Guiyang Longdongbao International Airport was officially put into air transport on May 28, 1997. It is about 11 kilometers away from Guiyang city center and about 25 minutes by car. Guiyang Longdongbao International Airport covers an area of more than 6,000 mu, with a runway length of 3200 meters, width of 45 meters, three fast exit lanes and two terminal contact lanes. It is a 4E class modern airport that can accept full takeoff and landing of Boeing 747, Airbus A330 and other similar aircraft or below, and has advanced navigation system and facilities. The airport terminal covers a construction area of 34,000 square meters, with advanced international and domestic terminals, which can meet the annual throughput of 5 million passengers and the peak hourly throughput of 2000 passengers. It is an important aviation hub in southwest China.

Guiyang Airport has formed an air transport structure with medium aircraft as the mainstay, small aircraft supporting and long and short routes complementing each other. At present, the airport has 63 direct flights, about 1,000 flights a week, and an average daily passenger flow of more than 13,000 people. Direct flights and charter flights cover 50 large and medium-sized cities in China and Hong Kong, Taipei, South Korea, Singapore, Thailand and other places. A total of 16 airlines operate at the airport, including the three base companies. The base airlines are Guizhou Branch of Air China Limited, Guizhou Airlines Co., LTD., China Southern Airlines Group, China China Airlines, and Tianjin Airlines Guizhou Branch.

On January 19, 2006, Guiyang Longdongbao Airport was renamed as Guiyang Longdongbao International Airport, becoming the fourth international airport in southwest China. Previously, the airport has passed the comprehensive assessment and acceptance of relevant state departments, and obtained the official approval of the Civil Aviation Administration. In order to truly expand the opening to the outside world and upgrade to an international airport, Guiyang Airport has invested a lot of money in the construction of hardware and software. It has invested nearly 200 million yuan in the construction of the airport field command center building and the airport overnight building, the expansion of cargo warehouse, the renovation of the airport isolation area, the airport hotel, the airport power supply system, and the comprehensive information system. In particular, it pays attention to the continuous improvement of the functions of the international inspection Office and the international departure Hall to ensure that the hardware facilities meet the requirements, but also greatly improve the comprehensive quality of the staff. The expansion and construction of the airport taxiway, apron and other flight areas was completed in 2006. The airport has a complete taxiway, and 10 more parking stands, and the operation support ability has been comprehensively improved.

At present, the second terminal of Guiyang Longdongbao International Airport has been completed and put into use. There are 21 corridor Bridges in the second terminal, and the annual passenger throughput will reach 15.5 million, so as to continuously improve the hardware guarantee level of the airport.