Kashgar Airport
Kashgar Airport 喀什机场 Kāshí Jīchǎng قەشقەر ئايروپورتى | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Government | ||||||||||
| Serves | Kashgar | ||||||||||
| Opened | 10 March 1954 | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 4,529 ft / 1,380 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 39°32′35″N 076°01′12″E / 39.54306°N 76.02000°E | ||||||||||
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  KHG Location of airport in Xinjiang | |||||||||||
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Kashgar Airport (simplified Chinese: 喀什机场; traditional Chinese: 喀什機場; pinyin: Kāshí Jīchǎng; Uighur: قەشقەر ئايروپورتى, Қәшқәр Айропорт) (IATA: KHG, ICAO: ZWSH), also known as Kashi Airport, is a dual-use military-civilian airport serving Kashgar (also known as Kashi),[1][4] a city in Uyghur autonomous region of Xinjiang in the People's Republic of China.[2]
The airport opened on 10 March 1954. In 2006 the first international flights started.[4]
Facilities[]
The airport resides at an elevation of 4,529 feet (1,380 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 08/26 with a concrete surface measuring 3,200 by 41 metres (10,499 ft × 135 ft),[1] suitable for serving aircraft such as the Boeing 747-400.[4]
The terminal has an area of 23,800 m2 (256,000 sq ft) and has 8 gates.[4]
Airlines and destinations[]
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Air China | Beijing–Capital, Chengdu–Shuangliu, Urumqi |
| China Eastern Airlines | Ngari, Urumqi, Xi'an |
| China Express Airlines | Aksu,[5] Bole, Karamay, Korla, Shache, Tumxuk[5] |
| China Southern Airlines | Aksu, Altay, Guangzhou, Hotan, Korla, Turpan, Urumqi, Xi'an, Yining, Zhengzhou |
| Hainan Airlines | Shenzhen, Urumqi |
| Lucky Air | Ngari, Urumqi |
| Shandong Airlines | Jinan, Urumqi |
| Sichuan Airlines | Chengdu–Shuangliu, Urumqi |
| Tianjin Airlines | Urumqi |
| Urumqi Air | Lanzhou, Urumqi, Zhengzhou |
Cargo[]
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| YTO Cargo Airlines | Karachi[6] |
See also[]
Footnotes[]
- ^ a b c Airport information for Kashi (ZWSH) from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
- ^ a b Airport information for Kashgar, Xinjiang, China (KHG / ZWSH) at Great Circle Mapper.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2018-06-12. Retrieved 2016-07-17.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ a b c d "国家对外开放的一类航空口岸——喀什国际机场_吞吐量". www.sohu.com. Retrieved 2021-05-25.
- ^ a b "华夏航空4月在疆新开8条航线". Retrieved 15 July 2019.
- ^ YTO starts weekly Kashgar-Karachi route
External links[]
- Current weather for Kashi, China (ZWSH) at NOAA/NWS
- Accident history for KHG / ZWSH at Aviation Safety Network
- Airports in Xinjiang