Pu'er Simao Airport Guide
Pu'er Simao Airport opened to air traffic on 15 March 1961 as Simao Airport and took its present name in 2007. It serves Pu'er, a prefecture-level city in southern Yunnan Province, and lies about 2 km from the urban area of Simao District. The airport is run by Yunnan Airport Group.
A single runway, 18/36, handles all flights. It is rated 4C, which suits aircraft up to the Boeing 737 and Airbus A320 families. The airfield was upgraded three times between 1993 and 2001, and the passenger terminal covers about 5,400 square metres.
Traffic has grown steadily since the airport first passed 100,000 passengers in 2008. It crossed 600,000 passengers in 2018. The Civil Aviation Administration of China recorded 577,917 passengers and 8,311 aircraft movements here in 2021, along with about 1,167 tonnes of cargo.
All scheduled flights are domestic. Routes link Pu'er with the Yunnan capital Kunming and with Chengdu, Chongqing, Xi'an, Changsha and Zhaotong. Schedules change by season, so check the airline before booking.
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Location
Key facts
- Size
- 578K passengers (2021)1 runwayopened 1961
- Location
- 22.793, 100.959
- Operator
- Yunnan Airport Group
- Links
- Wikipedia ↗
Terminals
1 terminalPu'er Simao Airport has 1 passenger terminal — Passenger Terminal, handling domestic flights for around 3 airlines. Check which terminal your airline uses before you travel, as check-in, security and boarding points differ between them, and moving from one to another can take time.
- Passenger TerminalDomestic
China Eastern Airlines, Sichuan Airlines, Tibet Airlines
Nearby cities
1 cityPu'er Simao Airport is closest to Pu'er (2 km southeast). With 1 town or city within reach, it is a practical gateway for the wider region. Distances shown are straight-line from the airport, so allow extra time for road transfers, traffic and parking.
- Pu'er2 km southeast
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