Aviation

There are now 10 airports in Yunnan Province, namely Kunming, Xishuangbanna, Simao, Dali, Lijiang, Baoshan, Mangshi, Zhaotong, Zhongdian and Lincang(TBA) airports. Kunming Airport is one of the 5 largest airports in China, and a first - class international airport at which Boeing 747 and A310 airplanes can land and take off. The oth¬ers are second-class airports for Boeing 737 - 300 or those of the same size.

Now, there is an aviation network with Kunming as its base radi¬ating to the whole country, and 6 international lines to Rangoon, Bangkok, Chiangmai, Ventiane, Singapore and Kuala Lumpur, iand regional airlines to Hong Kong and Macao. In addition, there are 4 very busy international airlines which pass over Kunming from Europe, Africa, South Asia and West Asia to Hong Kong, Taibei, Seoul, etc. , K nearly a thousand flights over Kunming a month. There are now 50 domestic air routes, of which 8 are provincial ones to Jinghong, Dali, Li-( jiang, Mangshi, Simao, Baoshan, Zhaotong, Zhongdian and Lincang ; (TEA), and the outbound domestic air lines lead to more than 40 large " and middle cities such as Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Wurumuqi, Harbin, Shengyang, etc. Kunming Airport now can receive nearly 4.5 ; million passengers a year.

Now Yunnan Airlines possesses 21 Boeing 737 and 767 airplanes.