--- iata: KMG name: Kunming Changshui International Airport city: Kunming country: China lastUpdated: '2026-09-18' officialWebsite: 'https://km.ynairport.com/' sources: - 'https://km.ynairport.com/' - 'https://km.ynairport.com/general.jhtml' - 'https://km.ynairport.com/notice/5791.jhtml' - 'https://km.ynairport.com/trafficmap.jhtml' - 'https://km.ynairport.com/passenger06.jhtml' - 'https://km.ynairport.com/zhjt/5749.jhtml' - 'https://www.caac.gov.cn/XXGK/XXGK/TJSJ/202602/t20260226_230119.html' - >- https://www.prioritypass.com/en-GB/lounges/china/kunming-changshui-international - >- https://www.csair.com/cn/tourguide/airport_service/priority_pass/domestic/1hh1pdi3ife6h.shtml - 'https://xn.caac.gov.cn/XN_XXGK/XN_YSSC/202511/t20251127_229261.html' - >- https://ca.china-embassy.gov.cn/lsyw/lszj/mqzc00/gjmq00/202501/t20250110_11530399.htm - 'http://yn.yunnan.cn/system/2026/04/16/033968838.shtml' - 'https://yn.yunnan.cn/system/2026/04/22/033975449.shtml' - 'https://jtys.km.gov.cn/c/2025-04-11/4966282.shtml' quickFacts: - >- CAAC 2025: 49,705,725 passengers (national #10, +5.4% vs 47,178,347), 340,867 movements (#7, +3.4%), 413,244.8 t cargo (#13, +7.2%). Yunnan SASAC leftover-prints the same year as 4,969 万人次 / 34 万架次 / 41 万吨 — rounded vs the CAAC cell. Do not mix 2024 leftover 47,178,347. Do not use Wikipedia leftover “4th busiest in China”. - >- Live passenger halls are T1 plus airside-only S1 (gates 301–342 via the Green Dolphin people mover). T2 is under construction (north section leftover-printed a May 2026 concrete topping-out); it is not a 18 Sep 2026 passenger hall. Wikipedia leftover T2-as-live or 04R/22L-as-still-under-construction is stale against the 16 Apr 2026 east-2 runway opening. - >- Official site km.ynairport.com (Yunnan Airport Group), hotline 0871-96566 24 hours. Do not use leftover kcia.com.cn — that hostname is not the operator site. Official leftover bases: China Eastern Yunnan, Lucky Air, Kunming Airlines, Sichuan Airlines Yunnan, China Southern Yunnan, Ruili Airlines. ICAO ZPPP was inherited from demolished Wujiaba — do not invent /airports/zppp as a public slug. - >- Kunming Metro Line 6 at 机场中心站, official leftover B2 under T1. Official 2020 leftover first/last 06:20–23:00 from the airport; Tangzi Xiang toward the airport last 22:55. Apr 2025 fare leftover Tangzi Xiang ↔ Airport Center ¥6 (was ¥5). Airport coach leftover ¥25 from T1 B1 doors 3–4. - >- Live Priority Pass 18 Sep 2026: four rooms — Lucky Air V3 (airside near Gate 2, no airline restriction, 3.1/5 from 226 reviews), China Eastern V8 (Gate 28, MU/FM/KN/SkyTeam domestic only), China Southern V7 (CSAir leftover Gate 23 / F1-B-207, CZ flight), Best Business VIP (landside, west of Entrance 8 on arrivals). No international PP pin. DragonPass leftover-prints many more halls plus 桥香园 rice-noodle credits PP does not share. - >- 240-hour visa-free transit port (NIA; Yunnan stay leftover-prints Kunming, Yuxi, Chuxiong, Honghe, Wenshan, Pu’er, Xishuangbanna, Dali, Lijiang). KMG is also one of the airports added on 5 Nov 2025 for 24-hour airside direct transit that can skip border inspection if you never leave the port area — unlike HGH, this was not one of the original nine. bentoTips: - label: Timing title: Add 20 minutes if the gate starts with 3 detail: >- Airport leftover: 4-minute headway, about 6 minutes riding, about 20 minutes worst-case to the farthest S1 gate. Jul 2025 leftover opened a no-bag B2/B3 shortcut except Spring Airlines and 9 Air. Domestic check-in leftover-prints closes 40 minutes before STD; boarding leftover-prints 20 minutes. summary: >- Gates 301–342 are in S1: check-in and security stay in T1, then the Green Dolphin from T1 B2. category: timing - label: Terminal title: There is no live T2 — S1 is not a landside hall detail: >- Domestic check-in leftover-prints T1 F3; international/Hong Kong/Macao/Taiwan leftover-prints T1 F2 islands J/K. East pier leftover-prints international. T2 leftover-prints 730,000 m² still in structural works. Do not follow Wikipedia leftover T2-as-open. summary: 'Landside is T1 only. S1 has no check-in, no metro, and no taxi rank.' category: terminal - label: Food title: 'Eat mixian, not the V3 buffet, if you hold DragonPass' detail: >- Jul 2025 leftover-prints 7-Eleven 同城同质同价, 靖晨园 ¥8.8 饵丝, 建新园 ¥18 mixian, and a 茶咖 map of 17 tea/coffee brands. Official leftover-prints 26 drinking fountains with cups. Lucky Air V3 is the unrestricted PP room and scores 3.1/5. summary: >- 桥香园 at Gates 10 and 55 (and an S1 shop) leftover-prints the local rice-noodle set DragonPass covers and Priority Pass does not. category: food - label: Status title: PP is domestic T1 — international needs MU or a paid hall detail: >- Lucky Air V3 near Gate 2 is the only unrestricted airside PP room. MU leftover-prints international V1 on F2 beside duty-free for Eastern first/business. Best Business VIP leftover-prints landside west of Entrance 8 — useless once you have cleared security. summary: >- Live PP has no international pin. V8 and V7 require the airline’s own flight even with a PP card. category: status lounges: - name: Lucky Air VIP Lounge V3 zone: 'airside domestic, 2nd floor, opposite Gate 2' hours: >- Live Priority Pass 18 Sep 2026: 05:00–23:00 daily. 2-hour stay. Children under 2 free (one child per cardholder on the PP leftover). access: - Priority Pass - DragonPass bestFor: - Any domestic T1 boarding pass - The only unrestricted airside PP room summary: >- The unrestricted airside PP/DragonPass room. Live PP leftover-prints after security, 2nd floor, near Gate 2 — FlyerTalk leftover-prints it as airport V3, not labelled V3 on the PP pin. 3.1/5 from 226 PP reviews; go for access, not for the buffet. verdict: depends terminal: Terminal 1 amenities: - Air conditioning - Massage chairs - Wi-Fi - Soft drinks - Flight information - name: China Eastern Airlines V8 Lounge zone: 'airside domestic, 2nd floor, near Gate 28 (C/centre pier leftover)' hours: >- Live Priority Pass 18 Sep 2026: 05:30–23:59 daily, or until the last MU flight. 2-hour stay. Children under 2 free. access: - Priority Pass - >- SkyTeam Elite Plus (MU/FM/KN and SkyTeam domestic only; closes after the last China Eastern flight) bestFor: - China Eastern / Shanghai Airlines / China United domestic - Gate 28 cluster summary: >- Live PP leftover-prints airside domestic 2F near Gate 28, MU/FM/KN or SkyTeam domestic only. 4.2/5 from 70 PP reviews. A Lucky Air or Air China boarding pass cannot walk in on PP. China Eastern leftover-prints the same V8 in the centre pier. verdict: worth-it terminal: Terminal 1 amenities: - Air conditioning - Disabled access - Luggage storage - Wi-Fi - Flight information - name: China Southern Gold/Silver/Elite Plus Lounge V7 zone: 'airside domestic, CSAir leftover Gate 23 / F1-B-207' hours: >- CSAir leftover: 90 minutes before the first CZ departure until the last CZ departure. Meal leftover-prints 06:30–09:00, 11:30–14:00, 17:30–20:00. Live PP leftover-prints a 2-hour stay. access: - Priority Pass - >- China Southern Sky Pearl Gold/Silver/Elite Plus (CZ departure passengers only) bestFor: - China Southern domestic from the Gate 23 cluster summary: >- Trust CSAir’s live location (安检内 23号登机口 F1-B-207) over older PP leftover that still printed Gates 64–65 on the 3rd floor. PP lists the room; CSAir does not mention Priority Pass — a CZ boarding pass is the reliable key. verdict: depends terminal: Terminal 1 amenities: - Massage chairs - Wi-Fi - Refreshments - Disabled access - Luggage storage - name: Best Business VIP Lounge zone: 'landside, arrivals level, west of Entrance 8, before security' hours: >- Live Priority Pass 18 Sep 2026: 07:30–20:30 daily. 2-hour stay. Children under 2 free. access: - >- Priority Pass (same-day boarding pass required for cardholder and guests) bestFor: - Before T1 security - Landside wait with hold luggage check-in leftover-print summary: >- Landside PP on arrivals, west of Entrance 8. Live PP leftover-prints a same-day boarding pass and complimentary hold-luggage check-in inside. Skip it once you are airside — it cannot replace V3/V8. verdict: skip terminal: Terminal 1 amenities: - Air conditioning - Recharging stations - Newspapers - Flight information - name: China Eastern International V1 Lounge zone: 'airside international, F2 beside the duty-free (MU leftover)' hours: >- China Eastern leftover: first international check-in until last boarding. Not on live Priority Pass 18 Sep 2026. access: - China Eastern first and business (international leftover) - DragonPass leftover-prints International V1 bestFor: - International MU/SkyTeam - A food room when PP has no international pin summary: >- China Eastern leftover-prints V1 on F2 next to international duty-free. Live PP has no international KMG pin on 18 Sep 2026. DragonPass leftover-prints 国际V1. Do not assume a PP card opens this door. verdict: depends terminal: Terminal 1 amenities: - Wi-Fi - Soft drinks - Shower leftover on the MU page - Flight information waterOptions: - kind: free name: 'Official 24-hour drinking fountains (26 points, with cups)' zone: airside summary: >- Official passenger-service leftover-prints 24-hour free drinking water with disposable cups at 26 points. Best value is filling after security, not buying a bottle. location: >- Official leftover-prints 26 machines covering the whole waiting hall, including domestic gate clusters and the international F2 commercial block terminal: Terminal 1 isBestValue: true isBestQuality: true - kind: free name: S1 satellite drinking fountains zone: airside summary: >- S1 is a long single-loaded pier. Fill in T1 only if you are staying on gates 1–65; take a bottle onto the Green Dolphin if the gate starts with 3. location: 'Airside S1 after the Green Dolphin stop, along the 301–342 gate corridor' terminal: S1 satellite - kind: purchase name: 7-Eleven bottled water (同城同质同价 leftover) zone: landside price: >- Same-city 7-Eleven shelf price (Jul 2025 leftover 同城同质同价; 2013 airport cap leftover-printed 矿泉水 ≤ ¥2 — confirm the tag) summary: >- Jul 2025 airport leftover-prints every 7-Eleven at city prices. The 2013 ¥2 mineral-water cap is leftover vs leftover; use the shelf tag, then prefer the fountain. location: >- Landside and airside 7-Eleven shops on the T1 domestic commercial block (confirm the live store closest to your island) terminal: Terminal 1 - kind: purchase name: Airside specialty / convenience bottle after security zone: airside price: Confirm the live tag; leftover limited-price 矿泉水 was ¥2 summary: >- Buy here only if you cannot carry an empty bottle through security. The official fountain two seats away is still the cheaper pour. location: >- Airside domestic commercial block near Gates 9–10 (桥香园 cluster) and the international F2 duty-free block terminal: Terminal 1 airportistScore: 7.3 slug: kmg region: Asia-Pacific --- > Markdown for [/airports/kmg](/airports/kmg). Append `.md` to any page URL (or send `Accept: text/markdown`) for an agent-readable copy. - [HTML page](/airports/kmg) - [Lounge directory](/airports/kmg/lounges.md) - [Sitemap](/sitemap.md) # Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG) Kunming, China · Asia-Pacific A single live T1 plus Metro Line 6, paid for with an S1 APM trap, no international Priority Pass pin, a T2 that is still a building site, and unpublished annual on-time stats at 2,100 m. ## Airportist Score **7.3 / 10** Weighted sum of the six published categories (no holistic fudge). - Ease of use (25%): 7.2 — Wayfinding, security wait, and layout. - Comfort & amenities (20%): 7.4 — Seating, Wi-Fi, cleanliness, and quiet. - Food & retail (15%): 7.4 — Food and retail quality and variety. - Ground access (15%): 7.8 — Transit, taxi, and parking to the city. - Reliability (15%): 6.8 — Delays, cancellations, and weather resilience. - Lounges (10%): 6.8 — Worth-it density and access quality. ## At a glance - Passengers: 49,705,725 (CAAC 2025) - Terminals: T1 landside + S1 airside satellite (gates 301–342). T2 not open as of 18 Sep 2026 - Typical security: 12 min - On-time: 0% - Disruption: minor ## Best for - Metro Line 6 from B2 into Tangzi Xiang / city interchange - Priority Pass on domestic T1 (V3 unrestricted, V8 if MU/SkyTeam) - 240-hour TWOV into Yunnan, or 24-hour airside direct transit from 5 Nov 2025 - China Eastern, Lucky Air, Kunming Airlines, China Southern, Sichuan and Ruili banks plus Southeast/South Asia internationals ## Watch out for - Wikipedia leftover T2-as-live and 04R-as-still-building; T2 is a construction site and east-2 opened 16 Apr 2026 - Gates 301–342 on S1 — no landside, no metro, Green Dolphin required - No international Priority Pass pin; V8/V7 still need the airline’s own flight - Annual Cirium OTP unpublished; Line 6 is not 24 hours (last leftover 23:00) ## More intel - [Lounge directory](/airports/kmg/lounges.md) (free) - [Getting there](/airports/kmg/getting-there.md) (free) - [Amenities](/airports/kmg/amenities.md) (free) - [Traveler tips](/airports/kmg/tips.md) (free) - [Water](/airports/kmg/water.md) (free) - [Full guide](/airports/kmg/guide.md) (free) - [Disruptions](/airports/kmg/disruptions.md) (free) - [Reviews](/airports/kmg/reviews.md) (free)