Nanjing Lukou International Airport is a 4F level airport, a major national trunk airport, a first-class aviation port, and a major cargo airport in East China. It serves as an alternate airport with Shanghai Hongqiao Airport and Pudong Airport, and is a national large-scale hub airport, China's aviation cargo center, and express distribution center. It is also a national regional transportation hub. Nanjing Lukou International Airport has two 3600 meter runways, two terminals, two cargo terminals, and a transportation center. The terminal has a construction area of 425000 square meters and an apron area of nearly 1.1 million square meters, with 135 domestic and 23 international routes.

In 2019, the airport passenger throughput reached 30.582 million, ranking 11th in the country; The cargo and mail throughput reached 374633.5 tons, ranking 12th in the country.