Guizhou's air ports of entry see over 150% rise in passenger traffic

Guizhou's air ports of entry handled more than 295,000 inbound and outbound passenger trips and over 3,000 international flights as of Dec 31, 2025. Passenger throughput and flight operations increased by 150.26 percent and 129.25 percent, respectively, compared with the same period last year.

Tourists go through customs clearance procedures. [Photo/ddcpc.cn]

A total of 74,000 passengers were international visitors, a year-on-year increase of 267.23 percent. Of them, 29,000 benefited from mutual visa exemptions, unilateral visa waivers, and 24-hour/240-hour visa-free transit policies, up 275.67 percent year-on-year.

Guiyang's outbound tourism market has also performed exceptionally well. Since last year, more than 173,000 Chinese mainland residents have entered and exited the country through Guiyang Longdongbao International Airport, a year-on-year increase of 98.87 percent.

"With the introduction of a series of visa-free policies, especially the optimization of visa-free measures for transit travelers, foreign nationals can now choose from a variety of ways to come to China. Even during transit, they can travel across multiple provinces in China," said Kuang Lei, a representative of the Guizhou General Station of Exit and Entry Frontier Inspection.