Hotan Kungang Airport Explained

Hotan Kungang Airport
Nativename-A:Chinese: {{nobold|和田昆冈机场
Uighur; Uyghur: {{nobold|خوتەن ئايرودرومى
Iata:HTN
Icao:ZWTN
Pushpin Map:China Xinjiang
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of airport in Xinjiang
Pushpin Label:HTN
Pushpin Label Position:right
Type:Public
Operator:Xinjiang Airport Group
City-Served:Hotan, Hotan Prefecture, Xinjiang, China
Elevation-F:4,672
Elevation-M:1,424
Coordinates:37.0386°N 79.865°W
Metric-Rwy:y
R1-Number:11/29
R1-Length-M:3,200
R1-Length-F:10,499
R1-Surface:Concrete
Stat-Year:2021
Stat1-Header:Passengers
Stat1-Data:1,290,889
Stat2-Header:Aircraft movements
Stat2-Data:13,527
Stat3-Header:Cargo (metric tons)
Stat3-Data:6,327.1
Footnotes:Source:CAAC[1] Sources:[2] [3]
Order:st
S:和田昆冈机场
T:和田昆岡機場
P:Hétián Kūngāng Jīchǎng

Hetian Kungang Airport is an airport serving Hotan,[4] a city in the autonomous region of Xinjiang in China.

Facilities

The airport is at an elevation of 4672feet above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 11/29 with a concrete surface measuring 3200mx50mm (10,500feetx160feetm). The People's Liberation Army has aircraft stationed here and uses the facility to test its next generation fighters.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2015年民航机场吞吐量排名. www.caac.gov.cn.
  2. from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
  3. http://www.airfieldmaps.co.uk/chinaairports.htm Airports in China
  4. News: 和田机场正式更名为和田昆冈机场 . 2023-02-24.