Yibin Wuliangye Airport guide

Yibin Wuliangye Airport sits in Zongchang, Cuiping District, about 11 km northwest of central Yibin in southern Sichuan. Its IATA code is YBP and its ICAO code is ZUYB. It opened on 5 December 2019 and replaced Yibin Caiba Airport, whose site left no room to expand. The airport serves both civil and military flying.

The airfield has one concrete runway, 11/29, which is 2,600 m long and 45 m wide and rated 4C. The terminal covers about 24,000 m2. It has six boarding bridges and 13 aircraft stands, and it holds space set aside for international flights.

Traffic has grown steadily. The airport handled 2,050,861 passengers in 2023, which met its passenger target two years early. In 2025 it handled 2,091,670 passengers, 18,184 aircraft movements and 7,611 tonnes of cargo. Flights connect Yibin with Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Hangzhou, Xi'an and other Chinese cities. Air China, China Eastern, Sichuan Airlines, Shenzhen Airlines, Colorful Guizhou Airlines and China Express all operate scheduled service from the terminal.