[2] In 1996, construction began for Changbei Airport, originally designed to handle 2 million passengers annually.

On 10 September 1999, Changbei Airport was opened and all commercial flights were transferred from Xiangtang, which reverted to sole military use.

The governments of Nanchang city and Jiangxi province began subsidizing new flights in 2017 and passenger volume grew by 39% in that year and exceeded 10 million for the first time.

[2] By 2018, the airport hosts 46 airlines, which operate 127 routes connecting Nanchang with 68 cities.

The third phase of expansion, which will connect the airport to Nanchang Metro and the Nanchang–Jiujiang high-speed railway, is under construction.