Kunming_Airport

Kunming Changshui International Airport

Kunming Changshui International Airport

Airport serving Kunming, Yunnan, China


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,[1] replacing the old Kunming Wujiaba International Airport, which was later demolished. As a gateway to Southeast and South Asia,[2] Changshui Airport is a hub for China Eastern Airlines, Kunming Airlines, Lucky Air, Sichuan Airlines and Ruili Airlines.

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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.

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.[3] On June 28, 2011, 11 workers were injured when a tunnel that was under construction collapsed.[4] Construction of the airport's main terminal was completed by July 2011.[5]

Facilities

Terminal

The main 548,300 m2 (5,901,852 sq ft) terminal of Changshui International Airport is the second largest terminal building in China.[6] The terminal has 66 gates with jet bridges. Total number of 88 gates are available.

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.

Waiting area of Kunming Changshui International Airport

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%.[7]

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

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Baggage claim area

Cargo

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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

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See also


References

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  2. Shi Guanglin (史广林) (25 November 2008). 投资230亿 昆明将拥有国家大型门户枢纽机场 (in Chinese). Chinanews Yunnan. Retrieved 2012-08-05.[permanent dead link]
  3. "7 dead, 34 injured in SW China overpass collapse". www.chinadaily.com.cn. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
  4. 马玉佳. "Kunming airport collapse injures 11". Retrieved 1 June 2015.
  5. 昆明新机场规划设计创新 (in Chinese). 2010-05-08. Archived from the original on 2012-03-13.
  6. 飞常准:用科技助力民航高效发展,推动智慧航旅服务升级 (in Chinese (China)). Sohu. 2018-02-01. Retrieved 2018-04-17.
  7. "Batik Air Malaysia Additional Routes Launch in Feb 2024". Aeroroutes. 22 December 2023. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
  8. "China Eastern to resume passenger flights on Kunming-Kathamndu route". MyRepublica. 3 August 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  9. Media, Kompas Cyber (2024-01-17). "Rute Penerbangan Baru dari Batam Langsung ke China". KOMPAS.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2024-01-17.
  10. Ven Sreenivasan (7 November 2023). "SIA posts record $1.44 billion net profit for first half". The Straits Times. SPH Media Limited. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
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  12. 2013年民航机场吞吐量排名 (in Chinese). Civil Aviation Administration of China. 24 March 2013. Archived from the original on 25 March 2014. Retrieved 29 March 2013.
  13. 2014年民航机场吞吐量排名 (in Chinese). Civil Aviation Administration of China. 3 April 2015. Archived from the original on 19 April 2015. Retrieved 2015-04-03.
  14. 2016年民航机场生产统计公报. CAAC. 24 February 2017. Archived from the original on 23 August 2015. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
  15. 2017年民航机场生产统计公报 (in Chinese). Civil Aviation Administration of China. 2018-03-07. Archived from the original on 2015-08-23. Retrieved 2018-03-15.
  16. 2018年民航机场生产统计公报 (in Chinese). Civil Aviation Administration of China. 2019-03-24. Retrieved 2019-03-05.
  17. 2019年民航机场生产统计公报 (in Chinese). Ministry Transport of China. 2020-03-09. Retrieved 2021-03-23.

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