Built in 1995, the civil airport is 25 km (16 mi) to the south of the
city proper.
History
In 1992, Lijiang airport began construction. In April 1995, the airport was completed, in July 1995, the airport officially opened to the air, the airport flight area level 4C, the airport runway length of 2,500 meters, width of 45m. In 1999, Lijiang airport passenger throughput for the first time exceeded the 500,000 mark, according to the development situation of the airport for the first time the airport was renovated and expanded. Later 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.[3]
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.[4]
Facilities
The airport has one
runway numbered 02/20, 3,000 metres (9,843 ft) in length with[2] turning bases at both ends of the runway.