Dehong Mangshi Airport (Chinese: 德宏芒市机场) (IATA: LUM, ICAO: ZPMS) is an airport serving Mangshi in Dehong, Yunnan Province, China. It was formerly called Mangshi Airport.
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Dehong Mangshi Airport 德宏芒市机场 Déhóng Mángshì Jīchǎng | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Location | Mangshi, Dehong, Yunnan, China | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 877 m / 2,877 ft | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 24°24′00″N 98°32′00″E | ||||||||||
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Mangshi Airport first opened in 1940 during Second Sino-Japanese War with a 1,900 meters runway.[2] Some of P-40, C-46 and C-47 had landed here for military purpose.[3] After 1945, the airport was deserted.[3] In 1985, Dehong prefectural government suggested to reconstruct the airport.[3] China central government agreed to the request in 1987.[4] Reconstruction project started in 1988.[5] Finally, the airport opened in 1990 with a 2,200 meters runway.[2] China Southwest Airlines offered public flights between Mangshi and Kunming at that time.[2]
In 2003, CAAC rename it to Dehong Mangshi Airport.[6] The first round expend construction started in 2006 and finished in 2009.[7] The terminal was renovated as a peacock shape, and two airbridges was built.[8] Mangshi airport upgraded to an international airport in 2016,[9] and the second round expend construction started.[10] In 2018, the expend construction finished and the runway expanded to 2,600 meters.[11] On 31 January 2019, Ruili Airlines opened the first international flight to Mandalay, Myanmar.[12]
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