Kunming Changshui International Airport

Kunming Changshui International Airport
Kunming Changshui International Airport
Simplified Chinese	昆明长水国际机场
Traditional Chinese	昆明長水國際機場
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Kūnmíng Chángshuǐ Guójì Jīchǎng
Wade–Giles	Kʻun1-ming2 Chʻang2-shui3 Kuo2-chi4 Chi1-chʻang3

Kunming Changshui International Airport

昆明长水国际机场
Kunming Changshui International Airport; 昆明长水国际机场
	Façade of the airport terminal
	IATA: KMG; ICAO: ZPPP;
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner/Operator	Yunnan Airport Group
Serves	Kunming
Location	Changshui, Guandu, Kunming, Yunnan, China
Opened	28 June 2012
Hub for	China Eastern Airlines; Hongtu Airlines; Kunming Airlines; Lucky Air; Ruili Airlines; Sichuan Airlines;
Focus city for	China Southern Airlines
Elevation AMSL	2,103 m / 6,900 ft
Coordinates	25°06′7″N 102°55′45″E / 25.10194°N 102.92917°E
Website	km.ynairport.com
Maps
	; CAAC airport chart
	KMG/ZPPP Location in Yunnan KMG/ZPPP Location in China
Runways
Statistics (2021)
Passengers
Passengers	32,221,195
Cargo (tonnes)	377,225.4
Aircraft movements	279,471
	Source: List of the busiest airports in the People's Republic of China

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,^[1] replacing the old Kunming Wujiaba International Airport, which was later demolished. As a gateway to Southeast and South Asia,^[2] 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.

^ "Newly-built Kunming Changshui Int'l Airport to be put into operation". 2012-06-08. Archived from the original on 2013-12-05.
^ Shi Guanglin (史广林) (25 November 2008). 投资230亿昆明将拥有国家大型门户枢纽机场 (in Chinese). Chinanews Yunnan. Retrieved 2012-08-05.^{[permanent dead link]}

[1] "Newly-built Kunming Changshui Int'l Airport to be put into operation". 2012-06-08. Archived from the original on 2013-12-05.

[2] Shi Guanglin (史广林) (25 November 2008). 投资230亿昆明将拥有国家大型门户枢纽机场 (in Chinese). Chinanews Yunnan. Retrieved 2012-08-05.^{[permanent dead link]}

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