page_title: Transport in Yunnan
section_title: Air
hierarchical_section_title: Transport in Yunnan / Air
caption_attribution_description: Kunming - Capital of the Chinese province Yunnan
context_page_description: The transport infrastructure of Yunnan is served by numerous transport modes, and forms an integral part of the structure Yunnan Province and the Southwest of China. Yunnan is served by several civilian airports and a major highway and rail network. The province is served by a network of bus routes that radiates from the capital city, Kunming.
  Yunnan Province is large geographically and its transport hub is its capital, Kunming, which acts as an important gateway, linking China to Southeast Asia, South Asia and the Asia-Pacific region. Most travelers travel by flight or bus. However, railway and river travel is also possible. Train travel requires much more time than air travel.
context_section_description: Yunnan had undergone a speedy development of its civil aviation. Kunming is the hub of both domestic and international services of Air China, China's national airline. Currently, more than 100 domestic and international air routes have been opened leading to different provinces and municipalities of China as well as Hong Kong, Macau, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Rangoon, Vientiane, Hanoi, Chiang Mai, Tokyo and Seoul. Yunnan has two international airports, namely Kunming Airport and Xishuangbanna airport.
  In the province, there are another 12 feeder airports in Wenshan, Mangshi, Pu'er, Zhaotong, Baoshan, Dali, Lijiang, Diqing, Lincang, Jinghong, Ninglang and Tengchong.
caption: Kunming Airport
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