What supports the record?

Sources are attached to individual claims. An operator statement supports a reported status; it does not, on its own, establish an independently measured benefit.

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