# Lijiang Sanyi International Airport (LJG / ZPLJ)

**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.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/zplj

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: LJG / ZPLJ
- Type: Large airport
- Serves: Lijiang, Yunnan Province, China
- Opened: 1995
- Elevation: 2,243 m / 7,359 ft
- Coordinates: 26.6775, 100.2449
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 3,000 m / 9,843 ft
- Passengers: 2,878,817 (2022)
- Time zone: UTC+8 · Asia/Shanghai
- Website: http://www.lijiang-airport.com/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lijiang_Sanyi_International_Airport (17 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1431877
- Weather station: ZPLJ
- Ident: ZPLJ

## Timeline

- 1995: Lijiang Sanyi International Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 02/20 | 3,000 m / 9,843 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt |  | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2011 | 2,183,597 | Wikidata |
| 2012 | 2,884,335 | Wikidata |
| 2013 | 3,999,422 | Wikidata |
| 2014 | 4,852,284 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 5,626,307 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 6,784,474 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 7,105,345 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 7,529,935 | Wikidata |
| 2019 | 7,173,986 | Wikidata |
| 2020 | 5,037,158 | Wikidata |
| 2021 | 4,220,618 | Wikidata |
| 2022 | 2,878,817 | Wikidata |

## Routes

60 destinations in 4 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (60)

- [LUM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zpms.md) Dehong Mangshi International Airport · China · 306 km / 190 mi · Ruili Airlines
- [KMG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zppp.md) Kunming Changshui International Airport · China · 321 km / 199 mi · China Eastern Airlines
- [ZPZT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zpzt.md) Zhaotong Airport (Old) · China · 355 km / 221 mi · Ruili Airlines
- [YBP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zuyb.md) Yibin Wuliangye Airport · China · 486 km / 302 mi · Air Travel
- [JHG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zpjh.md) Xishuangbanna Gasa International Airport · China · 526 km / 327 mi · Kunming Airlines, Ruili Airlines, Qingdao Airlines, Lucky Air
- [CTU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zuuu.md) Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport · China · 563 km / 350 mi · Tibet Airlines
- [LZO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zulz.md) Luzhou Yunlong Airport · China · 576 km / 358 mi · Lucky Air, Loong Air
- [TFU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zutf.md) Chengdu Tianfu International Airport · China · 576 km / 358 mi · Shandong Airlines, Chengdu Airlines, Lucky Air, China Eastern Airlines, Air China, Shenzhen Airlines
- [KWE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zugy.md) Guiyang Longdongbao International Airport · China · 652 km / 405 mi · Chengdu Airlines, Lucky Air, Beijing Capital Airlines
- [MIG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zumy.md) Mianyang Nanjiao Airport · China · 685 km / 426 mi · Tibet Airlines
- [ZYI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zuzy.md) Zunyi Xinzhou Airport · China · 704 km / 437 mi · Loong Air
- [CKG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zuck.md) Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport · China · 713 km / 443 mi · West Air, Lucky Air, Sichuan Airlines
- [HAN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vvnb.md) Noi Bai International Airport · Vietnam · 829 km / 515 mi · Bamboo Airways
- [DZH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zuda.md) Dazhou Jinya Airport · China · 852 km / 529 mi · Loong Air
- [NNG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zgnn.md) Nanning Wuxu International Airport · China · 921 km / 572 mi · Beijing Capital Airlines
- [HPH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vvci.md) Cat Bi International Airport · Vietnam · 927 km / 576 mi · Lucky Air
- [HJJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zgcj.md) Huaihua Zhijiang Airport · China · 940 km / 584 mi · Loong Air
- [LXA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zuls.md) Lhasa Gonggar International Airport · China · 961 km / 597 mi · Tibet Airlines
- [KWL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zgkl.md) Guilin Liangjiang International Airport · China · 992 km / 616 mi · Xiamen Airlines
- [LHW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zlll.md) Lanzhou Zhongchuan International Airport · China · 1,139 km / 708 mi · Ruili Airlines
- [XIY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zlxy.md) Xi'an Xianyang International Airport · China · 1,187 km / 738 mi · Tibet Airlines, Lucky Air, Beijing Capital Airlines
- [WDS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zhsy.md) Shiyan Wudangshan Airport · China · 1,221 km / 759 mi · Beijing Capital Airlines
- [HNY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zghy.md) Hengyang Nanyue Airport · China · 1,229 km / 764 mi · Loong Air
- [CSX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zgha.md) Changsha Huanghua International Airport · China · 1,291 km / 802 mi · Kunming Airlines, Chengdu Airlines, Qingdao Airlines, Air Travel, Beijing Capital Airlines
- [XFN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zhxf.md) Xiangyang Liuji Airport · China · 1,315 km / 817 mi · Loong Air
- [CAN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zggg.md) Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport · China · 1,364 km / 848 mi · Chongqing Airlines, China Eastern Airlines, Beijing Capital Airlines
- [YCU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zbyc.md) Yuncheng Yanhu International Airport · China · 1,391 km / 864 mi · Tibet Airlines
- [INC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zlic.md) Yinchuan Hedong International Airport · China · 1,417 km / 880 mi · Lucky Air
- [ZUH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zgsd.md) Zhuhai Jinwan Airport · China · 1,427 km / 887 mi · Air Travel
- [WUH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zhhh.md) Wuhan Tianhe International Airport · China · 1,435 km / 892 mi · Juneyao Air, Lucky Air, Beijing Capital Airlines
- [SZX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zgsz.md) Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport · China · 1,441 km / 895 mi · Tibet Airlines, Juneyao Air, Beijing Capital Airlines, Shenzhen Airlines
- [BKK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vtbs.md) Suvarnabhumi Airport · Thailand · 1,446 km / 899 mi · Ruili Airlines
- [HKG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vhhh.md) Hong Kong International Airport · Hong Kong SAR China · 1,465 km / 910 mi · Hong Kong Airlines
- [KHN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zscn.md) Nanchang Changbei International Airport · China · 1,558 km / 968 mi · Air Travel, Beijing Capital Airlines
- [CGO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zhcc.md) Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport · China · 1,565 km / 972 mi · West Air, Lucky Air, Beijing Capital Airlines
- [SWA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zgow.md) Jieyang Chaoshan International Airport · China · 1,672 km / 1,039 mi · Beijing Capital Airlines
- [TYN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zbyn.md) Taiyuan Wusu International Airport · China · 1,692 km / 1,051 mi · Tibet Airlines, Beijing Capital Airlines
- [HFE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zsof.md) Hefei Xinqiao International Airport · China · 1,724 km / 1,071 mi · Qingdao Airlines
- [XMN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zsam.md) Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport · China · 1,807 km / 1,123 mi · Xiamen Airlines, Beijing Capital Airlines
- [SJW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zbsj.md) Shijiazhuang Zhengding International Airport · China · 1,867 km / 1,160 mi · Beijing Capital Airlines
- [SGN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vvts.md) Tan Son Nhat International Airport · Vietnam · 1,887 km / 1,173 mi · Ruili Airlines
- [NKG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zsnj.md) Nanjing Lukou International Airport · China · 1,890 km / 1,174 mi · Juneyao Air, Lucky Air, Beijing Capital Airlines, Shenzhen Airlines
- [FOC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zsfz.md) Fuzhou Changle International Airport · China · 1,937 km / 1,204 mi · Qingdao Airlines
- [TNA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zsjn.md) Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport · China · 1,958 km / 1,217 mi · Shandong Airlines, Beijing Capital Airlines
- [HIA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zssh.md) Huai'an Lianshui Airport · China · 1,975 km / 1,227 mi · Lucky Air
- [CZX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zscg.md) Changzhou Benniu International Airport · China · 1,978 km / 1,229 mi · Ruili Airlines
- [HGH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zshc.md) Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport · China · 2,010 km / 1,249 mi · Beijing Capital Airlines, Loong Air, Air China
- [WUX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zswx.md) Sunan Shuofang International Airport · China · 2,030 km / 1,261 mi · Air Travel, Loong Air
- [WNZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zswz.md) Wenzhou Longwan International Airport · China · 2,039 km / 1,267 mi · Chengdu Airlines, Loong Air
- [YNZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zsyn.md) Yancheng Nanyang International Airport · China · 2,058 km / 1,279 mi · Beijing Capital Airlines
- [PKX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zbad.md) Beijing Daxing International Airport · China · 2,068 km / 1,285 mi · China Eastern Airlines, Beijing Capital Airlines
- [NGB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zsnb.md) Ningbo Lishe International Airport · China · 2,104 km / 1,307 mi · Lucky Air, Loong Air
- [TSN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zbtj.md) Tianjin Binhai International Airport · China · 2,106 km / 1,309 mi · Ruili Airlines, Beijing Capital Airlines
- [SHA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zsss.md) Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport · China · 2,109 km / 1,310 mi · China Eastern Airlines
- [PEK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zbaa.md) Beijing Capital International Airport · China · 2,120 km / 1,317 mi · Air China
- [PVG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zspd.md) Shanghai Pudong International Airport · China · 2,153 km / 1,338 mi · Spring Airlines, Juneyao Air, China Eastern Airlines, Beijing Capital Airlines
- [TAO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zsqd.md) Qingdao Jiaodong International Airport · China · 2,161 km / 1,343 mi · Qingdao Airlines
- [YNT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zsyt.md) Yantai Penglai International Airport · China · 2,294 km / 1,425 mi · Beijing Capital Airlines
- [DLC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zytl.md) Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport · China · 2,404 km / 1,494 mi · Lucky Air
- [SHE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zytx.md) Shenyang Taoxian International Airport · China · 2,694 km / 1,674 mi · Chengdu Airlines, Beijing Capital Airlines

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from LJG, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Passenger (21)

- JD [Beijing Capital Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/beijing-capital-airlines) · 23
- 8L [Lucky Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/lucky-air) · 14
- GJ [Loong Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/loong-air) · 10
- DR [Ruili Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/ruili-airlines) · 8
- TV [Tibet Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/tibet-airlines) · 7
- MU [China Eastern Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/china-eastern-airlines) · 6
- A6 [Air Travel](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-travel) · 5
- EU [Chengdu Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/chengdu-airlines) · 5
- QW [Qingdao Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/qingdao-airlines) · 5
- HO [Juneyao Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/juneyao-air) · 4
- CA [Air China](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-china) · 3
- ZH [Shenzhen Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/shenzhen-airlines) · 3
- KY [Kunming Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/kunming-airlines) · 2
- SC [Shandong Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/shandong-airlines) · 2
- PN [West Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/west-air) · 2
- MF [Xiamen Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/xiamen-airlines) · 2
- QH [Bamboo Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/bamboo-airways) · 1
- OQ [Chongqing Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/chongqing-airlines) · 1
- HX [Hong Kong Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/hong-kong-airlines) · 1
- 3U [Sichuan Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/sichuan-airlines) · 1
- 9C [Spring Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/spring-airlines) · 1

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 2.9M (2022) | #481 of 3,974 | #144 in Asia | #49 in CN |
| Longest runway | 3,000 m / 9,843 ft | =1,196 of 29,858 | =339 in Asia | =89 in CN |
| Elevation | 2,243 m / 7,359 ft | #412 of 43,403 | #87 in Asia | #30 in CN |
| Age | Opened 1995 | =10,552 of 15,079 | =498 in Asia | =80 in CN |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =185 in Asia | =31 in CN |

## Nearby airports

- [NLH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nlh.md) Ninglang Luguhu Airport · 109 km / 67 mi
- [DLU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zpdl.md) Dali Fengyi Airport · 115 km / 71 mi
- [DIG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zpdq.md) Diqing Shangri-La Airport · 136 km / 85 mi
- [CN-0049](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cn-0049.md) Xiangyun Midu Air Base · 145 km / 90 mi

## In collections

- [Highest airports](https://dromopedia.com/collections/highest) #68

## Sources

- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Lijiang Sanyi International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lijiang_Sanyi_International_Airport&oldid=1374279729), revision of 11 Sep 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/zplj/data