Kunming Changshui International Airport (IATA: KMG, ICAO: ZPPP) is the primary airport serving Kunming, the capital of Yunnan Province, China. 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.
Kunming Changshui International Airport 昆明长水国际机场 | |||||||||||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||||||
Owner/Operator | Yunnan Airport Group | ||||||||||||||||||
Serves | Kunming | ||||||||||||||||||
Location | Changshui Village, Guandu District, Kunming, Yunnan | ||||||||||||||||||
Opened | 28 June 2012 (2012-06-28) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Elevation AMSL | 2,103 m / 6,900 ft | ||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 25°06′7″N 102°55′45″E | ||||||||||||||||||
Website | www | ||||||||||||||||||
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KMG Location in Yunnan Show map of YunnanKMG KMG (China) Show map of China | |||||||||||||||||||
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Source: List of the busiest airports in the People's Republic of China |
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Simplified Chinese | 昆明长水国际机场 | ||||||
Traditional Chinese | 昆明長水國際機場 | ||||||
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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.
Kunming Changshui International Airport and Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport are the two national gateway hub airports of China.[citation needed]
The main terminal was designed by architectural firm SOM with engineering firm Arup.
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.[3] On June 28, 2011, 11 workers were injured when a tunnel that was under construction collapsed.[4] Construction of the airport's main terminal was completed by July 2011.[5]
The main 548,300 m2 (5,902,000 sq ft) terminal of Changshui International Airport is the second largest terminal building in China.[6] The terminal has 66 gates with jet bridges. Total number of 88 gates are available.
Kunming Changshui International Airport now has two runways. East runway is 4,500 metres (14,800 ft) long while west runway is 4,000 metres (13,000 ft) long.
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%.[7]
Airlines | Destinations |
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YTO Cargo Airlines | Bangalore,[54] Karachi[55] |
The airport is also connected to Kunming by a 13 km toll highway, as well as Provincial Road S101.
The airport is the terminus of Line 6 of the Kunming Metro, which opened on the same day as the airport.
There are also several shuttle bus services available from the city centre.
Year | Passengers | % change | Aircraft movements | Cargo (tons) |
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2012[56] | 23,979,259 | 07.7% | 201,338 | 262,272 |
2013[57] | 29,688,297 | 023.8% | 255,546 | 293,628 |
2014[58] | 32,230,883 | 08.6% | 270,529 | 316,672 |
2015 | 37,523,098 | 016.4% | 300,406 | 355,423 |
2016[59] | 41,980,339 | 011.9% | 325,934 | 382,854 |
2017[60] | 44,727,691 | 06.5% | 350,273 | 418,034 |
2018[61] | 47,088,140 | 05.3% | 360,785 | 428,292 |
2019[62] | 48,075,978 | 02.1% | 357,080 | 415,776.3 |
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Kunming Metro |
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Honghe Tram |
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