A Colorful Guizhou Airlines flight landed at Lishui Airport on Aug 30, marking the official launch of the direct air route between Lishui, Zhejiang province, and Guiyang, Guizhou province.

A water salute celebrates the first flight from Guiyang to Lishui at Lishui Airport in Lishui, Zhejiang province. [Photo/Tide News]

This new route reduces travel time between the two cities to about 2.5 hours, enhancing connectivity between Zhejiang and Southwest China. Flights will operate daily from Sept 1 to Oct 24.

On Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday, departures from Guiyang are at 5:00 pm, arriving in Lishui at 7:40 pm. Return flights leave Lishui at 8:25 pm and arrive in Guiyang at 11:10 pm.

On Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday, flights depart Guiyang at 7:55 am and arrive in Lishui at 10:40 am, while return flights take off from Lishui at 11:30 am and land in Guiyang at 2:15 pm.

Since its official opening on July 18, Lishui Airport has already established connections with key economic regions, including the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region, the Yangtze River Delta, and the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, achieving full coverage of routes to Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, and Shenzhen.

The launch of the Guiyang route now expands its network into Southwest China, improving links with major West China cities.

In the future, Lishui Airport plans to continue adding routes to other key cities in central and western regions, and accelerate the development of a broader and more efficient modern air transport network.