Airports / China / KMG
Kunming Changshui International Airport
ZPPP / KMGKunming, ChinaELEV 6,903 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
39 nm
To the nearest alternate
Luliang Air Base (CN-0041).
Overview
Kunming Changshui International Airport (ZPPP / KMG) is a large commercial airport serving Kunming, China. The airport sits 6,903 feet above sea level. Alongside scheduled airline service, the airport handles a steady flow of private and charter traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into KMG for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Luliang Air Base (CN-0041, 39 nm), Yuanmou Air Base (YUA, 68 nm), and Wenshan Air Base (CN-0048, 97 nm).
Charter pricing from KMG depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Kunming.
Field capability
ICAO
ZPPP
IATA
KMG
FAA / Local
ZPPP
Elevation
6,903 ft
Coordinates
25.1103° N · 102.9367° E
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Large
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs China fields
state range 6–14,472 ft
At 6,903 ft, KMG sits higher than 89% of the 227 China fields on the register — a high-elevation field where density altitude can trim aircraft performance on warm days.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 39nmCN-0041Luliang Air BaseQujing (Luliang)
- 68nmYUAYuanmou Air BaseChuxiong (Yuanmou)
- 97nmCN-0048Wenshan Air Base
- 105nmCN-0043Honghe Mengzi Airport / Mengzi Air BaseHonghe
- 106nmPZIPanzhihua Bao'anying AirportPanzhihua (Renhe)
- 110nmACXXingyi Wanfenglin AirportXingyi
Location
Open the full mapZPPP · Kunming Changshui International Airport · Kunming, China