On March 16, 374 kilograms of international mail from Seoul, South Korea, arrived at Yanji Chaoyangchuan International Airport in Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture, Jilin Province (hereinafter referred to as "Yanji Airport") via China Southern Airlines flight CZ6074. This marks the resumption of the airport's international mail inbound service, which had been interrupted for four years.
On March 16, Yanji Airport resumed its international mail inbound service, which had been on hold for four years.
Yanji is the capital city of Yanbian Prefecture. In 2024, Yanji Airport's passenger throughput reached 1.8 million, a record high. Due to the high proportion of international passengers, it is also known as "the most international - style regional airport".
In 2021, the international mail transportation service at Yanji Airport was interrupted for some reasons. In February 2023, the airport resumed its international mail outbound service, with a total of 237.4 tons of international outbound mail completed throughout the year.
To restart the international mail inbound service, Yanji Airport established a regular cooperation mechanism with the Yanbian Branch of China Post Group Co., Ltd. It also conducted in - depth research on enterprises and continuously optimized the operation process of international mail.
In 2024, the cross - border e - commerce in Yanbian Prefecture achieved a nearly 50% year - on - year growth. With the full resumption of the international mail inbound and outbound services, Yanji Airport has formed a complete international logistics service system, which can better meet the needs of the rapid development of import and export trade and cross - border e - commerce in Yanbian Prefecture.
Yanji Airport stated that in the next step, it will actively promote the opening of all - cargo flights to South Korea and open up a freight channel to the Russian Far East. In this way, the airport will be built into an international logistics hub radiating Northeast China and facing Northeast Asia.