KMG — Kunming Changshui International Airport

Large airport in Kunming, China.
IATA code
KMG
ICAO code
ZPPP
Size
large
OurAirports class
Passengers
49,705,725
2025 · Wikidata
Nonstop routes
1
With open traffic data
Time zone
UTC+8
Asia/Shanghai
Elevation
2,104 m
6,903 ft
Runways
2
Longest 4,500 m

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About KMG

Kunming Changshui International Airport is a large airport serving Kunming, China. It opened in 2012. 49,705,725 passengers used it in 2025. Open traffic data shows 1 nonstop route from KMG.

Wikidata (CC0). Sources

Busiest nonstop routes from KMG

Route Distance Passengers
KMG → ICN2,613 km 53,559 (6 mo)

Passengers on the route, both directions, over the period of each source: US DOT / BTS T-100 (Aug 2025 – Jul 2026) for routes touching the US, Eurostat (2024) for routes reported by European airports, Incheon Airport (Jan 2026 – Jun 2026, 6 months) for routes from Incheon. Routes outside these are not counted.

Nearest airports

Code Airport Distance
PZIPanzhihua Bao'anying Airport196 km
ACXXingyi Wanfenglin Airport204 km
WNHWenshan Puzhehei Airport223 km
ZATZhaotong Zhaoyang Airport245 km
LPFLiupanshui Yuezhao Airport264 km

Distance from KMG to the major hubs

Route Distance Passengers / year
KMG → LHR8,733 km —
KMG → DXB4,768 km —
KMG → CDG8,654 km —
KMG → FRA8,209 km —
KMG → IST6,937 km —
KMG → AMS8,366 km —
KMG → JFK12,717 km —
KMG → ATL13,456 km —
KMG → LAX12,150 km —
KMG → SIN2,631 km —
KMG → HND3,703 km —
KMG → DOH5,140 km —

Runways

Runway Length Width Surface
04/224,500 m 60 mAsphalt
03/214,000 m 45 mConcrete

OurAirports (public domain). Sources

Location

Kunming, Yunnan Province, China · 25.1103, 102.9367

Map (OpenStreetMap) Wikipedia

Questions

Kunming Changshui International Airport has the IATA code KMG and the ICAO code ZPPP. Airlines and tickets use the three-letter IATA code; pilots and air traffic control use the four-letter ICAO code.

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