AirportsKunming Changshui International Airport is a large airport serving Kunming, in Yunnan Province, China. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is KMG.
Key facts
- IATA code
- KMG
- ICAO code
- ZPPP
- City
- Kunming
- State or region
- Yunnan Province
- Country
- China
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 25.1103° N, 102.9367° E
- Elevation
- 2,104 m (6,903 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 4,500 m (14,764 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, KMG means Kunming Changshui International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: ZPPP. ICAO codes that begin with Z belong to China, Mongolia and North Korea. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 25.1103° N, 102.9367° E. It stands 2,104 metres (6,903 feet) above sea level. That is high for an airport. Thin air at this height means aircraft need a longer run to take off.
Local time
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Time zone Asia/Shanghai, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Kunming Changshui International Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 4,500 metres (14,764 feet). A runway of this length can take the largest long-distance aircraft. Among the 256 airports of China on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 5.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/22 | 4,500 m 14,764 ft | 60 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 03/21 | 4,000 m 13,123 ft | 45 m | Concrete | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Panzhihua Bao'anying AirportPanzhihua (Renhe) | PZI | 196 km |
| Xingyi Wanfenglin AirportXingyi | ACX | 204 km |
| Wenshan Puzhehei AirportWenshan | WNH | 223 km |
| Zhaotong Zhaoyang AirportZhaotong | ZAT | 245 km |
| Liupanshui Yuezhao AirportLiupanshui (Zhongshan) | LPF | 264 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 2,587 km | 3 h 35 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 3,162 km | 4 h 20 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 4,760 km | 6 h 15 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 8,716 km | 11 h 00 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 12,696 km | 15 h 50 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 12,130 km | 15 h 05 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 2,644 km | 3 h 40 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 3,698 km | 4 h 55 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 8,310 km | 10 h 30 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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