Kunming Changshui International Airport

"Kunming Airport" redirects here. For the old Kunming airport, see Kunming Wujiaba International Airport.

Kunming Changshui International Airport 昆明长水国际机场 Kūnmíng Chángshuǐ Guójì Jīchǎng
View from roof of the airport terminal.
IATA: KMG ICAO: ZPPP
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Yunnan Airport Group
Serves	Kunming, Yunnan, China
Location	Changshui Village, Guandu District, Kunming
Hub for	China Eastern Airlines Kunming Airlines Lucky Air Ruili Airlines Sichuan Airlines Hongtu Airlines
Elevation AMSL	2,103 m / 6,900 ft
Website	www.kmgairport.com
Map
KMG Location in Yunnan
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 03/21 4,000 13,123 Asphalt 04/22 4,500 14,764 Asphalt
Statistics (2015)
Passengers 37,523,098 Cargo 355,422.8 Ton Aircraft movements 300,406
Source: List of the busiest airports in the People's Republic of China

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 June 28, 2012, replacing the old Kunming Wujiaba International Airport, which will be 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 33,027,694 passengers in 2014. In 2020, it is expected to handle 43 million passengers .

Kunming Changshui International Airport and Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport are known as the two national gateway hub airports of China. The main terminal was designed by architectural firm SOM with engineering firm Arup.

Terminal

The main 548,300 m² (5,902,000 sq ft) terminal of Changshui Airport is the second largest terminal building in China. The terminal has 66 gates with jet bridges. Total number of 88 gates are available.

Construction

Construction began in 2009 and at the time was reported to be named the Zheng He International Airport. The very short construction time was marred by two separate incidents. The first incident occurred on January 3, 2010, when 7 construction workers died as an incomplete overpass collapsed. In another incident 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.

Transportation

The airport is the terminus of Line 6 of the Kunming Metro, which opened on the same day as the airport. It is also connected to Kunming by a 13 km toll highway, as well as Provincial Road S101.

Airlines and destinations

The new terminal under construction in April 2011

Curbside

Interior view

Check-in facilities

Passenger

Airlines	Destinations	Terminal
Air Busan	Seasonal charter: Busan	International
Air China	Beijing-Capital, Chengdu, Dazhou, Hangzhou, Harbin, Shanghai-Pudong, Shenyang, Tianjin, Wenzhou, Yuncheng	Domestic
Air China	Yangon	International
AirAsia	Kuala Lumpur–International	International
Beijing Capital Airlines	Hangzhou, Lijiang, Mangshi, Xishuangbanna	Domestic
Chengdu Airlines	Chengdu, Liuzhou, Xiamen, Xishuangbanna	Domestic
China Eastern Airlines	Anshun, Baoshan, Baotou, Beihai, Beijing-Capital, Changsha, Chengdu, Chizhou, Chongqing, Dali, Dalian, Daocheng, Diqing, Guangzhou, Guiyang, Hangzhou, Harbin, Hefei, Huangshan, Jiayuguan, Jinan, Jingdezhen, Jining, Lanzhou, Lhasa, Lijiang, Lincang, Linfen, Liupanshui, Liuzhou, Luoyang, Luzhou, Mangshi, Nanchang, Nanchong, Nanjing, Nanning, Ningbo, Ninglang, Ordos, Pu'er, Qianjiang, Qingdao, Sanya, Shanghai-Hongqiao, Shanghai-Pudong, Shantou, Shenyang, Shenzhen, Taiyuan, Tengchong, Tianjin, Tongren, Urumqi, Wenshan, Wenzhou, Wuhan, Wuxi, Xiamen, Xi'an, Xichang, Xingyi, Xining, Xishuangbanna, Yancheng, Yantai, Yibin, Yichang, Yinchuan, Yongzhou, Zhanjiang, Zhaotong, Zhengzhou	Domestic
China Eastern Airlines	Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi, Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, Colombo, Dhaka, Dubai-International, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Hong Kong, Kathmandu, Kolkata, Malé, Mandalay, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Phnom Penh, Phuket, San Francisco (begins 29 September 2016), Seoul-Incheon, Siem Reap, Singapore, Taipei-Taoyuan, Vancouver, Vientiane, Yangon	International
China Express Airlines	Guiyang, Nanyang	Domestic
China Southern Airlines	Beijing-Capital, Changchun, Changsha, Chongqing, Dali, Dalian, Guangzhou, Guilin, Guiyang, Haikou, Hangzhou, Harbin, Lijiang, Nanning, Sanya, Shanghai-Pudong, Shantou, Shenyang, Shenzhen, Taiyuan, Urumqi, Wuhan, Xi'an, Xishuangbanna, Yiwu, Zhengzhou, Zhuhai	Domestic
China Southern Airlines operated by Chongqing Airlines	Chongqing	Domestic
China United Airlines	Beijing-Nanyuan, Foshan	Domestic
Donghai Airlines	Shenzhen	Domestic
Dragonair	Hong Kong	International
Fuzhou Airlines	Fuzhou	Domestic
Hainan Airlines	Beijing-Capital, Haikou, Shenzhen, Xi'an	Domestic
Hebei Airlines	Shijiazhuang	Domestic
HK Express	Hong Kong	International
Hongtu Airlines	Changchun, Hefei, Linyi, Shenyang, Taiyuan, Zhengzhou	Domestic
Juneyao Airlines	Bijie, Nanjing, Shanghai-Hongqiao, Zhangjiajie	Domestic
Korean Air	Seoul-Incheon	International
Kunming Airlines	Changchun, Changsha, Changzhou, Chengdu, Chongqing, Fuzhou, Guangzhou, Guiyang, Hangzhou, Harbin, Jinan, Lijiang, Lincang, Mangshi, Nanjing, Nanning, Qingdao, Shenzhen, Taiyuan, Taizhou, Tengchong, Wuhan, Xiamen, Xi'an, Xishuangbanna, Yangzhou, Yinchuan, Yiwu, Zhengzhou	Domestic
Lao Airlines	Vientiane	International
Loong Air	Hangzhou	Domestic
Lucky Air	Baotou, Beijing-Capital, Chengdu, Chongqing, Dali, Dalian, Datong, Diqing, Fuzhou, Ganzhou, Guilin, Guiyang, Haikou, Hangzhou, Hefei, Hohhot, Jinan, Lanzhou, Lijiang, Mangshi, Nanjing, Nanning, Ningbo, Pu'er, Qingdao, Sanya, Shanghai-Hongqiao, Shanghai-Pudong, Shenzhen, Taiyuan, Tengchong, Urumqi, Wuhan, Xiamen, Xi'an, Xishuangbanna, Xuzhou, Yichang, Yichun, Zhengzhou	Domestic
Lucky Air	Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi, Jeju, Kota Kinabalu, Phuket Charter: Samui, Sihanoukville	International
Okay Airways	Changsha, Hefei, Tianjin, Yulin	Domestic
Ruili Airlines	Beihai, Chengdu, Hohhot, Mangshi, Nanchang, Nanning, Taiyuan, Wenzhou, Xi'an	Domestic
Shandong Airlines	Chongqing, Jinan, Nanjing, Qingdao, Xiamen, Yantai	Domestic
Shandong Airlines	Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi, Delhi	International
Shanghai Airlines	Shanghai-Hongqiao, Tianjin	Domestic
Shenzhen Airlines	Guangzhou, Nanchang, Nanjing, Quanzhou, Shenyang, Shenzhen, Taiyuan, Wuhan, Wuxi, Zhengzhou	Domestic
Sichuan Airlines	Beijing-Capital, Changchun, Changsha, Chengdu, Chongqing, Dalian, Guiyang, Harbin, Hohhot, Jinan, Kangding, Lanzhou, Mangshi, Nanchang, Nanjing, Ningbo, Qingdao, Shenyang, Shijiazhuang, Urumqi, Wanzhou, Wenzhou, Xiamen, Xi'an, Xining, Xishuangbanna, Xuzhou, Yichang, Yinchuan, Zhengzhou	Domestic
Sichuan Airlines	Taipei-Taoyuan	International
SilkAir	Singapore	International
SriLankan Airlines	Colombo	International
Spring Airlines	Changde, Huaihua, Mianyang, Qianjiang, Shanghai-Hongqiao, Shanghai-Pudong, Shenyang, Shijiazhuang, Zunyi	Domestic
Thai Airways	Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi, Chiang Mai	International
Thai AirAsia	Bangkok-Don Mueang	International
Tianjin Airlines	Tianjin, Xi'an	Domestic
Uni Air	Kaohsiung	International
West Air (China)	Chongqing, Xishuangbanna	Domestic
Xiamen Airlines	Fuzhou, Hangzhou, Quanzhou, Wuhan, Xiamen	Domestic

72-hour visa-free transit

Kunming offers transit without visa 72 hours for foreign visitors with third countries visas to transit at Kunming. This applies to holders of passports issued by 51 countries.

See also

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

External links

• Official website (Chinese)
• The Fourth Air Hub in China—Kunming International New Airport