Kunming Wujiaba International Airport
Coordinates: 24°59′32.51″N 102°44′36.73″E / 24.9923639°N 102.7435361°E
| Kunming Wujiaba International Airport 昆明巫家坝国际机场 Kūnmíng Wūjiābà Guójì Jīchǎng |
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| Kunming Wujiaba International Airport | |||
IATA: KMG – ICAO: ZPPP
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| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Operator | Yunnan Airport Group | ||
| Serves | Kunming | ||
| Location | Kunming, Yunnan, China | ||
| Hub for | China Eastern Airlines | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 6,217 ft / 1,895 m | ||
| Coordinates | 24°59′32.51″N 102°44′36.73″E / 24.9923639°N 102.7435361°E | ||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 03/21 | 11,155 | 3,400 | Concrete |
| Statistics (2010) | |||
| Passengers | 20,192,243 | ||
| Source: China's busiest airports by passenger traffic | |||
Kunming Wujiaba International Airport (simplified Chinese: 昆明巫家坝国际机场; traditional Chinese: 昆明巫家壩國際機場; pinyin: Kūnmíng Wūjiābà Guójì Jīchǎng) (IATA: KMG, ICAO: ZPPP) is an airport located in Kunming, Yunnan, People's Republic of China. The airport is located 4 km south-east of metropolitan Kunming. Originally built in 1923, the airport has been renovated numerous times into a modern facility.
Today, Kunming airport has become a gateway to China for many South-east Asian countries. In 2010, the airport handled 20,192,243 passengers, making it the 7th busiest airport in mainland China. It is also the 7th busiest and 8th busiest airport in terms of cargo traffic and aircraft movements, respectively.
Due to the fast expansion of the metropolitan area and limited land availability, the local government and airport authority will move all operations to a new airport, Kunming Changshui International Airport, currently under construction, by the end of 2011. [1]
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[edit] New Kunming airport
As there is little room at the current airport for expansion, a new airport, Kunming Changshui International Airport, is currently being built approximately [1] 21 km east of the city. All operations will be transferred to the new airport by January 2012, and the old airport (Wujiaba) will be demolished. It is also to be the fourth largest in the country (after Beijing, Shanghai-Pudong and Guangzhou).[2]
[edit] Airlines and destinations
The following destinations are served from Kunming (as of November 2010):
Flights to Hong Kong and Taiwan are treated as international flights.
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Air China | Beijing-Capital, Changsha, Chengdu, Guiyang, Hangzhou, Shanghai-Hongqiao, Tianjin, Wenzhou, Yangon |
| Beijing Capital Airlines | Hangzhou, Lijiang |
| Chengdu Airlines | Beihai, Chengdu |
| China Eastern Airlines | Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi, Baoshan, Beijing-Capital, Changsha, Chengdu, Chiang Mai, Chongqing, Colombo, Dali, Dehong/Mangshi, Dhaka, Diqing, Dongsheng, Dubai, Fuzhou, Guangzhou, Guilin, Guiyang, Haikou, Hangzhou, Harbin, Hong Kong, Jinan, Jinghong/Xishuangbanna, Kathmandu, Kolkata, Kuala Lumpur, Lijiang, Lincang, Lhasa, Luzhou, Malé, Mandalay, Nanchang, Nanjing, Nanning, Ningbo, Phnom Penh, Qingdao, Sanya, Seoul-Incheon, Shanghai-Hongqiao, Shanghai-Pudong, Shenzhen, Siam Reap, Simao, Singapore, Taipei-Taoyuan, Tengchong, Vientiane, Wenshan, Wuhan, Xi'an, Xiamen, Yangon, Yinchuan, Zhanjiang, Zhaotong, Zhengzhou Charter: Da Nang |
| China Southern Airlines | Baoshan, Beijing-Capital, Changsha, Chongqing, Dali, Guangzhou, Guilin, Guiyang, Haikou, Hangzhou, Hohhot, Jinghong/Xishuangbanna, Lijiang, Nanning, Shanghai-Pudong, Shenyang, Shenzhen, Xuzhou, Zhengzhou |
| China West Air | Chongqing, Jinghong/Xishuangbanna |
| Dragonair | Hong Kong |
| Eva Air | Taipei-Taoyuan |
| Hainan Airlines | Beijing-Capital, Haikou, Xi'an |
| Hong Kong Airlines | Hong Kong |
| Juneyao Airlines | Shanghai-Hongqiao |
| Korean Air | Seoul-Incheon |
| Kunming Airlines | Harbin, Jinan, Jinghong/Xishuangbanna, Lijiang, Nanning, Shenzhen, Shijiazhuang |
| Lao Airlines | Vientiane |
| Lucky Air | Baoshan/Tengchong, Changsha, Chengdu, Chongqing, Dali, Dehong/Mangshi, Diqing, Guiyang, Hefei, Jinan, Jinghong/Xishuangbanna, Lanzhou, Lijiang, Nanchang, Nanjing, Sanya, Simao, Taiyuan, Wenzhou, Wuhan, Xi'an, Xuzhou, Zhengzhou |
| Malaysia Airlines | Kuala Lumpur |
| Okay Airways | Changsha, Hefei |
| Shandong Airlines | Chongqing, Jinan, Nanjing |
| Shanghai Airlines | Jinghong/Xishuangbanna, Lijiang, Shanghai-Hongqiao |
| Shenzhen Airlines | Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Wuhan |
| Sichuan Airlines | Chengdu, Chongqing, Guiyang, Wanxian |
| SilkAir | Singapore |
| Spring Airlines | Changde, Shanghai-Hongqiao, Zhijiang/Huaihua |
| Thai Airways International | Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi |
| TransAsia Airways | Kaohsiung |
| TonleSap Airlines | Siem Reap |
| Uni Air | Taipei-Taoyuan |
| Vietnam Airlines | Hanoi |
| Xiamen Airlines | Fuzhou, Nanchang, Nanning, Wuhan, Xiamen |
[edit] History
Wujiaba is among the oldest airports in China, with a history that can be traced back over 100 years to the early 20th century, when Wujiaba Airport was first built under the supervision of local warlord, General Tang Jiyao.
During the Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945), which began before World War II, the airport was expanded. It was a base for operations of the legendary "Flying Tigers", the 1st American Volunteer Group (AVG), of the Chinese Air Force, led by Claire Lee Chennault before the United States entered the war.[3] After the US entered the war in December 1941, and starting in 1942, Wujiaba Airport was the headquarters of numerous United States Army Air Force units, including the Fourteenth Air Force and later the Tenth Air Force.
The USAAF Air Transport Command (ATC) established a major air transport facility at the airport, which connected flights west to Chabua Airfield, India, with other routes within China Jiangbei Airport (Chunking); Chenstu Air Base, and Banmaw Airport (Bhamo, Burma). After the war ended in 1945, a 1,390 mile (2,224 kilometer) route east to Clark Air Base in the Philippines was established. The route to Clark AB established a complete worldwide transport route for ATC
The Flying Tigers Association visited in October 1982[4] and again in September 2005.[5] and took photos.[6]
[edit] See also
[edit] Notes
- ^ http://www.travelpod.com/travel-blog-entries/happysheep/shangri-la-la/1226551860/tpod.html
- ^ http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=828226
- ^ Rossi, J.R. (1998). "History: The Flying Tigers - American Volunteer Group - Chinese Air Force". AVG. http://www.flyingtigersavg.22web.net/tiger1.htm.
- ^ Older, Chuck (1980s). "Hammerhead Stalls and Snap Rolls". The Flying Tigers - American Volunteer Group - Chinese Air Force. http://www.flyingtigersavg.22web.net/tiger2.htm.
- ^ Rossi, Lydia. "OUR FABULOUS TRIP TO CHINA". The Flying Tigers - American Volunteer Group - Chinese Air Force. http://www.flyingtigersavg.22web.net/china_trip.htm.
- ^ Rossi, Lydia. "China Trip photos". The Flying Tigers - American Volunteer Group - Chinese Air Force. http://www.flyingtigersavg.22web.net/China_trip_photos.htm.
[edit] References
This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Air Force Historical Research Agency.
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