Kunming Wujiaba International Airport
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| Height above MSL | 1895 m (6217 ft ) |
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| Distance from the city center | 4 km southeast of Kunming |
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| opening | 1923 |
| operator | Yunnan Airport Group |
| Terminals | 1 |
| Passengers | 20,180,000 (2010) |
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| 03/21 | 3400 m × 45 m concrete |
The airport Kunming Wujiaba ( Chinese 昆明巫家坝国际机场 , Pinyin Kunming Wujiaba Guoji Jīchǎng ; English: Kunming Wujiaba International Airport , IATA code KMG , ICAO code ZPPP ) was the commercial airport in the Chinese provincial capital Kunming (in the district Chenggong ) in of Yunnan Province . The airport opened in 1923 and closed in 2012. It was considered one of the oldest airports in China. It was the eighth largest airport in China in terms of passenger volume and was home to the operational base of Kunming Airlines .
During World War II , Wujiaba Airport was used as the base for the American Volunteer Group (also known as the Flying Tigers ) in the fight against Japanese air forces.
In November 2013, all the buildings and the slopes were still up. The main slope is to be led as a new urban development axis to the shore of the lake. During a visit, the city of Zurich advisers suggested to the Kunming urban planning team that the old control buildings, dating from various times from the end of the Second World War , be integrated into the preservation order . The huge station building, which was built after 2000, is to be demolished for good.
The new Kunming Airport
Because there is no more room for expansion at the current airport, a new airport was built east of the city, which was opened on June 28, 2012 under the name Kunming-Changshui Airport ( Chinese 昆明 长 水 国际 机场 , Pinyin Kūnmíng Chángshuǐ Guójì Jīch .ng ; English: Kunming Changshui International Airport ) was opened. As of that date, all flights will depart from this new airport. The new airport will be the fourth largest airport in China (after Beijing , Shanghai-Pudong and Guangzhou excluding Hong Kong ).
