[2] Built in 1995, the civil airport is 25 km (16 mi) to the south of the city proper.

In April 1995, it was completed, in July 1995, the airport officially opened to the air, with the airport flight area level 4C, and a runway length of 2,500 meters and width of 45m.

[clarification needed] In 2007, the airport carried out a second renovation and expansion.

According to the annual passenger throughput of 4.5 million passengers' standard construction, including runway extension of 500 meters, the new runway parallel taxiway, 13 additional parking spaces, the new 33,300 square meters of domestic terminal building, procurement of supporting special facilities and equipment, navigation station construction and other major projects.

[clarification needed][5] On March 6, 2012, Yunnan Lijiang Airport aviation port opening to the outside world officially passed the national acceptance, for the third port airport in Yunnan Province.