Kunming Airport — Local services in Kunming

This is the most disgusting airport I've encountered in my entire life, ahead of Manilla airport. While superficially it may look nice, it's a place you should absolutely avoid.

Kunming airport has no luggage transit facilities; meaning if your layover is till the next day, you'll have to pick up your luggage and check it again like for a new flight Checking it again means going through Chinese security customs, which means more likely than not, they'll confiscate you some valuables from your checked luggage, included but not limited to batteries, power banks, lighters - oh they have an obsession about lighters. When transiting China you'll be devoid of all your lighters, no matter how precious/expensive they are, gifts from deceased spouse, working or not etc. they don't give a damn. Queues at passport/security can be extremely long while gates are far, meaning you can simply miss your flight even by leaving ample time, don't count on these people to help you Absolutely no one speaks English, be it main information desk, check-in staff and others; they're all busy constantly yelling and shouting around in Chinese, behaving downright vulgar, primitive and outright uneducated On the way there they broke my luggage; on the way out they left one luggage behind Locals are loudly spitting on the floor everywhere where you're not standing.

Avoid this place...

Kunming Changshui International Airport is the primary airport serving Kunming, the capital of Yunnan Province, China. The airport is located 24.5 km (15.2 mi) northeast of the city centre in a graded mountainous area about 2,100 m (6,900 ft) above sea level. During our flight to Vancouver we have visited Kunming Airport. The airport is very clean and there is proper navigation system. Information dashboard is available at most of the places for important announcements. The traffic can be very high in peak hours. Overall the service was commendable. Will visit again. Till then...

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