It is the largest airport in Yunnan, serving both domestic and international flights. It offers direct flights to and from major cities in Yunnan, China, and Southeast Asia, such as Beijing, Xi'an, Guilin, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Kuala Lumpur, Singapore and Bangkok. It is located 22 km outside of the urban area and the subway Line 6 to it is operational in time. Besides that, there are about 6 lines of airport transfer buses leading to hotels and passenger terminals in downtown. A taxi there will take about 30–40 minutes.