Analysis of Freight Capacity and International Airline Layout at Kunming Changshui International Cargo Airport in 2025

Basic Information

Name:Kunming Changshui International Airport

IATA Code:KMG

ICAO Code:ZPPP

Address:Located in the middle of the East Second Runway and Zhan-Kun Railway, Changshui Street, Guandu District, Kunming City, Yunnan Province, China

Facilities and Scale:As a 4F-class international hub airport, Kunming Changshui International Cargo Airport has built an efficient cargo guarantee system, relying on its dual-runway system (the east runway is 4,500 meters long and the west runway is 4,000 meters long) and 221 aircraft stands (including those dedicated to cargo planes). The airport's cargo area includes the airport cargo terminal, China Eastern Airlines' cargo terminal, freight forwarding warehouses, and a mail processing center, with a total construction area of 165,000 square meters and a designed annual throughput of 1.3 million tons of cargo and mail. Its automated sorting system uses advanced international technology to support multimodal transportation and cross-border logistics needs. Its service coverage extends to South Asia, Southeast Asia, and the world's major cargo hubs.

Contact Information

Cargo Inquiry Phone: 0871-96566

Official Website: km.ynairport.com

International Cargo Routes

As an important node airport under China's "Belt and Road" Initiative, Kunming Changshui International Airport, with its unique geographical advantages, has developed into an international air cargo hub connecting China's southwestern region with South Asia, Southeast Asia, Europe, and major global economic entities. As of March 2025, the airport has launched over 40 international cargo routes covering five continents, forming a "Belt and Road" air corridor centered on Southeast Asia and radiating globally, with an annual freight throughput exceeding 1.2 million tons, serving diverse needs such as cross-border e-commerce, cold chain logistics, and high-value industrial products.

International Freight Airlines

Currently, over 20 airlines operate international and regional routes at Kunming Changshui International Cargo Airport, including local airlines such as China Eastern Airlines, Kunming Airlines, and Xiangpeng Airlines, as well as international airlines like Singapore Airlines, Thai Airways, and Korean Air. The destinations are widely distributed in Southeast Asia, South Asia, the Middle East, and Europe and the United States, covering over 30 cities such as Bangkok, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Yangon, Vientiane, Kathmandu, and Colombo, with the densest routes in Southeast Asia. The daily number of flights from Kunming to Bangkok reaches 8-10, forming a regional fast-line network. With the recovery of the international aviation market, the airport will continue to resume and increase flights to tourist cities such as Siem Reap, Johor Bahru, and Penang, while expanding to intercontinental destinations such as Paris and London.

Types of International Air Cargo

As an international aviation hub connecting China with South and Southeast Asia, Kunming Changshui International Cargo Airport has formed a diversified international air cargo system based on its locational advantages and modern logistics facilities. The types of cargo it handles include cross-border e-commerce products, high-value-added industrial goods, fresh cold-chain products, textile raw materials, and mechanical equipment. It meets the logistics needs of regional trade and countries along the Belt and Road through a combined transportation model of all-cargo aircraft and passenger aircraft belly holds.

Air Freight Booking Agency Services

As a professional air port freight forwarding company, we are committed to providing comprehensive, precise, and personalized international air freight solutions to help your goods reach all parts of the world at the fastest speed and lowest cost. With rich industry experience, advanced logistics management systems, and extensive route networks, we can not only meet your diverse logistics needs but also provide strong support for your business development.

Our professional freight team consists of members with rich international air freight operation experience, who can skillfully handle transportation requirements of various types of goods, from fresh and perishable items like flowers and fruits to high-value products like electronic products and biopharmaceuticals, and even special goods such as dangerous goods, artworks, and e-commerce goods. We can provide professional transportation solutions. We maintain long-term partnerships with several international well-known airlines, with route networks covering major markets in Southeast Asia, South Asia, Europe, North America, and Oceania, ensuring your goods can be quickly and safely transported to their destinations.

Our services are not limited to the transportation of goods themselves. From the receipt, warehousing, customs declaration, security inspection to loading and transportation of goods, we provide one-stop logistics services to help you simplify processes and save time. We are equipped with advanced logistics management systems that can track the status of goods in real-time, ensuring the transparency and controllability of the transportation process. At the same time, we provide flexible customized services, tailoring transportation solutions according to your specific needs, whether for urgent orders or long-term cooperation, we can provide the most suitable solutions for you.

We focus on cost-effectiveness and help you reduce logistics costs and enhance competitiveness by optimizing transportation processes and integrating resources. We know that time is money, so we promise to complete the transportation of goods as quickly as possible while ensuring their integrity. Choosing us means choosing efficiency, professionalism, and a trustworthy partner. No matter what your air freight needs are, we can provide you with the highest quality air freight services to help your business soar.

Export Customs Clearance

Basic Process

• Qualification Confirmation: Ensure that the exporting enterprise has the right to import and export, and has completed electronic port filing with the airport customs.
• Cargo Booking: Book air freight space through a freight forwarder or airline and deliver the goods to the designated warehouse.
• Preparation of Customs Declaration Documents: Provide documents such as contracts, invoices, packing lists, and customs declarations for customs review.
• Customs Review and Release: Customs will review the submitted documents. Upon approval, a release notice will be issued, and the goods can be loaded for transportation.

Export Customs Policy Advantages

"Free Trade Zone + Comprehensive Bonded Zone" Overlapping Innovation

For high-value imported equipment such as aviation training devices, an innovative "bonded leasing" model is introduced, allowing enterprises to introduce flight simulators and other equipment in a bonded manner, saving a cumulative tax of 57 million yuan and helping the aviation service industry reduce costs and improve efficiency.

A "manifest release+ tax exemption without invoice" policy has been implemented for cross-border e-commerce goods. Combined with multimodal transportation by air, road, and rail, logistics solutions from Kunming to Vientiane in 48 hours and to Ho Chi Minh City in 72 hours have been launched. In 2024, the volume of cross-border e-commerce goods increased by 60% year-on-year.

Full-chain Digital Reform

Promote the "cloud issuance" platform for export inspection and quarantine certificates, allowing enterprises to complete declarations, reviews, and certification online. In 2023, over 220,000 certificates were issued, achieving "zero running legs."

The intelligent image recognition system and blockchain technology have been activated to implement "non-intrusive" inspection and release for goods such as electromechanical products and precision instruments, reducing the time for document review by 70%.

Cross-border Logistics Facilitation Measures

Establish "7×24 hour" appointment customs clearance services for fresh and live goods such as flowers and matsutake mushrooms. Through pre-cooling containers and seamless connection with temperature-controlled trucks, ensure fresh delivery within 9 hours on the Kunming-Bangkok route.

Implement a "national integrated customs clearance" model, allowing enterprises to choose their own customs declaration locations, breaking down customs area restrictions, and achieving "multiple locations declaration, one port export," reducing logistics costs by more than 15%.

Special Support Policies

Provide subsidies of up to 25,000 yuan per flight hour for newly opened international freight routes. In 2023, eight new all-cargo routes were added, covering key nodes such as Delhi and Dhaka.

Offer "one enterprise, one policy" customized services for high-value industrial products, providing solutions such as dangerous goods transportation certification and full-process temperature and humidity monitoring to ensure zero-damage transportation.

Warehousing and Storage

As an international aviation hub radiating to South and Southeast Asia, Kunming Changshui International Cargo Airport's warehousing and logistics system, relying on geographical advantages and intelligent technology, has built an efficient freight network covering the entire process. Its warehousing system is positioned around "intelligence, intensification, and internationalization," integrating advanced management systems and automated equipment to achieve precise control of goods from inbound to outbound, providing safe and efficient aviation logistics services to global customers.

Smart Management System

Introduce industry-leading warehousing management software to achieve full-process digital control through IoT and big data technologies. Support real-time inventory monitoring, dynamic path planning, and multi-dimensional data analysis, significantly improving cargo turnover efficiency. The system can seamlessly connect with data platforms of customs, airlines, and other parties to ensure transparency of cross-border logistics information.

Automated Operation System

Equip with advanced equipment such as intelligent sorting conveyor belts and AGV handling robots to achieve rapid sorting and precise handling of goods. Combined with PDA handheld terminals and electronic fence technology, the accuracy of goods inbound and outbound reaches 99.9%, with a single-hour processing capacity exceeding 5,000 pieces, meeting high-timing freight demands.

Diversified Warehousing Configuration

Comprehensive Freight Station Area:With a total area of over 160,000 square meters, including the airport freight station (35,600㎡), China Eastern Freight Station (61,900㎡), etc., supporting storage of general cargo, express, and special goods.

Special Function Warehouses: Set up cold chain warehouses (temperature control range -25℃ to +25℃), dedicated hazardous material storage areas, and cross-border e-commerce bonded warehouses to meet storage needs for special categories such as biopharmaceuticals and precision instruments.

Strategic Reserve Area: Reserve elastic space, with dynamic shelving systems to flexibly adjust warehouse capacity to cope with seasonal logistics peaks.

Full-chain Value-added Services

Cross-border Inspection and Quarantine Services: Jointly build a "7×24 hour" fast customs clearance channel with customs to achieve "one declaration, one inspection, one release" for international goods.

Supply Chain Finance: Provide services such as warehouse receipt pledge and freight factoring to alleviate enterprise funding pressures.

Customized Solutions: Provide exclusive services such as full-process temperature control tracking and insurance claims for fresh cold chains and high-value goods.

Air Freight Price Reference

The international freight rates of Kunming Changshui International Airport show significant regional characteristics. From the table, it can be seen that for the European route (Paris) transported by Emirates, the base freight rate for 100kg + is 22 RMB/kg, and with increasing cargo volume, it shows a stepped decrease, with the unit price for 1000kg + as low as 15 RMB/kg, which is still about a 50% premium compared to the Southeast Asian route (Bangkok) of China Eastern Airlines at 10 RMB/kg. For the North American route (Los Angeles), due to long transportation distance and high fuel surcharges, the quote from Air China is the highest, with the unit price for 100kg + reaching 35 RMB/kg, but it can drop to 26 RMB/kg for 1000kg + cargo, showing the cost advantage of large-scale transportation. In East Asian routes, the freight rate system of Korean Air for the Seoul route is unique: the unit price for 100kg + is 18 RMB/kg, which drops to 16 RMB/kg for 300kg +, and further down to 14 RMB/kg for 500kg +, while the unit price for 1000kg + plummets to 11 RMB/kg, a decrease of 39%, reflecting special discounts for ultra-large cargo volumes. In comparison, the freight rate gradient of the Bangkok route of China Eastern Airlines is more gentle, with a price difference of only 2-3 RMB/kg across different weight segments, indicating a highly competitive market in Southeast Asia.

Local Expenses

Basic Operation Fees

Weight/Volume Charging Rules

Additional Service Fees