Updated:
January 15, 2026
China
Asia
Kunming Airport (KMG)
Kunming Changshui International Airport averages 459 flights per day to 127 destinations, with 96 domestic and 31 international routes. A total of 38 airlines operate at KMG, led by China Eastern Airlines. This airport provides direct service to 16 countries across one continent, with a route network dominated by domestic flights and Thailand as its largest international market. The longest nonstop route from Kunming connects to Dubai, with a typical flight time of 6 hrs 15 mins.
- Destinations
- 127 (96 domestic · 31 international)
- Flights per day
- 459 (410 domestic · 49 international)
- Busiest Route
- Guangzhou (21/day)
- Longest Direct Flight
- Dubai 6 hrs 15 mins
- Shortest Flight
- Zhaotong 1 hr 25 mins
- Top Airline
- China Eastern Airlines (79 routes)
- Top Country
- China (410 flights/day)
- Longest Runway
- 14,813 ft / 4,515 m
Weather in Kunming
127 Destinations from Kunming Airport (KMG)
This week, 127 active routes depart from Kunming International Airport. The busiest route connects Kunming with Guangzhou and is operated by 7 airlines. The longest nonstop flight is to Dubai, and the shortest flight is to Zhaotong.
All Destinations
| Flights | Destination | Route | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Guangzhou |
KMG → CAN
2 hrs 45 mins |
9 Air Co, China Eastern Airlines, China Southern Airlines, Hainan Airlines, Kunming Airlines, Lucky Air, Sichuan Airlines7 |
| 20 | Shanghai |
KMG → PVG
3 hrs 20 mins |
Air China, China Eastern Airlines, China Southern Airlines, Juneyao Airlines, Kunming Airlines, Lucky Air, Shanghai Airlines, Sichuan Airlines8 |
| 17 | Beijing (PKX) |
KMG → PKX
3 hrs 30 mins |
Beijing Capital Airlines, China Eastern Airlines, China Southern Airlines, China United Airlines, Hebei Airlines, Xiamen Airlines6 |
| 17 | Hangzhou |
KMG → HGH
3 hrs |
Air China, Beijing Capital Airlines, China Eastern Airlines, Kunming Airlines, Loong Air, Lucky Air, Ruili Airlines, Sichuan Airlines, Xiamen Airlines9 |
| 16 | Shenzhen |
KMG → SZX
2 hrs 50 mins |
China Eastern Airlines, China Southern Airlines, Donghai Airlines, Fuzhou Airlines, Hainan Airlines, Kunming Airlines, Lucky Air, Shenzhen Airlines, Sichuan Airlines9 |
| 16 | Xianyang |
KMG → XIY
2 hrs 30 mins |
Air Changan, China Eastern Airlines, Kunming Airlines, Ruili Airlines, Sichuan Airlines, Tianjin Airlines6 |
| 16 | Zhengzhou |
KMG → CGO
2 hrs 55 mins |
Beijing Capital Airlines, China Eastern Airlines, China Southern Airlines, Kunming Airlines, Lucky Air, Sichuan Airlines, West Air (China)7 |
| 14 | Chengdu (TFU) |
KMG → TFU
2 hrs |
Air China, Chengdu Airlines, China Eastern Airlines, Kunming Airlines, Lucky Air, Sichuan Airlines6 |
| 12 | Luxi |
KMG → LUM
1 hr 45 mins |
China Eastern Airlines, Kunming Airlines, LongJiang Airlines, Lucky Air, Ruili Airlines, Spring Airlines6 |
| 11 | Beijing (PEK) |
KMG → PEK
3 hrs 50 mins |
Air China, Hainan Airlines, Kunming Airlines, Lucky Air, Sichuan Airlines5 |
| 11 | Tengchong |
KMG → TCZ
1 hr 40 mins |
China Eastern Airlines, Kunming Airlines, Lucky Air, Ruili Airlines4 |
| 11 | Changsha |
KMG → CSX
2 hrs 25 mins |
China Eastern Airlines, Hainan Airlines, Kunming Airlines, Okay Airways, Ruili Airlines, Shanghai Airlines, Yunnan Hong Tu Airlines7 |
| 10 | Nanjing |
KMG → NKG
3 hrs 5 mins |
China Eastern Airlines, Kunming Airlines, Shandong Airlines, Sichuan Airlines, Yunnan Hong Tu Airlines5 |
| 10 | Wuhan |
KMG → WUH
2 hrs 35 mins |
China Eastern Airlines, Kunming Airlines, Lucky Air, Okay Airways, Ruili Airlines, China Southern Airlines6 |
| 8 | Bangkok (BKK) |
KMG → BKK
2 hrs 45 mins |
China Eastern Airlines, Kunming Airlines, Thai Airways International3 |
| 8 | Haikou |
KMG → HAK
2 hrs 20 mins |
China Eastern Airlines, China Southern Airlines, Hainan Airlines, Lucky Air, Tianjin Airlines5 |
| 8 | Xiamen |
KMG → XMN
2 hrs 50 mins |
China Eastern Airlines, Kunming Airlines, Lucky Air, Sichuan Airlines, Xiamen Airlines5 |
| 7 | Fuzhou |
KMG → FOC
3 hrs |
China Eastern Airlines, Fuzhou Airlines, Lucky Air, Ruili Airlines, Xiamen Airlines5 |
| 7 | Jinan |
KMG → TNA
3 hrs 15 mins |
China Eastern Airlines, Kunming Airlines, Lucky Air, Shandong Airlines, Sichuan Airlines, Tibet Airlines6 |
| 7 | Chongqing |
KMG → CKG
2 hrs 5 mins |
China Eastern Airlines, Lucky Air, Sichuan Airlines, West Air (China), China Southern Airlines5 |
| 7 | Hefei |
KMG → HFE
2 hrs 45 mins |
China Eastern Airlines, Lucky Air, Okay Airways, Sichuan Airlines, West Air (China)5 |
| 6 | Vientiane |
KMG → VTE
2 hrs |
China Eastern Airlines, Lao Airlines, Sichuan Airlines3 |
| 6 | Nanchang |
KMG → KHN
2 hrs 40 mins |
China Eastern Airlines, Jiangxi Airlines, Lucky Air, Shenzhen Airlines, Yunnan Hong Tu Airlines5 |
| 6 | Wenzhou |
KMG → WNZ
2 hrs 55 mins |
China Eastern Airlines, China United Airlines, Lucky Air, Ruili Airlines, Yunnan Hong Tu Airlines5 |
| 6 | Zhuhai |
KMG → ZUH
2 hrs 25 mins |
China Eastern Airlines, China Southern Airlines, Lucky Air, Shandong Airlines4 |
| 6 | Jinghong |
KMG → JHG
1 hr 40 mins |
China Eastern Airlines, Lucky Air, Shanghai Airlines3 |
| 6 | Wuxi |
KMG → WUX
3 hrs 5 mins |
China Eastern Airlines, Lucky Air, Ruili Airlines, Yunnan Hong Tu Airlines4 |
| 6 | Shijiazhuang |
KMG → SJW
3 hrs 5 mins |
China United Airlines, Hebei Airlines, Kunming Airlines, Lucky Air, Spring Airlines5 |
| 6 | Ningbo |
KMG → NGB
3 hrs |
China Eastern Airlines, Ruili Airlines, Sichuan Airlines, Spring Airlines4 |
| 5 | Kuala Lumpur |
KMG → KUL
3 hrs 45 mins |
AirAsia, China Eastern Airlines, Malindo Air3 |
| 5 | Shenyang |
KMG → SHE
3 hrs 45 mins |
Air China, China Eastern Airlines, China Southern Airlines, Kunming Airlines, Lucky Air5 |
| 5 | Lanzhou |
KMG → LHW
2 hrs 30 mins |
China Eastern Airlines, China Southern Airlines, Lucky Air, Ruili Airlines4 |
| 5 | Tianjin |
KMG → TSN
3 hrs 15 mins |
Air China, China Eastern Airlines, Okay Airways, Shanghai Airlines, Tianjin Airlines5 |
| 5 | Sanya |
KMG → SYX
2 hrs 30 mins |
China Eastern Airlines, China Southern Airlines, Lucky Air, Beijing Capital Airlines4 |
| 5 | Quanzhou |
KMG → JJN
2 hrs 55 mins |
China Eastern Airlines, Kunming Airlines, Okay Airways, Ruili Airlines, Xiamen Airlines5 |
| 5 | Taiyuan |
KMG → TYN
2 hrs 55 mins |
China Eastern Airlines, Kunming Airlines, Lucky Air, Ruili Airlines4 |
| 4 | Lhasa |
KMG → LXA
2 hrs 55 mins |
China Eastern Airlines, Lucky Air, Tibet Airlines3 |
| 4 | Shantou |
KMG → SWA
2 hrs 35 mins |
China Southern Airlines, Lucky Air, Ruili Airlines, Shanghai Airlines4 |
| 3 | Lijiang |
KMG → LJG
1 hr 35 mins |
China Eastern Airlines1 |
| 3 | Shangri-La |
KMG → DIG
1 hr 45 mins |
China Eastern Airlines, Lucky Air2 |
| 3 | Yanchzhou | KMG → — | Kunming Airlines, Spring Airlines2 |
| 3 | Qingdao |
KMG → TAO
3 hrs 30 mins |
China Eastern Airlines, Shandong Airlines, Shanghai Airlines, Yunnan Hong Tu Airlines4 |
| 3 | Changzhou |
KMG → CZX
2 hrs 50 mins |
China Eastern Airlines, Kunming Airlines, Sichuan Airlines3 |
| 3 | Huizhou |
KMG → HUZ
2 hrs 30 mins |
China Eastern Airlines, Kunming Airlines2 |
| 3 | Chiang Mai |
KMG → CNX
1 hr 50 mins |
China Eastern Airlines, Ruili Airlines2 |
| 3 | Nantong |
KMG → NTG
3 hrs 5 mins |
Kunming Airlines1 |
| 3 | Singapore |
KMG → SIN
3 hrs 50 mins |
China Eastern Airlines, Scoot2 |
| 3 | Zhaotong |
KMG → ZAT
1 hr 25 mins |
China Eastern Airlines1 |
| 3 | Lancang |
KMG → JMJ
1 hr 40 mins |
China Eastern Airlines, Lucky Air2 |
| 3 | Hong Kong |
KMG → HKG
2 hrs 35 mins |
China Eastern Airlines1 |
| 3 | Xuzhou |
KMG → XUZ
3 hrs 5 mins |
Loong Air, Lucky Air, Sichuan Airlines3 |
| 3 | Zhanjiang |
KMG → ZHA
2 hrs 10 mins |
China Eastern Airlines, Ruili Airlines2 |
| 2 | Yinchuan |
KMG → INC
2 hrs 45 mins |
China Eastern Airlines1 |
| 2 | Ürümqi |
KMG → URC
4 hrs 55 mins |
China Southern Airlines, China Eastern Airlines2 |
| 2 | Lincang |
KMG → LNJ
1 hr 40 mins |
China Eastern Airlines1 |
| 2 | Yuncheng |
KMG → YCU
2 hrs 50 mins |
Kunming Airlines, Shandong Airlines2 |
| 2 | Phnom Penh |
KMG → KTI
2 hrs 55 mins |
China Eastern Airlines1 |
| 2 | Xining |
KMG → XNN
2 hrs 40 mins |
China Eastern Airlines, Ruili Airlines2 |
| 2 | Yichang |
KMG → YIH
2 hrs 20 mins |
China Eastern Airlines, Lucky Air2 |
| 2 | Yantai |
KMG → YNT
3 hrs 20 mins |
China Eastern Airlines, Loong Air, Ruili Airlines3 |
| 2 | Ganzhou |
KMG → KOW
2 hrs 45 mins |
Lucky Air1 |
| 2 | Hohhot |
KMG → HET
3 hrs 5 mins |
LongJiang Airlines, Lucky Air2 |
| 1 | Qionghai |
KMG → BAR
2 hrs 25 mins |
China United Airlines, Ruili Airlines2 |
| 1 | Seoul |
KMG → ICN
3 hrs 45 mins |
China Eastern Airlines, Korean Air2 |
| 1 | Yangon |
KMG → RGN
2 hrs 10 mins |
China Eastern Airlines1 |
| 1 | Bangkok (DMK) |
KMG → DMK
2 hrs 35 mins |
Thai AirAsia1 |
| 1 | Changchun |
KMG → CGQ
4 hrs 50 mins |
China Southern Airlines1 |
| 1 | Changde |
KMG → CGD
2 hrs 15 mins |
Spring Airlines1 |
| 1 | Dhaka |
KMG → DAC
2 hrs 50 mins |
China Eastern Airlines1 |
| 1 | Hanoi |
KMG → HAN
1 hr 50 mins |
China Eastern Airlines1 |
| 1 | Harbin |
KMG → HRB
5 hrs 25 mins |
China Eastern Airlines, LongJiang Airlines2 |
| 1 | Ho Chi Minh City |
KMG → SGN
2 hrs 45 mins |
China Eastern Airlines1 |
| 1 | Huai'an |
KMG → HIA
3 hrs 5 mins |
China Eastern Airlines1 |
| 1 | Huangyan |
KMG → HYN
3 hrs |
China Eastern Airlines1 |
| 1 | Jining |
KMG → JNG
3 hrs |
Yunnan Hong Tu Airlines1 |
| 1 | Linyi |
KMG → LYI
3 hrs 10 mins |
Loong Air1 |
| 1 | Luzhou |
KMG → LZO
1 hr 45 mins |
China Eastern Airlines1 |
| 1 | Mianyang |
KMG → MIG
2 hrs 5 mins |
Lucky Air1 |
| 1 | Ordos |
KMG → DSN
2 hrs 55 mins |
China United Airlines1 |
| 1 | Quzhou |
KMG → JUZ
2 hrs 50 mins |
China Express Airlines1 |
| 1 | Xiaguan |
KMG → DLU
1 hr 45 mins |
China Eastern Airlines1 |
| 1 | Xiangfan |
KMG → XFN
2 hrs 25 mins |
Kunming Airlines1 |
| 1 | Yiwu |
KMG → YIW
2 hrs 45 mins |
China Eastern Airlines1 |
| 1 | Yulin |
KMG → UYN
2 hrs 50 mins |
China Eastern Airlines1 |
| 1 | Hengyang |
KMG → HNY
2 hrs 5 mins |
Shanghai Airlines1 |
| 1 | Phuket |
KMG → HKT
3 hrs 20 mins |
China Eastern Airlines1 |
| 6/week | Ji’an |
KMG → JGS
2 hrs 30 mins |
China Eastern Airlines1 |
| 6/week | Dekhong Mangshi | KMG → — | China Eastern Airlines, Kunming Airlines, Ruili Airlines3 |
| 5/week | Yan'an |
KMG → ENY
2 hrs 40 mins |
China Express Airlines, Air Changan2 |
| 5/week | Anking |
KMG → AQG
2 hrs 50 mins |
Lucky Air1 |
| 5/week | Colombo |
KMG → CMB
4 hrs 5 mins |
China Eastern Airlines1 |
| 5/week | Fuyang |
KMG → FUG
3 hrs |
China Eastern Airlines1 |
| 5/week | Jingzhou |
KMG → SHS
2 hrs 25 mins |
Kunming Airlines1 |
| 5/week | Kathmandu |
KMG → KTM
3 hrs 20 mins |
China Eastern Airlines1 |
| 5/week | Linfen |
KMG → LFQ
2 hrs 50 mins |
Sichuan Airlines1 |
| 5/week | Lishui |
KMG → LIJ
3 hrs |
Donghai Airlines1 |
| 5/week | Luoyang |
KMG → LYA
2 hrs 40 mins |
China Eastern Airlines1 |
| 5/week | Mandalay |
KMG → MDL
2 hrs 10 mins |
China Eastern Airlines1 |
| 5/week | Shangrao |
KMG → SQD
2 hrs 55 mins |
Yunnan Hong Tu Airlines1 |
| 5/week | Yancheng |
KMG → YNZ
3 hrs 10 mins |
Ruili Airlines1 |
| 5/week | Zhongwei |
KMG → ZHY
2 hrs 30 mins |
Sichuan Airlines1 |
| 4/week | Dalian |
KMG → DLC
4 hrs 10 mins |
China Eastern Airlines1 |
| 4/week | Enshi |
KMG → ENH
2 hrs 5 mins |
Ruili Airlines1 |
| 4/week | Manado-Celebes Island |
KMG → MDC
4 hrs 35 mins |
Lucky Air1 |
| 4/week | Wanxian |
KMG → WXN
2 hrs 15 mins |
Sichuan Airlines1 |
| 3/week | Baotou |
KMG → BAV
2 hrs 50 mins |
Ruili Airlines1 |
| 3/week | Bazhong |
KMG → BZX
2 hrs 15 mins |
Sichuan Airlines1 |
| 3/week | Changzhi |
KMG → CIH
2 hrs 45 mins |
Donghai Airlines1 |
| 3/week | Chengdu (CTU) |
KMG → CTU
2 hrs |
Tibet Airlines1 |
| 3/week | Dubai |
KMG → DXB
6 hrs 15 mins |
China Eastern Airlines1 |
| 3/week | Guangyuan |
KMG → GYS
2 hrs 10 mins |
Sichuan Airlines1 |
| 3/week | Luang Prabang |
KMG → LPQ
1 hr 45 mins |
China Eastern Airlines1 |
| 3/week | Nanyang |
KMG → NNY
2 hrs 35 mins |
Ruili Airlines1 |
| 3/week | Qianjiang |
KMG → JIQ
2 hrs 15 mins |
Spring Airlines1 |
| 3/week | Sanming |
KMG → SQJ
2 hrs 55 mins |
China Eastern Airlines1 |
| 3/week | Senai |
KMG → JHB
3 hrs 30 mins |
AirAsia1 |
| 3/week | Shiyan |
KMG → WDS
2 hrs 25 mins |
Air China1 |
| 3/week | Subang |
KMG → SZB
3 hrs 50 mins |
Malindo Air1 |
| 2/week | Haiphong |
KMG → HPH
2 hrs |
Ruili Airlines1 |
| 2/week | Lianyungang |
KMG → LYG
3 hrs 5 mins |
Sichuan Airlines1 |
| 2/week | Siem Reap |
KMG → SAI
2 hrs 45 mins |
China Eastern Airlines1 |
| 2/week | Sihanoukville |
KMG → KOS
2 hrs 40 mins |
Ruili Airlines1 |
| 2/week | Xinzhou |
KMG → WUT
2 hrs 55 mins |
Ruili Airlines1 |
| 1/week | Jakarta |
KMG → CGK
4 hrs 30 mins |
Lucky Air1 |
| 1/week | Malé |
KMG → MLE
5 hrs 5 mins |
China Eastern Airlines1 |
| 1/week | Penang |
KMG → PEN
3 hrs 20 mins |
Malindo Air1 |
| 1/week | Syamyn | KMG → — | Xiamen Airlines1 |
Route and destination data updated weekly ()
Airlines
Kunming International Airport is served by 38 airlines, with China Eastern Airlines in the lead at 25% of routes. The top three carriers together cover 47% of routes. 9 carriers operate only one route each. A total of 14 airlines operate international routes, compared with 31 serving domestic routes. China Eastern Airlines is operating the longest nonstop flight, connecting to Dubai with a flight time of 6 hrs 15 mins.
- China Eastern Airlines79 routes
- Lucky Air38 routes
- Kunming Airlines28 routes
- Ruili Airlines27 routes
- Sichuan Airlines23 routes
- China Southern Airlines15 routes
- Yunnan Hong Tu Airlines8 routes
- Air China7 routes
- Shanghai Airlines7 routes
- Xiamen Airlines6 routes
- Spring Airlines6 routes
- Hainan Airlines5 routes
- China United Airlines5 routes
- Okay Airways5 routes
- Shandong Airlines5 routes
- Beijing Capital Airlines4 routes
- Loong Air4 routes
- Donghai Airlines3 routes
- Tianjin Airlines3 routes
- West Air (China)3 routes
- LongJiang Airlines3 routes
- Tibet Airlines3 routes
- Malindo Air3 routes
- Hebei Airlines2 routes
- Fuzhou Airlines2 routes
- Shenzhen Airlines2 routes
- Air Changan2 routes
- AirAsia2 routes
- China Express Airlines2 routes
- 9 Air Co1 route
- Juneyao Airlines1 route
- Chengdu Airlines1 route
- Thai Airways International1 route
- Lao Airlines1 route
- Jiangxi Airlines1 route
- Scoot1 route
- Korean Air1 route
- Thai AirAsia1 route
Kunming International Airport provides direct service to 16 countries across one continents. The route network is 76% domestic and 24% international, with Bangkok (BKK), Thailand serving as the primary international destination.
- China410/day
- Thailand13/day
- Laos7/day
- Malaysia6/day
- Singapore3/day
- Hong Kong SAR China3/day
- Vietnam3/day
- Cambodia2/day
- Myanmar (Burma)2/day
- South Korea1/day
- Bangladesh1/day
- Sri Lanka5/week
- Nepal5/week
- Indonesia5/week
- United Arab Emirates3/week
- Maldives1/week
Global Rankings of Kunming Airport (KMG)
This snapshot shows how Kunming Airport (KMG) ranks globally across multiple operational and network dimensions. Rankings reflect relative position worldwide across destination breadth, flight volume, scheduling density, and long-haul reach.
Destinations
Measures how broadly the airport connects distinct endpoints across its route network.
- #88 – Total Destination Count (Network breadth)
- #59 – Domestic Destination Count
- #260 – International Destination Count
Flights & Scheduling
Reflects flight volume and how intensively runway infrastructure is scheduled.
- #44 – Total Flight Count (Operational intensity)
- #27 – Domestic Flight Count
- #193 – International Flight Count
- #31 – Flights per Runway (Scheduling density)
Distance & Reach
Highlights long-haul connectivity and how distance is distributed across flights and runways.
- #60 – Total Distance Flown (Global reach)
- #400 – Distance per Flight (Route profile)
- #57 – Distance per Runway (Long-haul leverage)
4 Runways at Kunming Airport (KMG)
Runways:
| Name | Length | Width | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|
| 04 | 14,813 ft · 4,515 m | 167 ft · 51 m | Asphalt |
| 22 | 14,813 ft · 4,515 m | 167 ft · 51 m | Asphalt |
| 03 | 13,176 ft · 4,016 m | 148 ft · 45 m | Asphalt |
| 21 | 13,176 ft · 4,016 m | 148 ft · 45 m | Asphalt |
The runways at this airport are long enough to accomodate all aircraft.