Bole Alashankou Airport Explained

Bole Alashankou Airport
Nativename-A:Chinese: {{nobold|博乐阿拉山口机场
Iata:BPL
Icao:ZWBL
Coordinates:44.895°N 82.2997°W
Pushpin Map:China Xinjiang
Pushpin Label:BPL
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of airport in Xinjiang
Type:Public
City-Served:Bole/Alashankou/Shuanghe, Xinjiang, China
Metric-Elev:yes
Elevation-M:382
Metric-Rwy:yes
R1-Number:10/28
R1-Length-M:2,600
Stat-Year:2021
Stat1-Header:Passengers
Stat1-Data:251,570
Stat2-Header:Aircraft movements
Stat2-Data:36,104
Stat3-Header:Cargo (metric tons)
Stat3-Data:168.3
Order:st
S:博乐阿拉山口机场
T:博樂阿拉山口機場
P:Bólè Ālāshānkǒu Jīchǎng

Bole Alashankou Airport is an airport serving the cities of Bole and Alashankou in Bortala Mongol Autonomous Prefecture and Shuanghe in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China. It is located 18 kilometers east of Bole, 50 kilometers south of the Alashankou border crossing with Kazakhstan, and 10 kilometers north of Shuanghe. Construction started in July 2009 with an investment of 320 million yuan, and the airport was opened on 10 July 2010.[1] [2]

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Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20120331103820/http://www.xjboz.gov.cn/html/2010-07/10-07-13-T4WY.html 天路铸就梦圆蓝天 博乐阿拉山口机场建设纪略
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20100715110133/http://news.xinhuanet.com/travel/2010-07/11/c_12320275.htm 新疆博乐阿拉山口机场正式通航