Kunming Changshui (KMG) Airport ranks among the top ten airports in China.

Kunming changshui international airport, one of the top 100 airports in the world, is China's national gateway hub airport facing Southeast Asia, South Asia and connecting Europe and Asia, which makes kunming changshui international airport the only national gateway hub airport in southwest China. It is listed as two national gateway hub airports in China together with Diwobao International Airport in Urumqi. It is the fourth airport in China to realize the independent operation mode of double runways after Beijing Capital Airport, Shanghai Pudong Airport and Guangzhou Baiyun Airport. In 20 13, the passenger throughput of the national 10 million-class airports increased the first (the growth rate was 23.8%, with a net increase of 5.72 million passengers). Its predecessor was Kunming Wujiaba International Airport.

Kunming Wujiaba International Airport was used in Kunming until June 20 12, and was built in 1922, which is the second civil airport in China. After three renovations and expansions, the designed terminal capacity is10.37 million passengers, but in 2008 alone, the passenger throughput of Wujiaba Airport reached15.28 million passengers and 2065438+.

Moreover, Wujiaba Airport is only 6.6 kilometers away from downtown Kunming, which is the closest airport in China to the capital city center. Surrounded by the city, it does not have the conditions for in-situ expansion. Therefore, the Kunming Municipal Government decided to relocate a brand-new airport-kunming changshui international airport, and kunming changshui international airport officially put into operation on June 28th, 20 12.

20 13, 0 1 1, the passenger throughput of Kunming Airport in 20 12 was 23.98 million, an increase of 7% compared with 20 1 1.

On 20 13 0 13-05, 03, there was extremely foggy weather at the airport, and 440 flights were cancelled. 960 flights were planned on 04-05, and 756 flights were actually completed. The stranded passengers were all transshipped on the 5th.

On February 20136/kloc-0, the airport ushered in the peak of Spring Festival travel rush, with 787 take-off and landing flights, carrying passengers 100200, and the number of flights broke through the highest in history.

On March 0 1 March 01day, China Southern Airbus A380 flew to Changshui Airport for verification flight. This move will further enhance the corporate brand image of Kunming Airport, expand the Yunnan aviation market, promote the quality service of airlines, popularize and introduce the regional advantages of Yunnan ethnic tourism and kunming changshui international airport, and create new opportunities and hot spots in the Yunnan aviation market. Changshui ensured that the largest plane in Yunnan's civil aviation history landed in Kunming, which not only proved that 380 people had been to Kunming, but more importantly, it meant that kunming changshui international airport had the ability to guarantee the world's largest passenger plane, made preparations for welcoming more heavy aircraft and opening international long-haul routes, and laid a solid foundation for the future development of Yunnan's civil aviation.

March 6, 20 13, the first Spring Festival travel rush peak after the airport transfer, * * * guaranteed flights 279 15, carrying 32,465,438 passengers, and the cargo and mail throughput was 27,745.83 tons, respectively increasing by 31.

On June 28th, 20 13, the first anniversary of the airport transition, the passenger throughput reached 26.56 million.

On July 22nd, 20 13, the A380 passenger plane of China Southern Airlines started the daily round-trip flight from Kunming to Beijing from July 22nd to125/0/3. Kunming Airport became the fourth airport in China operated by A380.

On August 8, 20 13, Changshui Airport ushered in a peak passenger flow, with a passenger throughput of 12 1500, which was the highest daily passenger throughput of the airport, twice that of Laowujiaba Airport under normal circumstances.

20 1310.7, during the national day, there were 52 17 flights, with a passenger throughput of 644,788 passengers and a cargo and mail throughput of 5,949 tons, up by 3 1.25%, 35.5% and 48.79% respectively. The maximum daily take-off and landing is 799 sorties, with a throughput of 1 1.5 million person-times. The number of flights hit a new high.

On the 20th1165438+1October16th, the fourth HNA Boeing 787 Dreamliner HU7 165 landed smoothly in kunming changshui international airport, and HNA Boeing 787 made its maiden flight from Beijing to Kunming. From 165438+ 10/6, the 787 will fly twice a day on the Beijing-Kunming route.

0 14+0 1 1 day, Kunming Airport completed the annual passenger throughput of 29.69 million passengers, 255,000 flights, and the cargo and mail throughput of 294,000 tons, up by 23.8%, 27.2% and11.

On February 24th, 20 14, Spring Festival travel rush Peak and kunming changshui international airport * * * guaranteed 29,200 flights, welcoming 3,625,600 passengers and handling 27,900 tons of cargo and mail, increasing by 4.65% and 65,438+0655 respectively compared with Spring Festival travel rush Peak in 20 13. The normal rate of airport clearance was 93.56%, the highest daily flight take-off and landing reached 788 sorties, and the passenger throughput was 6.5438+0.054 million.