Burqin Kanas Airport Explained

Burqin Kanas Airport
Nativename-A:Chinese: {{nobold|布尔津喀纳斯机场
Kazakh: بۋىرشىن قاناس اۋەجايى
Uighur; Uyghur: بۇرچىن قاناس ئايرودرومى
Iata:KJI
Icao:ZWKN
Coordinates:48.2211°N 86.9981°W
Pushpin Map:China Xinjiang
Pushpin Label:KJI
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of airport in Xinjiang
Type:Public
Location:Burqin, Xinjiang, China
Metric-Elev:yes
Elevation-M:1,188
Metric-Rwy:yes
R1-Number:12/30
R1-Length-M:2,500
Stat-Year:2021
Stat1-Header:Passengers
Stat1-Data:55,252
Stat2-Header:Aircraft movements
Stat2-Data:1,921
Stat3-Header:Cargo (metric tons)
Stat3-Data:0.6
R1-Surface:Concrete
Order:st
S:布尔津喀纳斯机场
T:布爾津喀納斯機場
P:Bù'ěrjīn Kānàsī Jīchǎng

Bu'erjin Kanasi Airport (Burqin Kanas Airport) 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]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 新疆喀纳斯机场15日复航 . 2011-10-04 . 2016-03-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304070929/http://www.xj.xinhuanet.com/2011-06/17/content_23033560.htm . dead .
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20170529072832/http://news.xinhuanet.com/travel/2007-08/12/content_6515695.htm 新疆喀纳斯机场8月15日首航
  3. Web site: 喀纳斯机场开始实行全年通航-天山网 - 新疆新闻门户.
  4. Web site: 美丽湖景"冲上云霄"!新疆"喀纳斯"旅游专机开通. 15 September 2020.
  5. Web site: 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.