Kunming Wujiaba International Airport (IATA: KMG, ICAO: ZPPP) is an airport located in Kunming, Yunnan, People's Republic of China. The airport is located 4 km southeast of metropolitan Kunming. An IATA airport code, also known an IATA location identifier or simply a location identifier [1], is a three-letter code designating many airports around the world, defined by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). ... The ICAO airport code (IPA pronunciation: ) is a four-letter alphanumeric code designating each airport around the world. ... Lake Dianchi Kunming (Chinese: 昆明; Pinyin: KÅ«nmíng; Wade-Giles: Kun-ming) is the capital of Yunnan province, China with a population estimated on 7,055,000 in urban area in 2006 and 15,423,500 in Metropolitan area. ...   (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: ; literally south of the clouds) is a province of the Peoples Republic of China, located in the far southwestern corner of the country. ...

The airport is among the oldest airports in China, with a history which can be traced back over 100 years to the early 1900s, when Wujiba Airport was first built under the supervision of local warlord, General Tang Jiyao. During World War II, the airport was expanded to accomomdate the operations of the legendary "Flying Tiger" squadron led by U.S. Air Force Lieutenant (and later General) Claire Lee Chennault. Tang Jiyao Tang Jiyao (Traditional Chinese: ; Simplified Chinese: ; Hanyu Pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Tang Chi-yao; 1883 – 1927) was a Chinese general and warlord of Yunnan during the Warlord Era of Republican China. ... Maj. ...

It is currently ranked 7th among China's civil airports in terms of annual aircraft movements, annual passenger flow, and cargo operations. By the end of 2006, the annual passenger flow at Kunming Wujiaba International Airport has reached a new record high of 14 million passengers.

Due to fast expansion of the metropolitan area and limited land availability, the growth of Kunming Wujiaba International Airport is likely to see major constraints in near future. Local government and the local airport authority have decided to move all operations to a new airport site, which is under planning, within 5 years.[1]

Airlines and Destinations

The following destinations are served from Kunming (as of February 2007):

• Air China (Beijing, Chengdu, Chongqing, Guiyang, Hangzhou, Jinghong, Lijiang City, Luxi, Shanghai-Hongqiao, Shenzhen, Wenzhou, Xiamen, Yangon)
• China Eastern Airlines (Bangkok, Baoshan, Beijing, Changsha, Chengdu, Chongqing, Dali City, Dhaka, Diqing, Fuzhou, Guangzhou, Guilin, Guiyang, Haikou, Hong Kong, Jinan, Jinghong, Lijiang City, Lincang, Luxi, Luzhou, Mandalay, Nanchang, Nanjing, Nanning, Ningbo, Osaka-Kansai, Pan Zhi Hua, Sanya, Seoul-Incheon, Shanghai-Hongqiao, Shenzhen, Siem Reap, Singapore, Vientiane, Wuhan, Xi'an, Xiamen, Yibin, Zhaotong, Zhengzhou)
• China Southern Airlines (An Shun, Baoshan, Beijing, Changsha, Chongqing, Dali City, Guangzhou, Guilin, Guiyang, Haikou, Hangzhou, Hohhot, Jinghong, Lijiang City, Nanning, Shanghai-Hongqiao, Shenzhen, Wenshan, Zhengzhou)
• CR Airways (Hong Kong)
• Deer Air (Shanghai-Hongqiao)
• Dragonair (Hong Kong)
• Hainan Airlines (Beijing, Haikou, Ningbo, Xi'an)
• Korean Airlines (Seoul-Incheon)
• Lao Airlines (Vientiane)
• Okay Airways (Changsha)
• Shandong Airlines (Chongqing, Jinghong, Nanjing, Simao)
• Shanghai Airlines (Diqing, Jinghong, Lijiang City, Shanghai-Hongqiao)
• Shenzhen Airlines (Guangzhou, Shenzhen)
• Sichuan Airlines (Chengdu, Chongqing, Jinghong, Lijiang City, Wanxian)
• Silk Air (Singapore)
• Spring Airlines (Changde, Nanchang)
• Thailand Airways International (Bangkok, Chiang Mai)
• United Eagle Airlines (Chengdu, Zhanjiang)
• Vietnam Airlines (Hanoi)
• Xiamen Airlines (Fuzhou, Xiamen)

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References

• Kunming Destinations