Lijiang Sanyi International Airport

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Lijiang Sanyi International Airport (IATA: LJG, ICAO: ZPLJ) is an airport serving Lijiang, Yunnan province, China.[3]

AirporttypePublic
OperatorYunnan Airport Group
ServesLijiang, Yunnan
Opened28 June 2012; 14 years ago (2012-06-28)
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Lijiang Sanyi International Airport
丽江三义国际机场
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorYunnan Airport Group
ServesLijiang, Yunnan
Opened28 June 2012; 14 years ago (2012-06-28)
Elevation AMSL2,243 m (7,359 ft)
Coordinates26°40′45″N 100°14′45″E
Websitelijiang-airport.com
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LJG/ZPLJ is located in Yunnan
LJG/ZPLJ
LJG/ZPLJ
Location in Yunnan
LJG/ZPLJ is located in China
LJG/ZPLJ
LJG/ZPLJ
LJG/ZPLJ (China)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
02/20 3,000 9,843 Asphalt
Statistics (2025 [1])
Passengers8,631,218
Cargo (in tons)16,744.9
Aircraft movements62,484
Source: List of the busiest airports in the People's Republic of China
Sources:[2][3]
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SimplifiedChinese丽江三义国际机场
TraditionalChinese麗江三義國際機場
Hanyu PinyinLìjiāng Sānyì Guójì Jīchǎng
Hanyu PinyinLìjiāng Sānyì Guójì Jīchǎng
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Lijiang Sanyi International Airport
Simplified Chinese丽江三义国际机场
Traditional Chinese麗江三義國際機場
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Hanyu PinyinLìjiāng Sānyì Guójì Jīchǎng
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Built in 1995, the civil airport is 25 km (16 mi) to the south of the city proper.

The passenger movements of Lijiang Sanyi International Airport were 4,220,618 in 2021, 2,87,8817 in 2022, 7,440,858 in 2023, 8,092,935 in 2024 and 8,631,218 in 2025 respectively.[4][5][1]

History

In 1992, Lijiang airport began construction. In April 1995, it was completed, in July 1995, the airport officially opened to the air, with the airport flight area level 4C, and a runway length of 2,500 meters and width of 45m.

Driven by the Kunming World Horticultural Exposition in 1999, the passenger throughput of Lijiang Airport exceeded 500,000 for the first time, marking the beginning of a period of rapid development for the airport. Subsequently, the first renovation and expansion project was launched, which propelled Lijiang tourism to a new peak.[6][7]

In 2007, the airport carried out a second renovation and expansion. According to the annual passenger throughput of 4.5 million passengers' standard construction, including runway extension of 500 meters, the new runway parallel taxiway, 13 additional parking spaces, the new 33,300 square meters of domestic terminal building, procurement of supporting special facilities and equipment, navigation station construction and other major projects.[8][9][10]

On March 6, 2012, Yunnan Lijiang Airport aviation port opening to the outside world officially passed the national acceptance, for the third port airport in Yunnan Province.[11]

Facilities

The airport has one runway numbered 02/20, 3,000 metres (9,843 ft) in length with[3] turning bases at both ends of the runway.

Airlines and destinations

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AirlinesDestinations
Air China Beijing–Capital, Chengdu–Tianfu, Hangzhou[12]
Air Travel Changsha,[13] Nanchang,[14] Wuxi, Yibin,[15] Zhuhai[16]
Bamboo Airways Hanoi[13]
Beijing Capital Airlines Beijing–Daxing,[17] Changsha,[13] Guangzhou, Guiyang,[18] Hangzhou,[19] Jieyang,[20] Jinan, Nanchang,[14] Nanjing, Nanning, Shanghai–Pudong,[21] Shenyang,[22] Shenzhen,[21] Shijiazhuang, Shiyan,[23] Taiyuan,[13] Tianjin, Wuhan, Xiamen,[22] Xi'an,[13] Yancheng,[18] Yantai,[18] Zhengzhou, Zhuhai[16]
Chengdu Airlines Changsha,[24] Chengdu–Tianfu,[25] Guiyang,[25] Shenyang,[25] Wenzhou[25]
China Eastern Airlines Beijing–Daxing,[26] Chengdu–Tianfu,[21] Guangzhou, Kunming, Shanghai–Hongqiao, Shanghai–Pudong
China Southern Airlines Guangzhou, Shenzhen
Chongqing Airlines Guangzhou[27]
Hong Kong Airlines Hong Kong[28]
Juneyao Air Nanjing, Shanghai–Pudong, Shenzhen,[29] Wuhan[21]
Kunming Airlines Changsha,[21] Xishuangbanna[13]
Loong Air Dazhou,[13] Hangzhou, Hengyang,[30] Huaihua,[29] Luzhou,[13] Ningbo,[19] Wenzhou,[30] Wuxi,[31] Xiangyang,[31] Zunyi–Xinzhou[29]
Lucky Air Chengdu–Tianfu,[13] Chongqing,[19] Dalian,[21] Guiyang,[32] Hai Phong,[33] Huai'an,[13] Luzhou,[34] Nanjing,[32] Ningbo,[32] Wuhan,[13] Xi'an,[13] Xishuangbanna, Yinchuan,[34] Zhengzhou
Qingdao Airlines Changsha,[21] Fuzhou,[35] Hefei,[36] Qingdao,[36] Xishuangbanna[37]
Ruili Airlines Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi,[13] Changzhou,[38] Ho Chi Minh City,[39] Lanzhou, Mangshi,[40] Tianjin,[29] Xishuangbanna, Zhaotong[41]
Shandong Airlines Chengdu–Tianfu,[42] Jinan
Shenzhen Airlines Chengdu–Tianfu,[29] Nanjing,[21] Shenzhen
Sichuan Airlines Chongqing[13]
Spring Airlines Shanghai–Pudong[29]
Tibet Airlines Chengdu–Shuangliu, Lhasa,[21] Mianyang,[43] Shenzhen,[21] Taiyuan,[44] Xi'an,[29] Yuncheng[44]
West Air Chongqing,[45] Zhengzhou
XiamenAir Guilin, Xiamen
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