Kashgar Laining International Airport Explained

Kashgar Laining International Airport
Image2-Width:240
Iata:KHG
Icao:ZWSH
Image Map Caption:CAAC airport chart
Pushpin Map:China Xinjiang#China
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Xinjiang
Pushpin Label:KHG
Pushpin Label Position:right
Type:Public
Operator:Government
City-Served:Kashgar
Elevation-F:4,529
Elevation-M:1,380
Coordinates:39.5431°N 76.02°W
Metric-Rwy:y
R1-Number:08/26
R1-Length-M:3,200
R1-Length-F:10,499
R1-Surface:Concrete
Stat-Year:2021
Stat1-Header:Passengers
Stat1-Data:2,171,947
Stat2-Header:Aircraft movements
Stat2-Data:19,104
Stat3-Header:Cargo
Stat3-Data:10,577
Footnotes:Source: DAFIF[1]
CAAC[2]
Order:st
S:喀什徕宁国际机场
T:喀什徕寧國際機場
P:Kāshí Láiníng Guójì Jīchǎng

Kashi Laining International Airport[3] [4], formerly Kashgar Airport until August 2023,[5] is a dual-use military-civilian airport serving Kashgar (Kashi), a city in Uyghur autonomous region of Xinjiang in the People's Republic of China.[6]

History

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

Facilities

The airport resides at an elevation of 4529feet above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 08/26 with a concrete surface measuring 3200mx41mm (10,500feetx135feetm), suitable for serving aircraft such as the Boeing 747-400.

The terminal has an area of 23800m2 and has 8 gates.

Airlines and destinations

Cargo

See also

Notes and References

  1. from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
  2. Web site: Archived copy . 2016-07-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180612142616/http://www.caac.gov.cn/XXGK/XXGK/TJSJ/201603/P020160331391016414029.xls . 2018-06-12 . dead .
  3. News: NW China's Xinjiang begins Kashgar-Cologne chartered cargo flight . . 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..
  4. News: 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..
  5. News: 喀什机场更名为喀什徕宁国际机场. 2023-08-11. 央广网.
  6. News: 2023-08-19 . 机场集团:喀什机场正式更名为喀什徕宁国际机场 . 2024-01-24 . Xinjiang SASAC.
  7. Web site: 国家对外开放的一类航空口岸——喀什国际机场_吞吐量. 2021-05-25. www.sohu.com. zh.