Kunming Wujiaba International Airport

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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 of China's provincial capital Kunming ( in the district Chenggong ) in Yunnan Province. The airport was opened in 1923 and 2012. He was considered one of China's oldest airports. He was in passenger volumes of China's eight largest airport -based operational base of Kunming Airlines.

During World War II the airport Wujiaba as the basis of the American Volunteer Group was (also called Flying Tigers ) used in the fight against Japanese air forces.

In November 2013 all the buildings were still standing, and the slopes. The main runway will be run as new urban axis to the shore of the lake. A visit to the consultants of the Zurich city beat for the attention of city planners of Kunming before the historic preservation of the integration of different ages originating from the end of the Second World War the old control building. The huge station building which has been built after 2000 should, however, be permanently discontinued.

The new Kunming airport

Kunming: English; Because at the present airport is no more room for expansion, a new airport was built east of the city, the 28 June 2012 under the name Kunming airport Chang Shui (Chinese昆明 长 水 国际 机场, Pinyin Kunming Chángshuǐ Guoji Jīchǎng Changshui International Airport ) was opened. Since that date will be held all flights departing from this new airport. The new airport will be the China's fourth largest airport (after Beijing, Shanghai - Pudong and Guangzhou excluding Hong Kong ).