Zhaotong Zhaoyang Airport is a regional civil airport serving Zhaotong, a prefecture-level city in the northeastern part of Yunnan Province, China. The airport connects this relatively remote mountainous area to major Chinese cities, facilitating both passenger travel and regional economic development. The airport operates domestic routes primarily to cities such as Kunming, Chengdu, Beijing, and Guangzhou, serving airlines that cater to the local population and government travelers. Its location in a high-altitude mountainous terrain presents operational challenges typical of airports in the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau region. Zhaotong is one of the more underserved but strategically important cities in Yunnan, and the airport plays a key role in reducing travel time from this otherwise difficult-to-access area. Ongoing infrastructure investment in the region has supported gradual growth in passenger traffic.