The airport is located at the border of Wushan and Fengjie counties, 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) from the county seat, and mainly serves tourists to the nearby Three Gorges region. Construction began on 20 April 2015, and the airport was opened on 16 August 2019.[1] It is the fourth airport with regularly scheduled passenger service in the municipality of Chongqing.[2] It is located 350 kilometres (220 mi) from central Chongqing as the crow flies. It was originally named Wushan Shennüfeng Airport (巫山神女峰机场).