Kunming Changshui International Airport (IATA: KMG, ICAO: ZPPP) is an international airport serving Kunming, the capital of Southwestern China’s Yunnan province. The airport is located 24.5 km (15.2 mi) northeast of the city center in a graded mountainous area about 2,100 m (6,900 ft) above sea level. The airport opened at 08:00 (UTC+8) on 28 June 2012, replacing the old Kunming Wujiaba International Airport, which was later demolished. As a gateway to Southeast and South Asia, Changshui Airport is a hub for China Eastern Airlines, Kunming Airlines, Lucky Air, Sichuan Airlines and Ruili Airlines.

The new airport has two runways (versus the single runway at Wujiaba), and handled 48,075,978 passengers in 2019, making it one of the 50 busiest airports in the world by passenger traffic, the first time it earned this distinction. In 2020, it is expected to handle 50 million passengers.

The main terminal was designed by architectural firm SOM with engineering firm Arup.

History

Construction began in 2009. At the time, the facility was reported to be named the Zheng He International Airport, named after Zheng He, a Chinese mariner, explorer, and diplomat. The very short construction time was marred by two separate incidents. The first occurred on January 3, 2010, when seven construction workers died as an incomplete overpass collapsed. On June 28, 2011, 11 workers were injured when a tunnel that was under construction collapsed. Construction of the airport's main terminal was completed by July 2011.

Facilities

Terminal

The main 548,300 m (5,901,852 sq ft) terminal of Changshui International Airport is the second largest terminal building in China. The terminal has 66 gates with jet bridges. Total number of 88 gates are available.

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  The new terminal under construction in April 2011
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  Curbside
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  Arrivals lounge of Kunming Changshui International Airport
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  Interior view
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  Check-in facilities

Runways

Kunming Changshui International Airport now has two runways. East runway is 4,500 metres (14,763 ft 9 in) long while west runway is 4,000 metres (13,123 ft 4 in) long.

A-CDM

In July 2014, Kunming airport signed an agreement with the aviation data service company VariFlight regarding the Airport Collaborative Decision Making system (A-CDM) installation in order to improve the efficiency of its operations, reduce fuel consumption and other expenses. Kunming airport became the first aviation hub in China to implement such an information system. In 2017, the airport's on-time performance reached 85.3%.

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

Airlines	Destinations
9 Air	Guangzhou
AirAsia	Kuala Lumpur–International
Air China	Beijing–Capital, Beijing–Daxing, Chengdu–Tianfu, Hangzhou, Harbin, Shanghai–Pudong, Shenyang, Tianjin, Yangon, Zunyi–Maotai
Air Guilin	Guilin
Air Travel	Changchun, Changsha, Chengdu–Tianfu, Hailar, Hohhot, Lanzhou, Nanchang, Nanjing, Nantong, Qingdao, Shenyang, Wuxi, Yantai, Zhengzhou
Batik Air	Charter: Jakarta–Soekarno-Hatta
Batik Air Malaysia	Kuala Lumpur–International
Beijing Capital Airlines	Beijing–Daxing, Hangzhou, Harbin, Ningbo, Qingdao, Shijiazhuang
Chengdu Airlines	Changsha, Chengdu–Shuangliu, Chengdu–Tianfu, Dazhou, Xishuangbanna
China Eastern Airlines	Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi, Baoshan, Beijing–Daxing, Cangyuan, Changchun, Changsha, Changzhou, Chengdu–Tianfu, Chiang Mai, Chongqing, Colombo–Bandaranaike, Dali, Dalian, Datong, Dhaka, Diqing, Dubai–International, Fuyang, Fuzhou, Guangzhou, Guilin, Handan, Hangzhou, Hanoi, Harbin, Hefei, Ho Chi Minh City, Hohhot, Hong Kong, Huai'an, Huangshan, Jieyang, Jinan, Jinggangshan, Jining, Kathamndu, Kuala Lumpur–International, Lancang, Lanzhou, Lhasa, Lijiang, Lincang, Luang Prabang, Luoyang, Luzhou, Malé, Mandalay, Mangshi, Nanchang, Nanchong, Nanjing, Nanning, Ningbo, Ninglang, Ordos, Phnom Penh, Phuket, Pu'er, Qingdao, Rizhao, Sanming, Sanya, Seoul–Incheon, Shanghai–Hongqiao, Shanghai–Pudong, Shangrao, Shenyang, Shenzhen, Shijiazhuang, Siem Reap, Singapore, Taiyuan, Taizhou, Tengchong, Tianjin, Tokyo–Narita, Tongren, Ürümqi, Vientiane, Wenzhou, Wuhan, Wuxi, Xiamen, Xi'an, Xinyang, Xishuangbanna, Yancheng, Yangon, Yantai, Yibin, Yichang, Yinchuan, Yiwu, Yongzhou, Yulin (Shaanxi), Yuncheng, Zhanjiang, Zhaotong, Zhengzhou, Zhuhai
China Express Airlines	Chongqing, Quzhou, Tianjin, Wenshan, Yan'an
China Southern Airlines	Beijing–Daxing, Changchun, Changsha, Chongqing, Dalian, Guangzhou, Haikou, Harbin, Jieyang, Jinan, Liuzhou, Qingdao, Sanya, Shanghai–Pudong, Shenyang, Shenzhen, Ürümqi, Wuhan, Xi'an, Yinchuan, Zhengzhou, Zhuhai
China United Airlines	Beijing–Daxing, Lüliang, Wenzhou
Chongqing Airlines	Huizhou, Mangshi
Citilink	Charter: Batam, Manado
Dalian Airlines	Dalian, Shiyan
Donghai Airlines	Nantong, Shenzhen, Yichang
Fuzhou Airlines	Fuzhou
GX Airlines	Haikou
Hainan Airlines	Beijing–Capital, Changsha, Dalian, Haikou, Lanzhou, Shenzhen, Xi'an
Hebei Airlines	Shijiazhuang
Juneyao Air	Bijie, Hangzhou, Kuala Lumpur–International, Nanjing, Shanghai–Hongqiao, Shanghai–Pudong, Yueyang
Korean Air	Seoul–Incheon (resumes 14 October 2024)
Kunming Airlines	Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi, Beijing–Capital, Changsha, Chengdu–Tianfu, Guangzhou, Haikou, Hangzhou, Hanzhong, Harbin, Huaihua, Huizhou, Jinan, Jingzhou, Linyi, Mangshi, Nanjing, Nantong, Phuket, Qinhuangdao, Quanzhou, Shanghai–Pudong, Shenzhen, Shijiazhuang, Taiyuan, Tengchong, Wuhan, Xiamen, Xi'an, Xiangyang, Yangzhou, Yulin (Shaanxi), Zhengzhou, Zunyi–Maotai
Loong Air	Changchun, Hangzhou, Linyi, Shenyang, Xuzhou
Lucky Air	Anqing, Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi, Baoshan, Beijing–Capital, Cangyuan, Chengdu–Tianfu, Chongqing, Diqing, Fuzhou, Ganzhou, Guangzhou, Haikou, Hangzhou, Harbin, Hefei, Hohhot, Huai'an, Jieyang, Jinan, Lancang, Lanzhou, Lhasa, Mangshi, Mianyang, Nanchang, Nanjing, Ningbo, Qingdao, Sanya, Shanghai–Hongqiao, Shenzhen, Shijiazhuang, Taiyuan, Tengchong, Ürümqi, Wenzhou, Wuhan, Wuxi, Xiamen, Xi'an, Xining, Xishuangbanna, Xuzhou, Yancheng, Yichang, Yinchuan, Zhengzhou, Zhuhai
Okay Airways	Changsha, Hefei, Quanzhou, Tianjin
Qingdao Airlines	Changchun, Chenzhou, Quanzhou, Tianjin
Ruili Airlines	Baotou, Chengdu–Tianfu, Dalian, Enshi, Ezhou, Fuzhou, Hangzhou, Harbin, Hohhot, Jiayuguan, Jinan, Lanzhou, Mangshi, Nanyang, Nha Trang, Ningbo, Qingdao, Quanzhou, Shenyang, Taiyuan, Tangshan, Tianjin, Wenzhou, Wuhan, Wuhu, Wuxi, Xi'an, Xiangxi, Xining, Zhoushan
Scoot	Singapore
Shandong Airlines	Hefei, Jinan, Jingdezhen, Nanjing, Qingdao, Shenyang, Ürümqi, Xiamen, Yantai
Shanghai Airlines	Changsha, Hengyang, Jieyang, Shanghai–Hongqiao, Shanghai–Pudong, Xishuangbanna, Wenzhou, Zhengzhou
Shenzhen Airlines	Guangzhou, Nanchang, Quanzhou, Shenzhen, Wuxi, Yantai, Yuncheng, Zhengzhou
Sichuan Airlines	Bazhong, Beijing–Capital, Changchun, Changsha, Changzhou, Chengdu–Shuangliu, Chengdu–Tianfu, Chongqing, Dalian, Dunhuang, Guangyuan, Guangzhou, Hangzhou, Harbin, Jinan, Lanzhou, Lhasa, Linfen, Lijiang, Longyan, Mangshi, Nanchang, Nanjing, Ningbo, Qingdao, Shanghai–Pudong, Shenyang, Tianjin, Ürümqi, Vientiane, Wanzhou, Wuxi, Xiamen, Xi'an, Xining, Xuzhou, Zhengzhou
Spring Airlines	Changde, Mangshi, Ningbo, Qianjiang, Shanghai–Hongqiao, Shanghai–Pudong, Shijiazhuang, Yangzhou
Thai AirAsia	Bangkok–Don Mueang
Thai Airways International	Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi
Tianjin Airlines	Changsha, Haikou, Tianjin, Xi'an
Tibet Airlines	Chengdu–Shuangliu, Lhasa, Mangshi, Xi'an, Yuncheng
Urumqi Air	Zhanjiang
Vietnam Airlines	Ho Chi Minh City
West Air	Hefei, Nanjing, Zhengzhou
XiamenAir	Fuzhou, Hangzhou, Quanzhou, Xiamen

Cargo

Airlines	Destinations
YTO Cargo Airlines	Bengaluru, Karachi, Lahore

Ground transportation

Road

The airport is connected to Kunming by a 13 km (8.1 mi) toll highway known as the Airport Expressway, as well as Provincial Road S101.

Metro

Kunming Airport station, located within the airport, is the eastern terminus of Line 6 of the Kunming Metro. The line opened on the same day as the airport, and originally terminated at East Coach Station on its west side. Following the completion of Line 6 Phase 2 in September 2020, the line now has its western terminus at Tangzixiang station on the southern side of Kunming's city center.

Bus

There are several shuttle bus services available from the city centre.

Statistics

Annual traffic statistics at Kunming Changshui International Airport

Year	Passengers	% change	Aircraft movements	Cargo (tons)
2012	23,979,259	07.7%	201,338	262,272
2013	29,688,297	023.8%	255,546	293,628
2014	32,230,883	08.6%	270,529	316,672
2015	37,523,098	016.4%	300,406	355,423
2016	41,980,339	011.9%	325,934	382,854
2017	44,727,691	06.5%	350,273	418,034
2018	47,088,140	05.3%	360,785	428,292
2019	48,075,978	02.1%	357,080	415,776.3

See also

• List of airports in China
• List of the busiest airports in China