In its 2012 Civil Aviation Development Statistics Bulletin, the CAAC reported that Qiemo Airport had been closed. The new airport, Qiemo Yudu Airport, opened on 19 December 2016, where commercial air service to Qiemo Town resumed.
The CAAC's 2012 bulletin reported that Qiemo Airport was no longer operational. A new airport, Qiemo Yudu Airport, was launched on December 19, 2016, and commercial flights to Qiemo Town resumed as a result of this change.