The number of travelers arriving and departing from Shanxi airports in 2015 exceeded 400,000, up by 4.3 percent over 2014, with Taiwan, Thailand, and Hong Kong among the top destinations, announced the province's port office.

The figure resulted from 2,947 flights, and was roughly equal to that of 2014.

Taiyuan airport saw more than 390,000 travelers and 2,830 flights last year, while the Datong temporary airport accommodated 11,455 people on 117 flights.

The Taiyuan airport was servicing 21 international airlines to Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan, Thailand, South Korea, Vietnam, and Indonesia by the end of 2015.

More than 162,000 residents exited Shanxi province, an increase of 3 percent over 2014. They traveled to a total of 45 countries and regions, including Taiwan, Thailand, Hong Kong, South Korea, Macao, Indonesia, and Vietnam.

The number of people flying to Thailand, Indonesia, and Vietnam grew dramatically by 150 percent, 784 percent, and 560 percent respectively compared to 2014.

On the other hand, around 23,000 people from Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Macao, along with 5,000 foreign tourists entered Shanxi province.