Kunming Changshui Airport Departures Guide

At Kunming Changshui International Airport(KMG), International Check-in areas(J-K) and Domestic Check-in areas(A,C,D,E,F,G,H) are on 3F, the international departure hall is on 2F, the domestic departure hall is on 3F and 2F.

Service Hotlines: (+86) 871-96566

Check-in Counter Opening Hours

Domestic: 2 hours to 45 minutes

International: 3 hours to 50 minutes

Domestic Departures

Step 1: Arrival at the terminal Please arrive at the terminal two hours in advance.

Step 2: Complete check-in and luggage checking procedure Complete check-in and luggage checking at the corresponding airline counter by showing valid identity certificates and your ticket. Please be aware of the check-in time of your flight to avoid missing it. Both self-service check-in and self-service luggage checking are available at the airport. Early online check-in is also recommended.

Step 3: Security check Please prepare your ticket and valid identity certificates like ID card or passport, and hand them to the security officer for inspection.

Step 4: Waiting and boarding Follow the indications on the airport screens and guideposts to reach your target boarding gate 30~40 minutes before takeoff.

International, HK-Macao-Taiwan Departures

Step 1: Arrival at the terminal. Please arrive at the terminal three hours in advance.

Step 2: Complete check-in and luggage checking procedure Complete check-in and luggage checking at the corresponding airline counter by showing valid identity certificates and your ticket. Please be aware of the check-in time of your flight to avoid missing it. Both self-service check-in and self-service luggage checking are available at the airport. Early online check-in is also recommended.

Step 3: Security check and quarantine inspection Please prepare your ticket and valid identity certificates like ID card or passport, and hand them to the security officer for inspection.

Step 4: Customs inspection Please receive customs inspection. Please take the red passage if you have any declarable items, otherwise take the green passage.

Step 5: Border inspection Foreign passengers should fill in a Foreigner Exit Registration Card (not required for Chinese citizens). Please line up to complete exit inspection procedure.

Step 6: Waiting and boarding Follow the indications on the airport screens and guideposts to reach your target boarding gate 30~40 minutes before takeoff.

International Departure Tips

1. Which outgoing passengers need to fill in the Customs Declaration?

Passengers who carry personnel objects necessary for journey that shall be re-immigrated, including camera, portable radio / recorder, miniature camera, portable video camera and portable word processor, etc

Passengers who do not carry the original articles required for re-emigration, or passengers whose immigrated objects, which are temporarily duty free, are not Customs cleared;

Passengers who do not have necessary Exit Permit for carried foreign currency, as well as gold, silver and its products, or passengers who carry these items that exceed the amount limit for this entry declaration;

Passengers who carry RMB cash over RMB6,000;

Passengers who carry cultural relics;

Passengers who carry cargo or samples of goods;

Passengers whose carried articles exceed the value limit, quantity limit or other limits stipulated by China Customs;

Passengers who carry animals, plants and their products, which are controlled under China Quarantine Code, or other objects that must be inspected and Customs cleared.

2. Which items are prohibited for immigration and emigration?

Items forbidden for entry:

All kinds of weapons, imitative weapons, ammunition and explosive objects;

Spurious currency and feigned marketable securities;

Print, film, photo, disk, movie, tape, videotape, videodisc, laser disk, computer storage medium and other objects, which are harmful to Chinese politics, economy, culture and morality;

Various acrid poison;

Opium, morphine, diamorphine, bhang, as well as other dope and psychoactive drug that may cause addiction;

Foodstuff, medicine or other objects, which are from epidemic areas and harmful to human and animal's health, or other pestiferous ones.

Foodstuff, medicine or other objects, which are from epidemic areas and harmful to human and animal's health, or other pestiferous ones.

Items forbidden for exit:

All the objects included in the range of forbidden items for entry;

Manuscript, print, film, photo, disk, movie, tape, videotape, videodisc, laser disk, computer storage medium and other objects, which are related to state secrets;

Valuable cultural relics, and other cultural relics forbidden for exit;

Endangered and precious animals and plants (their specimen included), as well as their seeds and progenitive materials.

3. Do you know the following restrictive provisions for check-in baggage?

Domestic flight: Total weight should be no more than 5kg. The size of each luggage should be no more than 20 x 40 x 55cm.

International flight: Total weight should be no more than 7kg (Some Airlines have their own special limits). The size of each luggage should be no more than 20 x 40 x 55cm (The sum of length, width and height should be no more than 115cm).Please note: The above are general provisions and different Airlines may have their own standards. Please check your flight tickets for specific information.

4. Which items are permitted in check-in baggage, but forbidden in carry-on luggage?

Besides any items prohibited in hand luggage or check-in bags, any of the other sharp objects that are harmful to aviation safety, such as: Household knives, including kitchen knives, clippers, big fruit knives and razors, etc.; Professional knives, including surgical knives, sticking knives and gravers, etc.; Knives, spears and swords, etc., which are used for literary performance; Axes, chisels, hammers, awls, sharpened sticks, sticks with sharp nails and alpenstocks; Other sharp objects and blunt items harmful to aviation safety.

5. Which items are prohibited in carry-on luggage or check-in baggage?

Firearms, and mechanical appliances used for army or police;

Explosive objects;

Controlled cutters;

Combustible or detonable objects;

Toxic or harmful objects;

Corrosive objects;

Radioactive objects;

Other objects harmful to aviation safety, such as ferromagnetic objects and objects with strong pungent odour;

Other items forbidden for carry-on / transportation as per National Laws and Codes.

6. Do you know the following provisions for liquid items in carry-on luggage?

Each passenger is allowed to carry 2 (two) bottles (no more than 500ml each) of liquid items maximum for each flight, including carbonate drink, mineral water, tea, milk, yoghourt and fruit juice, etc., and these liquid items cannot be carried in hand baggage until they are verified. In addition, those left items must be carried as check-in luggage.

Liquor (in bottle or tin) is prohibited in passenger's carry-on luggage, but maximum 2 (two) bottles (1kg) can be carried in each passenger's check-in baggage for each flight, and the packaging of the liquor must meet the provisions of CAAC for transportation.

Any liquid items in carry-on luggage for special purposes, such as liquid medicine for patient and drink for infant,

7. Do you know which carry-on household goods are limited and the quantity limitation?