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.
Kunming Changshui International Airport 昆明长水国际机场 | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||||||
| Owner/Operator | Yunnan Airport Group | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Changshui, Guandu, Kunming, Yunnan, China | ||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 28 June 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Elevation AMSL | 2,103 m / 6,900 ft | ||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 25°06′7″N 102°55′45″E | ||||||||||||||||||
| Website | km | ||||||||||||||||||
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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.
The main terminal was designed by architectural firm SOM with engineering firm Arup.