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Pu'er Simao Airport

Pu'er, China

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The Essence of Pu'er Simao Airport

SYM

Location

Pu'er · 53 · China

Connectivity

3 routes · 1 destinations

Position

22.793°, 100.959°

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Gateway to Yunnan's ancient tea-horse trading region.

Opened

1993

Location

Pu'er, China

Pu'er Simao Airport (IATA: SYM, ICAO: ZPSM) serves the city of Pu'er in Yunnan Province, southwestern China. The airport connects this historically significant tea-producing region to major Chinese cities, supporting both tourism and regional commerce. The airport handles a modest volume of domestic traffic, with flights linking Pu'er to hubs such as Kunming, Beijing, and other Chinese cities. It plays an important role in the local economy, given Pu'er's fame as the origin of Pu-erh tea. The facility is a smaller regional airport typical of secondary cities in Yunnan Province, managed under China's civil aviation authority framework.

Terminals

The airport operates a single terminal handling domestic passenger traffic.

Getting to & from

Passengers can access central Pu'er city via taxi and shuttle bus services from the airport.

Airlines here

China Eastern Airlines and Yunnan Airlines operate key routes from this airport, with additional services by other Chinese carriers.

Notable facts

›The airport serves Pu'er, historically renowned as the origin of Pu-erh fermented tea.
›Located in Yunnan Province, one of China's most biodiverse and scenic regions.
›Predominantly serves domestic routes, with Kunming as the primary connecting hub.
›Pu'er was formerly known as Simao, which is reflected in the airport's name.
›The airport supports regional tourism linked to Yunnan's tea culture and tropical landscapes.

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Airlines serving this airport

Cargo Plus Aviation

Redhill Aviation

China Southern Airlines

China Eastern Airlines

Routes

SYM → KMG8L · 737

SYM → KMGCZ · 733

SYM → KMGMU · 733 737

Aircraft operating here

Boeing 7372 routes Boeing 737-3002 routes

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