| Lijiang Airport | |||
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| IATA: LJG – ICAO: ZPLJ | |||
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| Airport type | Public | ||
| Operator | Yunnan Airport Group | ||
| Serves | Lijiang | ||
| Location | Lijiang, Yunnan, China | ||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
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Lijiang Airport (丽江市飞机场) (IATA: LJG, ICAO: ZPLJ) is an airport in Lijiang City, Yunnan, People’s Republic of China.
Built in 1995, the civil airport is 25km to the east of the city proper. There are flights to and from Kunming, Chengdu, Xishuangbanna, Beijing and Shanghai.
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History
It was formerly a military airfield during World War II like other airports in China for Allies of World War II aircraft to land after carrying out missions against Japan in the Second Sino-Japanese War (part of the Pacific War). Over the years it has expanded little and still remains a small airport.
Airlines and destinations
- Air China (Chengdu)
- China Eastern Airlines (Chengdu, Jinghong/Xishuangbanna, Kunming)
- China Southern Airlines (Chongqing, Kunming)
- China West Air (Chongqing)
- Deer Jet (Chengdu, Kunming)
- Lucky Air (Jinhong/Xishuangbanna, Kunming)
- Shanghai Airlines (Kunming)
- Shenzhen Airlines (Chongqing, Kunming, Shenzhen)
- Sichuan Airlines (Chengdu, Chongqing)
- United Eagle Airlines (Chengdu)
Flight time
- Jinghong Airport in Xishuangbanna; 1 hour - daily
- Kunming - 30 minutes; daily
See also
External links
- Official website
- Yunnan Airport Group - Reference
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Coordinates: 23°35′05″N 102°00′36″E / 23.58470°N 102.01000°E
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