Lancang Jingmai Airport — Pu'er (Lancang), China

JMJ identifies Lancang Jingmai Airport, serving Pu'er's Lancang County in Yunnan, China, a mountainous region renowned for ancient tea forests, including the Jingmai Mountain area associated with centuries-old Pu'er tea cultivation, later recognized by UNESCO. The airport was built to boost access to this remote southwestern border region near Myanmar, supporting both the tea trade and growing eco-tourism interest in the area's traditional tea-growing communities. Domestic flights connect JMJ to regional hubs like Kunming, reducing what was previously a long mountain drive. The airport reflects China's broader push to connect its ethnically diverse, agriculturally significant southwestern provinces.