The 62-day 2026 summer travel season concluded on August 31. According to Yunnan Aviation Industry Investment Group Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as Yunnan Airport Group) on September 1, during the summer travel season, airports in Yunnan Province handled a total of 107,900 flight takeoffs and landings, a year-on-year increase of 4.7%; and completed a passenger throughput of 15.564 million, a year-on-year increase of 5.26%. Kunming Changshui International Airport handled a total of 9.745 million passengers, a year-on-year increase of 1.08%. Airports in many cities and prefectures set new historical records for both flight takeoffs and landings and passenger throughput.

Located in southwest China, Yunnan is a well-known tourist province, favored by tourists from home and abroad for its unique climate advantages and abundant tourism resources. During this year's summer travel season, Yunnan attracted a large number of tourists seeking respite from the summer heat, thanks to its unique climate, natural scenery, and ethnic customs.

During this period, airports in various cities and prefectures within the province seized the opportunity of the peak summer tourism season and tapped into the potential of the local market, with many airports repeatedly setting new records for flight takeoffs and landings and passenger throughput. Mangshi Airport handled 111 flight takeoffs and landings on August 4th, setting a new historical record; Lijiang Airport handled 40,500 passengers on August 12th, breaking its historical peak, and handled 273 flight takeoffs and landings on August 15th, setting another new historical record; Dali Airport handled 20,800 passengers on August 11th, breaking its historical peak, and handled 156 flight takeoffs and landings on August 18th, also breaking its historical record.

Leveraging Yunnan's seasonal advantages of "cool summers and fragrant mushrooms," Yunnan Airport Group has proactively planned its summer travel route network. Kunming Changshui International Airport has increased the frequency of flights to 102 destinations, focusing on increasing the frequency of domestic trunk routes such as Beijing Daxing and Shanghai Pudong, as well as international routes to Chiang Mai, Yangon, and Seoul. Airports in various cities and prefectures have simultaneously resumed and increased the frequency of flights on popular routes within and outside the province, significantly improving route connectivity. Through cross-provincial themed live broadcasts, the "One Boarding Pass for Yunnan" initiative, and special cultural and tourism promotion events, Yunnan's air tourism consumption market has been fully activated. (Source: China News Network)