Guiyang Longdongbao International Airport

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Guiyang Longdongbao International Airport (IATA: KWE, ICAO: ZUGY) is an international airport serving Guiyang, the capital of Southwest China's Guizhou province, and the hub for Colorful Guizhou Airlines. The airport was opened on 28 May 1997 and adopted its current name on 19 January 2006. It is located 11 km (6.8 mi) southeast from Guiyang's city center. It is about 4 km2 (1.5 sq mi) and has a 3,200-metre (10,500 ft) long, 45-metre (148 ft) wide runway, which can accommodate Boeing 747 or Airbus A330 widebody aircraft. The terminal is about 34,000 m2 (370,000 sq ft), available for over 2000 passengers departing and arriving per hour.

AirporttypePublic
ServesGuiyang
LocationNanming, Guiyang, Guizhou, China
Opened28 May 1997; 29 years ago (1997-05-28)
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Guiyang Longdongbao International Airport
贵阳龙洞堡国际机场
Airport exterior in 2023
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Airport typePublic
ServesGuiyang
LocationNanming, Guiyang, Guizhou, China
Opened28 May 1997; 29 years ago (1997-05-28)
Hub forColorful Guizhou Airlines
China Southern Airlines
Elevation AMSL1,139 m (3,737 ft)
Coordinates26°32′19″N 106°48′03″E
Websitewww.gyairport.com
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KWE/ZUGY is located in Guizhou
KWE/ZUGY
KWE/ZUGY
Location in Guizhou
KWE/ZUGY is located in China
KWE/ZUGY
KWE/ZUGY
Location in China
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
01L/19R 3,500 11,483 Concrete
01R/19L 4,000 13,123 Concrete
Statistics (2025)
Passengers22,731,681 Increase 1.9%
Aircraft movements158,872 Increase 0.8%
Cargo119,268.0 Increase 11.9%
Source:[1], China's busiest airports by passenger traffic
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SimplifiedChinese贵阳龙洞堡国际机场
TraditionalChinese貴陽龍洞堡國際機場
Hanyu PinyinGuìyáng Lóngdòngbǎo Guójì Jīchǎng
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Guiyang Longdongbao International Airport
Simplified Chinese贵阳龙洞堡国际机场
Traditional Chinese貴陽龍洞堡國際機場
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In 2017, Guiyang Longdongbao International Airport was the 22nd busiest airport in mainland China, with 18,109,610 passengers.

Guiyang Longdongbao Airport departure hall
Guiyang Longdongbao International Airport T3 departure hall

Expansion

In 2010, Guiyang Airport exceeded its design capacity of 5 million passengers per year. An airport expansion project, with a total investment of about 3.4 billion yuan, was authorized and started in September 2010. The aim was to take the total annual passenger capacity to 15.5 million and the cargo traffic to 220 thousand tons per year.

Hainan Airlines began a weekly flight to Paris, France, on 24 March 2019, opening up Guiyang and Guizhou Province to international long-haul air travel for the first time.[2]

A-CDM

In June 2017, Guiyang airport worked with the aviation data service company VariFlight to implement an Airport Collaborative Decision Making system (A-CDM). The main purpose of this system is to improve on-time performance and safety of the airport's operations.[3]

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

More information Airlines, Destinations ...
AirlinesDestinations
9 Air Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi,[4] Fuzhou (ends 23 September 2026),[5][6] Haikou,[7] Harbin,[7] Kuala Lumpur–International,[8] Nanjing, Nantong,[9] Ningbo,[7] Quanzhou (ends 23 September 2026),[7][10] Seoul–Incheon,[11] Shenyang,[7] Wenzhou, Wuxi, Xiamen,[7] Xingyi,[12] Yinchuan,[8] Zhengzhou[7]
Charter: Kota Kinabalu[13]
Air Chang'an Ningbo,[14] Quanzhou,[15] Wenzhou,[16] Xi'an
Air China Beijing–Capital, Beijing–Daxing, Chengdu–Tianfu, Dalian,[17] Hangzhou, Hohhot,[18] Shanghai–Pudong, Shenzhen, Tianjin, Wenzhou, Wuhan, Xiamen, Yuncheng
Air Guilin Haikou,[19] Wuhu,[20] Xuzhou[21]
Air Macau Macau
Batik Air Malaysia Charter: Kuala Lumpur–International (resumes 13 October 2026)[22]
Beijing Capital Airlines Haikou, Hangzhou, Lijiang,[23] Qingdao,[24] Sanya, Wenzhou,[25] Xi'an, Yancheng,[23] Yichang
Chengdu Airlines Lijiang,[26] Lüliang,[27] Shenyang, Wenzhou, Xinzhou[28]
China Eastern Airlines Beijing–Daxing,[29] Dalian, Enshi, Hangzhou,[30] Hefei,[31] Jieyang,[32] Nanjing, Ningbo, Shanghai–Hongqiao, Shanghai–Pudong, Taiyuan, Wuhan,[33] Xi'an
China Express Airlines Changde,[34] Dazhou,[35] Guangyuan,[36] Hanzhong,[37] Hohhot,[18] Jingzhou,[38] Lancang,[36] Luoyang,[36] Mangshi,[36] Meizhou,[36] Ordos,[39] Qionghai,[36] Quzhou,[40] Tianjin,[41] Wuhan,[34] Wushan, Yan'an,[42] Yantai,[34] Yinchuan,[43] Zhangjiajie,[44] Zhanjiang,[36] Zhengzhou[35]
China Southern Airlines Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi,[45] Beijing–Daxing, Changchun, Changsha, Dalian, Guangzhou, Haikou, Hangzhou, Harbin, Heze,[46] Jieyang, Lanzhou, Linyi,[47] Nanjing, Ningbo, Qingdao, Sanya,[48] Shanghai–Hongqiao, Shanghai–Pudong, Shenyang, Shenzhen, Taipei–Taoyuan, Taizhou,[49] Urumqi, Wenzhou, Wuhan, Xiamen, Xining, Yinchuan, Yiwu,[50] Zhengzhou, Zhuhai
Chongqing Airlines Hangzhou,[51] Wuhan[51]
Colorful Guizhou Airlines Beijing–Daxing,[52] Changzhou, Fuyang,[53] Fuzhou, Hangzhou,[54] Hefei,[54] Huai'an,[54] Jinan,[54] Lianyungang,[54] Lishui,[55] Mangshi,[56] Nanjing, Ningbo,[57] Quanzhou,[58] Sanya,[54] Seoul-Incheon[59], Shenyang,[60] Taizhou, Tianjin, Tongren[61], Xi'an,[62] Xichang,[63] Xingyi, Xishuangbanna,[62] Yiwu,[64] Zhengzhou, Zunyi–Maotai[65]
Dalian Airlines Dalian
Donghai Airlines Nantong,[9] Xishuangbanna[66]
Fuzhou Airlines Fuzhou, Harbin,[67] Xi'an[68]
GX Airlines Jining[69]
Hainan Airlines Beijing–Capital, Dalian, Haikou, Hohhot,[70] Lanzhou, Milan–Malpensa,[71] Paris–Charles de Gaulle,[72] Sanya, Shenzhen, Shijiazhuang,[73] Xi'an
Hebei Airlines Beijing–Daxing,[74] Longnan,[74] Shijiazhuang
HK Express Hong Kong[75][76]
Jiangxi Air Nanchang
Juneyao Air Chifeng,[77] Hangzhou,[78] Huizhou, Lanzhou,[79] Nanjing, Shanghai–Hongqiao, Shanghai–Pudong, Xi'an[79]
Kunming Airlines Nanjing,[80] Taiyuan,[80] Xishuangbanna[81]
LJ Air Harbin,[43] Yinchuan[43]
Loong Air Ganzhou,[82] Hangzhou,[83] Ningbo, Wenzhou[25]
Lucky Air Dali,[84] Lijiang,[85] Ningbo,[85] Xuzhou, Yancheng,[84] Zhengzhou
Pacific Airlines Charter: Nha Trang[86]
Qingdao Airlines Changchun,[87] Hefei,[87] Jinan,[87] Qingdao, Wenzhou[88]
Ruili Airlines Changzhou,[89] Mangshi,[90] Wuxi[91]
Shandong Airlines Changchun, Changzhou,[92] Dalian, Harbin, Hefei,[93] Jinan, Nanjing, Qingdao, Shenyang,[80] Shiyan,[94] Taiyuan, Wuhan, Xiamen, Xi'an, Yantai, Yangzhou[95], Zhengzhou
Shanghai Airlines Changchun,[96] Shanghai–Hongqiao, Shanghai–Pudong, Zhengzhou
Shenzhen Airlines Harbin,[97] Nanjing, Nantong,[98] Wuxi[99]
Sichuan Airlines Hangzhou, Harbin, Lanzhou, Sanya, Wenzhou,[25] Xi'an, Xuzhou
Sky Angkor Airlines Seasonal charter: Siem Reap
Spring Airlines Ningbo, Shanghai–Hongqiao, Shanghai–Pudong, Shijiazhuang, Yangzhou
Suparna Airlines Haikou,[100] Shanghai–Pudong,[101] Shenzhen[100]
Tianjin Airlines Chizhou,[102] Haikou, Hengyang,[103] Hohhot,[104] Huizhou,[105] Nanjing, Qingdao,[106] Qingyang,[107] Quanzhou,[104] Singapore,[108] Tianjin, Urumqi, Xi'an, Xingyi,[105] Xuzhou,[109] Yangzhou,[109] Yichang,[109] Yulin (Shaanxi),[110] Zhanjiang, Zhengzhou[111]
Tibet Airlines Lhasa[112]
TransNusa Charter: Jakarta–Soekarno-Hatta[113]
VietJet Air Charter: Nha Trang
West Air Hefei,[114] Lhasa,[115] Nanjing, Zhengzhou[114]
XiamenAir Fuzhou, Hangzhou, Quanzhou, Xiamen
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Other facilities

China Express Airlines was previously headquartered on the grounds of Guiyang Longdongbao International Airport.[116]

Traffic and statistics

More information Year, Rank of total passengers ...
Year
 Rank of total passengers
 Total passengers
Rank of total cargo
 Total cargo (tonnes)
 Rank of total aircraft movements
 Total aircraft movements
2000251,389,4773014,312.32421,286
2001241,529,8572917,110.62621,986
2002241,748,8482823,308.32425,040
2003231,976,7682624,106.02425,972
2004232,719,7992430,018.92332,482
2005233,125,3902533,311.02535,318
2006243,717,9992439,713.12443,205
2007254,248,0052539,730.02347,685
2008264,324,0852541,967.92746,259
2009255,687,6522551,619.02657,354
2010266,271,7012661,653.02761,231
2011257,339,2282569,130.32767,759
2012238,764,0342579,586.52777,173
20132210,472,5892677,425.22393,646
20142212,525,5372682,063.422113,424
20152313,244,9822687,207.023116,914
20162315,105,2252895,898.622129,001
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Ground transportation

Guiyang Metro

A metro station, Longdongbao International Airport station on Line 2 (Guiyang Metro) serves the airport.

China Railway

Longdongbao Railway Station

The airport is served by Longdongbao railway station, situated underneath the airport.

See also

References

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