Southwestern China’s busiest airport was mopping up and struggling to resume operations on Sunday after a massive hailstorm grounded flights, damaged aircraft and stranded passengers.Hailstones, some as big as fists, battered Kunming-changshui-international-airport" class="entity-link entity-location" data-entity-id="120755" data-entity-type="location">Kunming Changshui International Airport in Kunming, Yunnan province, when the storm struck early on Saturday.The storm lashed runways, terminal roofs and some of the more than 110 aircraft at the facility on Saturday morning, with water seen seeping down into terminal concourses and air bridges.
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SUN · 2026-04-26 · 08:27 GMTBRIEF NSR-2026-0426-71748
NSR-2026-0426-71748News Report·EN·Environmental
Southwestern China’s busiest airport hit by massive hailstorm
Kunming Changshui International Airport, southwestern China's busiest, experienced significant disruption on Saturday due to a massive hailstorm. Large hailstones, some fist-sized, struck the airport in Kunming, Yunnan province, damaging aircraft and airport infrastructure.
Frank ChenSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-04-26 · 08:27 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
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Kunming Changshui International Airport, southwestern China's busiest, experienced significant disruption on Saturday due to a massive hailstorm. Large hailstones, some fist-sized, struck the airport in Kunming, Yunnan province, damaging aircraft and airport infrastructure. The storm lashed runways, terminal roofs, and over 110 parked aircraft, causing water to seep into terminal concourses and air bridges. As a result, flights were grounded, leading to stranded passengers. On Sunday, the airport was working to resume operations and clean up the damage caused by the severe weather event.
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The airport was mopping up and struggling to resume operations on Sunday after the storm grounded flights, damaged aircraft and stranded passengers.
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The storm lashed runways, terminal roofs and some of the more than 110 aircraft at the facility on Saturday morning, with water seen seeping down into terminal concourses and air bridges.
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Hailstones, some as big as fists, battered Kunming Changshui International Airport in Kunming, Yunnan province, when the storm struck early on Saturday.
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