XIY’s minimart situation is murky, and FamilyMart is the name on the sign
Online reports mention a small convenience store inside Xi’an Xianyang (XIY), but English sources don’t clearly pin down a branded FamilyMart in T2, T3, or T5. If you see the familiar blue‑green FamilyMart logo airside, treat it as a basic airport minimart rather than a full supermarket. Expect standard Chinese grab‑and‑go items, bottled drinks under ¥10–15, and quick snacks you can take to the gate.
Terminal mapping is fuzzy: travellers mention a minimart past security without consistently saying if it’s in T2 or T3, and no detailed map for T5 lists FamilyMart by name. That means you shouldn’t plan a terminal change just for this stop. Treat it as a nice bonus if one is near your assigned gate, not a destination like a sit‑down restaurant. Ask staff at information desks in T2 or T3 to point you to “FamilyMart” or “convenience store” in Mandarin if needed.
Food range usually means pre‑packed buns, instant noodles, chips, sweets, and canned or bottled drinks, similar to street‑level FamilyMart shops across China where water is often around ¥3–5. Hot food is hit‑or‑miss in airport branches, and there’s no reliable report of on‑site microwaves in XIY’s version. If you need something more substantial than a sandwich or cup noodles, you’re better off with a proper restaurant elsewhere in T2, T3, or T5.
With no solid crowd‑sourced complaints tied to the XIY FamilyMart specifically, assume standard airport pricing and slightly tighter shelf space than a city store. Stock can run low late at night, especially on popular drinks and instant noodles around 21:00–23:00 when departures bunch up. Practical move: grab water and snacks as soon as you clear security in your departure terminal, instead of waiting until final boarding calls at the gate.