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Dehong Mangshi International Airport

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Dehong Mangshi International Airport (IATA: LUM, ICAO: ZPMS) is an airport serving Mangshi in Dehong, Yunnan, China.

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History

Mangshi Airport first opened in 1940 during Second Sino-Japanese War with a 1,900 meters runway.[3] Some of P-40, C-46 and C-47 had landed here for military purpose.[4] After 1945, the airport was deserted.[4] In 1985, Dehong prefectural government suggested to reconstruct the airport.[4] China central government agreed to the request in 1987.[5] Reconstruction project started in 1988.[6] Finally, the airport opened in 1990 with a 2,200 meters runway.[3] China Southwest Airlines offered public flights between Mangshi and Kunming at that time.[3]

In 2003, the CAAC renamed it to Dehong Mangshi Airport.[7] The first round expend construction started in 2006 and finished in 2009.[8] The terminal was renovated as a peacock shape, and two airbridges was built.[9] Mangshi airport upgraded to an international airport in 2016,[10] and the second round expend construction started.[11] In 2018, the expend construction finished and the runway expanded to 2,600 meters.[12] On 31 January 2019, Ruili Airlines opened the first international flight to Mandalay, Myanmar.[13]

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