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Lijiang Sanyi International Airport

ICAO ZPLJ26.6775°N 100.2449°E2,243 m / 7,359 ftLarge airport

Lijiang Sanyi International Airport (IATA: LJG, ICAO: ZPLJ) is a large airport in Lijiang, Yunnan Province, China. It opened in 1995. It has one runway, 3,000 m (9,843 ft) long, asphalt. In 2022 it handled 2.9 million passengers.

Timeline

1 event · 1995–1995

1995

OpenedLijiang Sanyi International Airport opens.

From WikidataEvery airfield, 1903–2026

Runways & airfield

Schematic · N · © OpenStreetMap

02/20 · LIT

LENGTH3,000 m9,843 ftWIDTH45 m148 ftSURFACEAsphalt

Passengers per year

2011–2022

2.2M

2.9M

4.0M

4.9M

5.6M

6.8M

7.1M

7.5M

7.2M

5.0M

4.2M

2.9M

111213141516171819202122

Routes

60 destinations · 4 countries

Year-round60

LUMDehong Mangshi International AirportChina · Ruili Airlines306 km190 mi KMGKunming Changshui International AirportChina · China Eastern Airlines321 km199 mi Zhaotong Airport (Old)China · Ruili Airlines355 km221 mi YBPYibin Wuliangye AirportChina · Air Travel486 km302 mi JHGXishuangbanna Gasa International AirportChina · Kunming Airlines, Ruili Airlines, Qingdao Airlines +1526 km327 mi CTUChengdu Shuangliu International AirportChina · Tibet Airlines563 km350 mi LZOLuzhou Yunlong AirportChina · Lucky Air, Loong Air576 km358 mi TFUChengdu Tianfu International AirportChina · Shandong Airlines, Chengdu Airlines, Lucky Air +3576 km358 mi KWEGuiyang Longdongbao International AirportChina · Chengdu Airlines, Lucky Air, Beijing Capital Airlines652 km405 mi MIGMianyang Nanjiao AirportChina · Tibet Airlines685 km426 mi ZYIZunyi Xinzhou AirportChina · Loong Air704 km437 mi CKGChongqing Jiangbei International AirportChina · West Air, Lucky Air, Sichuan Airlines713 km443 mi HANNoi Bai International AirportVietnam · Bamboo Airways829 km515 mi DZHDazhou Jinya AirportChina · Loong Air852 km529 mi NNGNanning Wuxu International AirportChina · Beijing Capital Airlines921 km572 mi HPHCat Bi International AirportVietnam · Lucky Air927 km576 mi HJJHuaihua Zhijiang AirportChina · Loong Air940 km584 mi LXALhasa Gonggar International AirportChina · Tibet Airlines961 km597 mi KWLGuilin Liangjiang International AirportChina · Xiamen Airlines992 km616 mi LHWLanzhou Zhongchuan International AirportChina · Ruili Airlines1,139 km708 mi XIYXi'an Xianyang International AirportChina · Tibet Airlines, Lucky Air, Beijing Capital Airlines1,187 km738 mi WDSShiyan Wudangshan AirportChina · Beijing Capital Airlines1,221 km759 mi HNYHengyang Nanyue AirportChina · Loong Air1,229 km764 mi CSXChangsha Huanghua International AirportChina · Kunming Airlines, Chengdu Airlines, Qingdao Airlines +21,291 km802 mi XFNXiangyang Liuji AirportChina · Loong Air1,315 km817 mi CANGuangzhou Baiyun International AirportChina · Chongqing Airlines, China Eastern Airlines, Beijing Capital Airlines1,364 km848 mi YCUYuncheng Yanhu International AirportChina · Tibet Airlines1,391 km864 mi INCYinchuan Hedong International AirportChina · Lucky Air1,417 km880 mi ZUHZhuhai Jinwan AirportChina · Air Travel1,427 km887 mi WUHWuhan Tianhe International AirportChina · Juneyao Air, Lucky Air, Beijing Capital Airlines1,435 km892 mi SZXShenzhen Bao'an International AirportChina · Tibet Airlines, Juneyao Air, Beijing Capital Airlines +11,441 km895 mi BKKSuvarnabhumi AirportThailand · Ruili Airlines1,446 km899 mi HKGHong Kong International AirportHong Kong SAR China · Hong Kong Airlines1,465 km910 mi KHNNanchang Changbei International AirportChina · Air Travel, Beijing Capital Airlines1,558 km968 mi CGOZhengzhou Xinzheng International AirportChina · West Air, Lucky Air, Beijing Capital Airlines1,565 km972 mi SWAJieyang Chaoshan International AirportChina · Beijing Capital Airlines1,672 km1,039 mi TYNTaiyuan Wusu International AirportChina · Tibet Airlines, Beijing Capital Airlines1,692 km1,051 mi HFEHefei Xinqiao International AirportChina · Qingdao Airlines1,724 km1,071 mi XMNXiamen Gaoqi International AirportChina · Xiamen Airlines, Beijing Capital Airlines1,807 km1,123 mi SJWShijiazhuang Zhengding International AirportChina · Beijing Capital Airlines1,867 km1,160 mi SGNTan Son Nhat International AirportVietnam · Ruili Airlines1,887 km1,173 mi NKGNanjing Lukou International AirportChina · Juneyao Air, Lucky Air, Beijing Capital Airlines +11,890 km1,174 mi FOCFuzhou Changle International AirportChina · Qingdao Airlines1,937 km1,204 mi TNAJinan Yaoqiang International AirportChina · Shandong Airlines, Beijing Capital Airlines1,958 km1,217 mi HIAHuai'an Lianshui AirportChina · Lucky Air1,975 km1,227 mi CZXChangzhou Benniu International AirportChina · Ruili Airlines1,978 km1,229 mi HGHHangzhou Xiaoshan International AirportChina · Beijing Capital Airlines, Loong Air, Air China2,010 km1,249 mi WUXSunan Shuofang International AirportChina · Air Travel, Loong Air2,030 km1,261 mi WNZWenzhou Longwan International AirportChina · Chengdu Airlines, Loong Air2,039 km1,267 mi YNZYancheng Nanyang International AirportChina · Beijing Capital Airlines2,058 km1,279 mi PKXBeijing Daxing International AirportChina · China Eastern Airlines, Beijing Capital Airlines2,068 km1,285 mi NGBNingbo Lishe International AirportChina · Lucky Air, Loong Air2,104 km1,307 mi TSNTianjin Binhai International AirportChina · Ruili Airlines, Beijing Capital Airlines2,106 km1,309 mi SHAShanghai Hongqiao International AirportChina · China Eastern Airlines2,109 km1,310 mi PEKBeijing Capital International AirportChina · Air China2,120 km1,317 mi PVGShanghai Pudong International AirportChina · Spring Airlines, Juneyao Air, China Eastern Airlines +12,153 km1,338 mi TAOQingdao Jiaodong International AirportChina · Qingdao Airlines2,161 km1,343 mi YNTYantai Penglai International AirportChina · Beijing Capital Airlines2,294 km1,425 mi DLCDalian Zhoushuizi International AirportChina · Lucky Air2,404 km1,494 mi SHEShenyang Taoxian International AirportChina · Chengdu Airlines, Beijing Capital Airlines2,694 km1,674 mi

Most destinationsBeijing Capital Airlines 23Lucky Air 14Loong Air 10Ruili Airlines 8Tibet Airlines 7China Eastern Airlines 6

Straight lines are great circles; rings mark true distance from LJG. From the Wikipedia article “Lijiang Sanyi International Airport” (revision of 11 Sep 2026), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Records & rankings

Ranked among 48,011 open airports · world · region · country

Passengers2.9M (2022)1 · FEWER1 · FEWERMEDIAN · 64KMEDIAN · 64KMORE · 103MMORE · 103M#481of 3,974 · #144 Asia · #49 CN Longest runway3,000 m9,843 ft46 m · SHORT150 ft · SHORTMEDIAN · 975 mMEDIAN · 3,200 ftLONG · 5,300 mLONG · 17,388 ft=1,196of 29,823 · =340 Asia · =89 CN Elevation2,243 m7,359 ft-386 m · LOW-1,266 ft · LOWMEDIAN · 240 mMEDIAN · 787 ftHIGH · 4,938 mHIGH · 16,200 ft#411of 43,341 · #87 Asia · #30 CN AgeOpened 19952026 · NEWEST2026 · NEWESTMEDIAN · 1976MEDIAN · 1976OLDEST · 1902OLDEST · 1902=10,561of 15,079 · =499 Asia · =80 CN Runways11 · FEWER1 · FEWERMEDIAN · 1MEDIAN · 1MORE · 8MORE · 8=4,360of 29,943 · =185 Asia · =31 CN

Scale: share of airports ranked below, best on the right · ties shown as = and a band · passengers are each airport’s latest year on record