Tengchong Tuofeng Airport

机About this airport

Tengchong Tuofeng Airport serves Tengchong, a county-level city in the extreme west of Yunnan province near the border with Myanmar. Tengchong's geological character is dominated by its location on the boundary of two tectonic plates: the city has 97 volcanoes (most dormant but some hydrothermally active) within the county and 88 hot spring groups. The Tengchong Volcanic and Geothermal National Park includes still-active fumaroles, mud volcanoes, and impressive eruption landscape remnants from historical eruptions.

Beyond its geological character, Tengchong has significant historical importance: it was a major node on the western Silk Road branch through Burma to India, and a substantial jade trading community developed here from Burmese jade brought overland. The local jade market is one of the largest in Yunnan for rough and worked jade. World War II left a significant mark — the Battle of Tengchong (1944) was a major Allied engagement in the China-Burma-India Theatre, and a well-maintained cemetery and museum commemorate the Chinese soldiers who died there.

Flights connect primarily from Kunming and some other domestic cities [VERIFY: current routes — May 2026]. The airport makes Tengchong accessible without the very long road journey from Dali (approximately 5 hours). From Tengchong, the nearby Heshun ancient town — a remarkably intact Qing and Republican-era town of the Overseas Chinese community — and the hot spring resort areas provide additional dimensions.