Kuqa Qiuci Airport Explained

Kuqa Qiuci Airport
Nativename-A:Chinese: {{nobold|库车龟兹机场
Iata:KCA
Icao:ZWKC
Pushpin Map:China Xinjiang
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of airport in Xinjiang
Pushpin Label:KCA
Pushpin Label Position:right
Type:Public
City-Served:Kuqa, Xinjiang, China
Elevation-M:1,074
Coordinates:41.7181°N 82.9869°W
Metric-Elev:y
Metric-Rwy:y
R1-Number:08/26
R1-Length-M:2,600
Stat-Year:2021
Stat1-Header:Passengers
Stat1-Data:437,652
Stat2-Header:Aircraft movements
Stat2-Data:6,098
Stat3-Header:Cargo (metric tons)
Stat3-Data:351.6
Footnotes:Source:CAAC[1] [2]
Order:st
S:库车龟兹机场
T:庫車龜茲機場
P:Kùchē Qiūcí Jīchǎng

Kuqa Qiuci Airport is an airport serving Kuqa County in Xinjiang Autonomous Region, China. It is located 38 kilometers from the city. The airport was first built in 1939, but ceased operation in 1998. In 2009 it was moved and rebuilt at its current location with an investment of 333 million yuan, and was reopened in 2011 under the new name Kuqa Qiuci Airport, after the ancient kingdom based in Kuqa.[3]

Facilities

The airport is situated at an elevation of 1074m (3,524feet) above mean sea level. It has one runway which measures 2600m (8,500feet).

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Archived copy . 2016-07-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180612142616/http://www.caac.gov.cn/XXGK/XXGK/TJSJ/201603/P020160331391016414029.xls . 2018-06-12 . dead .
  2. http://www.airfieldmaps.co.uk/chinaairports.htm Airports in China
  3. News: 新疆库车新机场近期通航 更名库车龟兹机场 . Carnoc . 2011-09-06.