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Kashgar Laining International Airport

Kashgar Laining International Airport

喀什徕宁国际机场
قەشقەر خەلقئارا ئايرودرومى
Summary
Airport typePublic/Military
OperatorGovernment
ServesKashgar
Opened10 March 1954; 70 years ago (1954-03-10)
Elevation AMSL4,529 ft / 1,380 m
Coordinates39°32′35″N 076°01′12″E / 39.54306°N 76.02000°E / 39.54306; 76.02000
Maps
CAAC airport chart
CAAC airport chart
KHG/ZWSH is located in Xinjiang
KHG/ZWSH
KHG/ZWSH
Location in Xinjiang
KHG/ZWSH is located in China
KHG/ZWSH
KHG/ZWSH
KHG/ZWSH (China)
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
08/26 3,200 10,499 Concrete
Statistics (2021)
Passengers2,171,947
Aircraft movements19,104
Cargo10,577
Source: DAFIF[1][2]
CAAC[3]
Kashgar Laining International Airport
Simplified Chinese喀什徕宁国际机场
Traditional Chinese喀什徕寧國際機場
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinKāshí Láiníng Guójì Jīchǎng

Kashi Laining International Airport[4][5] (IATA: KHG, ICAO: ZWSH), formerly Kashgar Airport[a] until August 2023,[6] is a dual-use military-civilian airport serving Kashgar (Kashi),[1][6][7] a city in Uyghur autonomous region of Xinjiang in the People's Republic of China.[2][8]

Kashi Int'l Airport Logo

History

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Kashi Laining International Airport opened in October 1953. In 2006 the first international flights started.[7]

Facilities

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Baggage claim area

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.[7]

The terminal has an area of 23,800 m2 (256,000 sq ft) and has 8 gates.[7]

Airlines and destinations

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A Loong Airlines plane from Zhengzhou lands at Kashi Airport
AirlinesDestinations
Air China Beijing–Capital, Chengdu–Tianfu,[9] Ürümqi
Chengdu Airlines Altay,[10] Aral,[10] Chengdu–Shuangliu,[10] Karamay,[10] Khujand,[11] Kuqa,[10] Qitai,[12] Ruoqiang,[10] Tacheng,[10] Tashkurgan,[13] Turpan,[10] Ürümqi,[10] Yining[10]
China Eastern Airlines Ngari–Gunsa, Shanghai–Hongqiao, Shanghai–Pudong, Ürümqi, Xi'an
China Express Airlines Aksu,[14] Aral,[15] Bole, Hami,[15] Hotan,[15] Korla, Kuqa,[15] Qitai,[16] Shache, Tumxuk,[14] Yining, Yutian,[15] Zhaosu[17]
China Southern Airlines Beijing–Daxing, Changsha,[18] Chengdu–Tianfu,[19] Guangzhou, Hotan, Islamabad,[20] Jinan,[21] Korla,[22] Shanghai–Hongqiao, Shanghai–Pudong, Shenzhen,[19] Tashkurgan,[23] Ürümqi, Zhengzhou
Chongqing Airlines Chongqing[24]
Fuzhou Airlines Lanzhou[25]
Hainan Airlines Beijing–Capital,[26] Shenzhen, Ürümqi, Zhengzhou[27]
Loong Air Guangzhou,[28] Hangzhou,[29] Xi'an,[29] Zhengzhou[28]
Lucky Air Ngari–Gunsa, Ürümqi
Qingdao Airlines Changsha,[30] Lanzhou[30]
Shandong Airlines Jinan, Ürümqi
Sichuan Airlines Beijing–Capital,[26] Chengdu–Shuangliu,[31] Ürümqi
Spring Airlines Lanzhou
Tianjin Airlines Ürümqi, Yining[32]
Urumqi Air Chengdu–Tianfu,[27] Ürümqi, Zhanjiang,[33] Zhengzhou

Cargo

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AirlinesDestinations
YTO Cargo Airlines Karachi[34]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ simplified Chinese: 喀什机场; traditional Chinese: 喀什機場; pinyin: Kāshí Jīchǎng

References

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  1. ^ a b c Airport information for Kashi (ZWSH)[usurped] from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
  2. ^ a b Airport information for Kashgar, Xinjiang, China (KHG / ZWSH) at Great Circle Mapper.
  3. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2018-06-12. Retrieved 2016-07-17.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ^ "NW China's Xinjiang begins Kashgar-Cologne chartered cargo flight". China News Service. 20 November 2023. A chartered cargo flight, carrying freight weighing 24.7 tons and worth 8.46 million yuan (approximately 1.18 million U.S. dollars), departed the Kashi Laining International Airport for Cologne in Germany on Sunday.
  5. ^ "Guangzhou-Kashgar direct flight to open from August 15". Guangzhou International. 14 August 2023. Taking off at 8:00 from Kashi Laining International Airport, the flight (CZ3360) will land at Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport at 14:30.
  6. ^ a b "喀什机场更名为喀什徕宁国际机场". 央广网. 2023-08-11.
  7. ^ 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 (in Chinese). Retrieved 2021-05-25.
  8. ^ "机场集团：喀什机场正式更名为喀什徕宁国际机场". Xinjiang SASAC. 2023-08-19. Retrieved 2024-01-24.
  9. ^ "冬春新航季，国航成都始发航班信息一键get". Retrieved 14 November 2024.
  10. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "新航季 | 成都航空夏秋航季全新开启". Retrieved 18 June 2024.
  11. ^ Liu, Jim (28 May 2024). "Chengdu Airlines Adds Kashi – Khudzhand Service in June 2024". AeroRoutes. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
  12. ^ "奇台江布拉克机场正式通航". Retrieved 30 September 2024.
  13. ^ "喀什→塔县！国产商用飞机开通首条高高原航线". Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  14. ^ a b "华夏航空4月在疆新开8条航线". Retrieved 15 July 2019.
  15. ^ a b c d e "寻龙五千年，华夏航空2024夏秋航季全新启航". Retrieved 6 June 2024.
  16. ^ "奇台江布拉克机场正式通航 艾尔肯·吐尼亚孜出席首航仪式_新疆要闻_新疆维吾尔自治区人民政府网".
  17. ^ "China Express NS24 Domestic Network Additions – 28APR24". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  18. ^ "南航2024冬航季启幕，乌鲁木齐出发，温暖每一程！". Retrieved 21 November 2024.
  19. ^ a b "10月27日起 南航在喀什航班全新起航". Retrieved 24 November 2024.
  20. ^ "China Southern Expands Islamabad Service in 1Q24". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  21. ^ "2024年夏航季来了，从济南机场出发"泉心"起航". Retrieved 5 September 2024.
  22. ^ "南航冬航季起航丨库尔勒与您相约蓝天之旅！". Retrieved 21 November 2024.
  23. ^ "乌鲁木齐出发新航线！6小时行程缩短到1小时！". Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  24. ^ "【换季抢先看】收好这份换季航线表，自在出行不用愁". Retrieved November 7, 2022.
  25. ^ "直飞！福州开通多条航线！". Retrieved 20 July 2024.
  26. ^ a b "民航局2024年夏秋航季新增37条航线". Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  27. ^ a b "Hainan Airlines / HNA Group Carriers NW22 Network Additions". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
  28. ^ a b "大美中国 浙里出发 | 盘点冬航季新变化，点击查看". Retrieved December 10, 2022.
  29. ^ a b "长龙航空2024夏航季航线&产品惊喜发布！". Retrieved 18 May 2024.
  30. ^ a b "新增加密多条热门航线，青岛航空2024夏秋新航季航班计划出炉". Retrieved 16 March 2024.
  31. ^ "2023年新航季川航最新航线出炉，附国际/地区航线新消息". Retrieved 16 March 2023.
  32. ^ "天津航空夏秋航季超前放送，换季航线，国际复航，更多精彩带您畅享新旅程". Retrieved 5 May 2024.
  33. ^ "新开8条航线！乌鲁木齐航空夏航季预告抢先看！". Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  34. ^ YTO starts weekly Kashgar-Karachi route
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