Dali Airport is located to the east of New City, 13 km from South Gate. Direct flights include Beijing Capital, Chengdu, Chongqing, Guangzhou, Guiyang, Kunming, Shanghai-Hongqiao, Shenzhen and Xishuangbanna. From airport to city center, you can take bus or taxi. Go to Dali ancient town costs 90 yuan by taxi.
Dali - Kunming: The flight is available daily and the journey takes about 40 minutes.
Dali - Xishuangbanna (Jinghong): Daily flights and takes 50 minutes..
Dali - Guangzhou: The flight is daily, about 3 and half hours.
Dali-Chengdu, Dali-Chongqing: There are regular flights every week.