# Kunming Changshui International Airport

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, replacing the old Kunming Wujiaba International Airport, which was later 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 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.
The main terminal was designed by architectural firm SOM with engineering firm Arup.

## History

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. 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.

## Facilities
### Terminal

The main 548,300 m$^2$ (5,901,852 sq ft) terminal of Changshui International Airport is the second largest terminal building in China. The terminal has 66 gates with jet bridges. A total of 88 gates are available.
* The new terminal under construction in April 2011
* Curbside
* Arrivals lounge of Kunming Changshui International Airport
* Interior view
* Check-in facilities

### Runways

Kunming Changshui International Airport now has two runways. East runway is 4,500 metres (14,763 ft 9 in) long while west runway is 4,000 metres (13,123 ft 4 in) long.

### A-CDM

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%.

### People mover
## Airlines and destinations
### Passenger

| Airlines | Destinations |
| 9 Air | Guangzhou |
| AirAsia | Kota Kinabalu (ends 5 May 2025), Kuala Lumpur–International |
| Air China | Beijing–Capital, Beijing–Daxing, Chengdu–Shuangliu, Chengdu–Tianfu, Dalian, Hangzhou, Harbin, Shanghai–Pudong, Shenyang, Shiyan, Tianjin, Yangon |
| Air Guilin | Guilin, Shenyang, Xinzhou |
| Air Travel | Changchun, Changsha, Chengdu–Tianfu, Hailar, Hohhot, Lanzhou, Nanchang, Nanjing, Nantong, Qingdao, Shenyang, Tongren, Turpan, Wuxi, Yantai, Zhanjiang, Zhengzhou |
| Batik Air Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur–International |
| Beijing Capital Airlines | Beijing–Daxing, Hangzhou, Harbin, Ningbo, Qingdao, Shijiazhuang |
| Chengdu Airlines | Changsha, Chengdu–Shuangliu, Chengdu–Tianfu, Dazhou, Xishuangbanna |
| China Eastern Airlines | Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi, Baoshan, Beijing–Daxing, Cangyuan, Changchun, Changsha, Changzhou, Chengdu–Shuangliu, Chengdu–Tianfu, Chiang Mai, Chongqing, Colombo–Bandaranaike, Dali, Dalian, Datong, Dhaka, Diqing, Dubai–International, Fuyang, Fuzhou, Guangzhou, Handan, Hangzhou, Hanoi, Harbin, Hefei, Ho Chi Minh City, Hohhot, Hong Kong, Huai'an, Huangshan, Jieyang, Jinan, Jinggangshan, Kathmandu, Kuala Lumpur–International, Lancang, Lanzhou, Lhasa, Lijiang, Lincang, Luang Prabang, Luoyang, Luzhou, Malé, Mandalay, Mangshi, Nanchang, Nanchong, Nanjing, Nanning, Nantong, Ningbo, Ninglang, Ordos, Phnom Penh, Phuket, Pu'er, Qingdao, Rizhao, Sanming, Sanya, Seoul–Incheon, Shanghai–Hongqiao, Shanghai–Pudong, Shenyang, Shenzhen, Siem Reap, Singapore, Taiyuan, Taizhou, Tengchong, Tianjin, Tokyo–Narita, Ürümqi, Vientiane, Wenzhou, Wuhan, Wuhu, Wuxi, Xiamen, Xi'an, Xining, Xinyang, Xishuangbanna, Yangon, Yantai, Yibin, Yichang, Yinchuan, Yiwu, Yongzhou, Yulin (Shaanxi), Zhanjiang, Zhaotong, Zhengzhou, Zhuhai |
| China Express Airlines | Chongqing, Quzhou, Tianjin, Wenshan, Yan'an |
| China Southern Airlines | Beijing–Daxing, Changchun, Changsha, Dalian, Guangzhou, Haikou, Harbin, Jieyang, Lanzhou, Sanya, Shanghai–Pudong, Shenyang, Shenzhen, Ürümqi, Wuhan, Zhengzhou, Zhuhai |
| China United Airlines | Beijing–Daxing, Lüliang, Shijiazhuang, Wenzhou |
| Chongqing Airlines | Chongqing |
| Dalian Airlines | Dalian |
| Donghai Airlines | Jinan, Nantong, Shenzhen, Yichang |
| Fuzhou Airlines | Fuzhou |
| GX Airlines | Haikou |
| Hainan Airlines | Beijing–Capital, Changsha, Dalian, Haikou, Lanzhou, Shenzhen, Xi'an |
| Hebei Airlines | Shijiazhuang |
| Jiangxi Air | Nanchang |
| Juneyao Air | Bijie, Fuzhou, Hangzhou, Kuala Lumpur–International, Nanjing, Shanghai–Hongqiao, Shanghai–Pudong |
| Korean Air | Seoul–Incheon |
| Kunming Airlines | Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi, Beijing–Capital, Changsha, Changzhou, Chengdu–Tianfu, Fuzhou, Guangzhou, Haikou, Hangzhou, Hanzhong, Harbin, Ho Chi Minh City (begins 30 March 2025), Huaihua, Huizhou, Jinan, Jingzhou, Linyi, Mangshi, Nanjing, Nantong, Phuket, Qinhuangdao, Quanzhou, Shanghai–Pudong, Shenzhen, Shijiazhuang, Taiyuan, Tengchong, Wuhan, Xiamen, Xi'an, Xiangyang, Yangzhou, Zhengzhou |
| Loong Air | Changchun, Hangzhou, Linyi, Shenyang, Xuzhou |
| Lucky Air | Anqing, Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi, Baoshan, Beijing–Capital, Cangyuan, Changzhou, Chengdu–Tianfu, Chongqing, Diqing, Fuzhou, Ganzhou, Guangzhou, Haikou, Hangzhou, Harbin, Hefei, Hohhot, Huai'an, Jinan, Lancang, Lanzhou, Lhasa, Luzhou, Manado, Mangshi, Mianyang, Nanchang, Nanjing, Ningbo, Qingdao, Sanya, Shanghai–Hongqiao, Shenzhen, Taiyuan, Tengchong, Ürümqi, Vientiane, Wenzhou, Wuhan, Wuxi, Xiamen, Xi'an, Xishuangbanna, Xuzhou, Yancheng, Yichang, Yinchuan, Zhengzhou, Zhuhai |
| Okay Airways | Changsha, Hefei, Quanzhou, Tianjin |
| Ruili Airlines | Baotou, Chengdu–Tianfu, Chiang Mai, Dalian, Enshi, Ezhou, Fuzhou, Hangzhou, Harbin, Hohhot, Jiayuguan, Jinan, Jining, Lanzhou, Mangshi, Nanyang, Ningbo, Shenyang, Taiyuan, Tengchong, Tianjin, Wenzhou, Wuhan, Wuxi, Xi'an, Xiangxi, Xining, Xinzhou, Zhuhai |
| Scoot | Singapore |
| Shandong Airlines | Jinan, Jingdezhen, Nanjing, Qingdao, Shenyang, Ürümqi, Xiamen |
| Shanghai Airlines | Changchun, Changsha, Hengyang, Jieyang, Shanghai–Hongqiao, Shanghai–Pudong, Xishuangbanna, Wenzhou, Zhengzhou |
| Shenzhen Airlines | Guangzhou, Nanchang, Quanzhou, Shenzhen, Yuncheng, Zhengzhou |
| Sichuan Airlines | Bazhong, Beijing–Capital, Changchun, Changsha, Changzhou, Chengdu–Shuangliu, Chengdu–Tianfu, Chongqing, Dalian, Guangyuan, Guangzhou, Hangzhou, Harbin, Hefei, Jinan, Lanzhou, Lhasa, Lijiang, Linfen, Longyan, Mangshi, Nanjing, Ningbo, Qingdao, Shanghai–Pudong, Shenyang, Tianjin, Ürümqi, Vientiane, Wanzhou, Xiamen, Xi'an, Xuzhou, Yinchuan, Zhengzhou, Zhongwei |
| Spring Airlines | Changde, Mangshi, Ningbo, Qianjiang, Shanghai–Hongqiao, Shanghai–Pudong, Shijiazhuang, Yangzhou |
| Thai AirAsia | Bangkok–Don Mueang |
| Thai Airways International | Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi |
| Tianjin Airlines | Changsha, Haikou, Tianjin, Xi'an |
| Tibet Airlines | Chengdu–Shuangliu, Lhasa, Mangshi, Xi'an, Yuncheng |
| Urumqi Air | Zhanjiang |
| Vietnam Airlines | Ho Chi Minh City |
| West Air | Hefei, Nanjing, Zhengzhou |
| XiamenAir | Fuzhou, Hangzhou, Quanzhou, Xiamen |

### Cargo

| Airlines | Destinations |
| YTO Cargo Airlines | Bengaluru, Karachi, Lahore |

## Ground transportation
### Road

The airport is connected to Kunming by a 13 km (8.1 mi) toll highway known as the Airport Expressway, as well as Provincial Road S101.

### Metro

Kunming Airport station, located within the airport, is the eastern terminus of Line 6 of the Kunming Metro. The line opened on the same day as the airport, and originally terminated at East Coach Station on its west side. Following the completion of Line 6 Phase 2 in September 2020, the line now has its western terminus at Tangzixiang station on the southern side of Kunming's city center.

### Bus

There are several shuttle bus services available from the city centre.

## Statistics

Annual traffic statistics at Kunming Changshui International Airport :
| Year | Passengers | % change | Aircraft movements | Cargo (tons) |
| 2012 | 23,979,259 | 07.7% | 201,338 | 262,272 |
| 2013 | 29,688,297 | 023.8% | 255,546 | 293,628 |
| 2014 | 32,230,883 | 08.6% | 270,529 | 316,672 |
| 2015 | 37,523,098 | 016.4% | 300,406 | 355,423 |
| 2016 | 41,980,339 | 011.9% | 325,934 | 382,854 |
| 2017 | 44,727,691 | 06.5% | 350,273 | 418,034 |
| 2018 | 47,088,140 | 05.3% | 360,785 | 428,292 |
| 2019 | 48,075,978 | 02.1% | 357,080 | 415,776.3 |