Wushan Airport is located near the geographic center of Wushan, Fengjie, and Wuxi counties. It is an important tourism airport for Chongqing and an aerial gateway connecting the Three Gorges Reservoir area with the outside world. As a key component of Chongqing’s civil airport network, the airport sits at an elevation of 1,771.48 meters, making it the highest-altitude civil airport in Chongqing.

Wushan Airport is a 4C regional civil airport. It has a 2,600-meter runway, five Code C aircraft stands, and a 3,500-square-meter terminal building. It is also equipped with advanced communications, navigation, meteorological, and other key air traffic management facilities, together with self-service check-in facilities for passengers. The airport can accommodate Boeing 737-series, Airbus A320-series, and smaller passenger aircraft.

Wushan Airport officially opened on August 16, 2019. During the current flight season, it serves destinations including Guangzhou, Shenzhen, and Chongqing, with flights operated by Chongqing Airlines and China Southern Airlines. Routes to Beijing, Shanghai, Chengdu, Kunming, and other major Chinese cities are planned to be introduced progressively. In 2022, the airport handled 998 aircraft movements, 46,200 passenger trips, and 235.86 metric tons of cargo and mail.

The opening of Wushan Airport has accelerated the diversification of the transportation system in northeastern Chongqing and promoted economic and people-to-people exchanges across the region.