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Kunming Changshui International Airport

Kunming · China · Asia/Shanghai

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2Runways
14,764Longest (ft)
6,903Elevation (ft)
94Route Records
36Airline Records
UTC+8Timezone
355Mapped Stands
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Route Intelligence

47Well Connected
Shortest route
WNHWenshan Puzhehei Airport222.7 km
China Southern Airlines
Longest route
DXBDubai International Airport4,760.2 km
China Eastern Airlines
Nearest international
CEIMae Fah Luang - Chiang Rai International Airport653.6 km
China Eastern Airlines
Longest international
DXBDubai International Airport4,760.2 km
China Eastern Airlines
Longest domestic
DLCDalian Zhoushuizi International Airport2,325.4 km
China Eastern Airlines

Airport Connectivity Score

47/100

Well Connected

Destinations served94 destinations
Airline diversity36 airlines
Haul mix coverage3 of 4 distance categories

Calculated from destination count, airline diversity, and haul-mix coverage. More signals (customs/border access, ground handling capacity) will be added as the dataset grows.

Runways

03/2113,123 ftConcreteLIT
04/2214,764 ftAsphaltLIT

Haul Mix

short-haul
62
medium-haul
31
long-haul
1

Geographic Context

Nearest airport
YUAYuanmou Air Base126.8 km
Nearest same country
YUAYuanmou Air Base126.8 km
Nearest international
DINDien Bien Phu Airport412.9 km
Farthest airport
CNRChañaral Airport19,354.3 km
Within 500 km: 25 airportsWithin 1,000 km: 110 airportsWithin 2,000 km: 329 airports

10 Nearest Airports

1YUAYuanmou Air Base126.8 kmM
2PZIPanzhihua Bao'anying Airport195.6 kmM
3ACXXingyi Wanfenglin Airport203.8 kmM
4ZATZhaotong Zhaoyang Airport （Not fully opened)244.9 kmM
5LPFLiupanshui Yuezhao Airport263.7 kmM
6DLUDali Fengyi Airport269.7 kmM
7LJGLijiang Sanyi International Airport320.7 kmL
8AVAAnshun Huangguoshu Airport320.8 kmM
9XICXichang Qingshan Airport328.7 kmM
10LNJLincang Boshang Airport331.9 kmM

ATC Frequencies5

APPKUNMING APP124.22 MHz
ATISATIS128.45 MHz
GNDKUNMING GND121.85 MHz
TWRKUNMING TWR118.1 MHz
TWR—118.85 MHz

Top Aircraft Types

737
98
738
75
320
65
733
34
319
25
73G
24
321
19
333
7
E90
2
M90
1

Sample Routes

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WNHWenshan Puzhehei Airport222.7 km
short-haulChina Southern Airlines
ZATZhaotong Zhaoyang Airport （Not fully opened)244.9 km
short-haulChina Southern Airlines
DLUDali Fengyi Airport269.7 km
short-haulCargo Plus Aviation
HKGHong Kong International Airport1,159.7 km
short-haulCathay Pacific
YICYichun Mingyueshan Airport1,170.2 km
short-haulCargo Plus Aviation
XIYXi'an Xianyang International Airport1,179.6 km
short-haulSichuan Airlines
SINSingapore Changi Airport2,644.4 km
medium-haulSilkAir
CMBBandaranaike International Colombo Airport3,157.3 km
medium-haulChina Eastern Airlines

Airline Records in Dataset36

CAAir China
GSAir Foyle
AFAir France
AKAirAsia
8LCargo Plus Aviation
CXCathay Pacific
NSCaucasus Airlines
MUChina Eastern Airlines
9CChina SSS
CZChina Southern Airlines
KNChina United
KADragonair
EUEmpresa Ecuatoriana De Aviacion
HUHainan Airlines
UOHong Kong Express Airways
G5Huaxia
JDJapan Air System
JLJapan Airlines Domestic
HOJuneyao Airlines
KLKLM Royal Dutch Airlines
KYKSY
KEKorean Air
QVLao Airlines
MHMalaysia Airlines
BKPotomac Air
SCShandong Airlines
FMShanghai Airlines
ZHShenzhen Airlines
3USichuan Airlines
MISilkAir
SQSingapore Airlines Cargo
FDThai AirAsia
TGThai Airways International
B7Uni Air
PNWest Air China
MFXiamen Airlines

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Airport HistoryEst. 2012

Kunming Changshui opened on June 28, 2012, replacing the aging Wujiaba Airport as Yunnan Province's primary gateway and southwest China's key hub toward Southeast Asia. Built at roughly 2,100 meters above sea level over a three-year construction period, it features one of China's largest terminal buildings, designed by the architecture firm SOM with engineering by Arup. The airport was reportedly originally planned to be named after the Ming-dynasty explorer Zheng He before settling on 'Changshui.' It is operated by the state-owned Yunnan Airport Group and serves as a hub for China Eastern Airlines and several regional Chinese carriers.

✦The airport was reportedly originally slated to be named 'Zheng He International Airport' after the famed Ming-dynasty admiral and explorer.
✦Sitting at roughly 2,100 meters (about 6,900 feet) elevation, it is one of the higher-altitude major international airports in China.
✦Its terminal building, at over 548,000 square meters, ranks among the largest airport terminals in the country.
✦Passenger trams inside the terminal are nicknamed the 'Green Dolphin.'
2009
Construction begins

Construction started on the new airport site to replace the capacity-constrained Wujiaba Airport closer to central Kunming.

2010
Fatal construction accident

An incomplete overpass collapsed at the construction site on January 3, 2010, killing seven workers.

2011
Terminal building completed

The main terminal, at over 548,000 square meters one of the largest single terminal buildings in China, was completed in July 2011.

2012
Airport opens, replacing Wujiaba

Kunming Changshui opened on June 28, 2012, taking over all commercial operations from the old Wujiaba Airport, which was subsequently demolished.

2025
Ranks among China's busiest airports

The airport handled approximately 49.7 million passengers, placing it among the ten busiest airports in mainland China.

Operator
Yunnan Airport Group Co., Ltd.2012 – presentState-owned enterprise operating Kunming Changshui and other Yunnan provincial airports.

Compiled from Wikipedia and airport-industry sources (Airport Technology, Aviation Week); 2025 passenger ranking is time-sensitive.