Chengdu Tianfu opened in June 2021 and made Chengdu the third city in mainland China, after Beijing and Shanghai, to operate two major international airports. The current schedule feed lists 223 airports in 39 countries connected to Chengdu.
Its four terminals are laid out as a pair of curved shapes derived from the Golden Sun Bird — the Bronze Age gold-foil artifact excavated at Jinsha in Chengdu that is now a symbol of the city.
Chengdu Tianfu International Airport is the 27th busiest airport in the world — it handled 56,686,738 passengers in 2025, according to ACI World's annual ranking.
The most frequently served routes for Chengdu Tianfu International Airport connect to Shanghai (PVG), Wuhan (WUH) and Guangzhou (CAN).
The longest connected route for Chengdu Tianfu International Airport reaches San Francisco de Yeso (SQD). This non-stop flight covers a distance of 10,777 miles (17,345 km).