Burqin Kanas Airport

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Burqin Kanas Airport

布尔津喀纳斯机场

Bù'ěrjīn Kānàsī Jīchǎng
  • IATA: KJI
  • ICAO: ZWKN
Summary
Airport typePublic
LocationBurqin County, Xinjiang, China
Elevation AMSL1,188 m / 3,898 ft
Coordinates48°13′16″N 86°59′53″E / 48.22111°N 86.99806°E / 48.22111; 86.99806Coordinates: 48°13′16″N 86°59′53″E / 48.22111°N 86.99806°E / 48.22111; 86.99806
Map
KJI is located in Xinjiang
KJI
KJI
Location of airport in Xinjiang
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
12/30 2,500 8,202 Concrete

Burqin Kanas Airport (Chinese: 喀纳斯机场) (IATA: KJI, ICAO: ZWKN) is an airport that serves Burqin County and the nearby tourist destination Kanas Lake in Xinjiang, China.[1] It is located 50 kilometers south of the lake in Burqin County. The airport was constructed in 2006 and opened on 15 August 2007.[2] Until 2019, the airport was only open for flights in the summer.[3]

In September 2020, Urumqi Air started flying to Kanas Airport using a Boeing 737-800 with a Kanas lake themed livery and interior.[4][5]

Airlines and destinations[]

AirlinesDestinations
China Southern Airlines Seasonal: Urumqi
Joy Air Seasonal: Bole,[6] Karamay
Urumqi Air Urumqi[5]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "新疆喀纳斯机场15日复航". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2011-10-04.
  2. ^ 新疆喀纳斯机场8月15日首航
  3. ^ "喀纳斯机场开始实行全年通航-天山网 - 新疆新闻门户".
  4. ^ "美丽湖景"冲上云霄"！新疆"喀纳斯"旅游专机开通". 15 September 2020.
  5. ^ a b "乌鲁木齐航空"喀纳斯号"飞机首航_中国经济网——国家经济门户".
  6. ^ "图片 幸福航空博乐=喀纳斯航线首航成功_民航资源网".
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