Qiemo Yudu Airport Explained

Qiemo Yudu Airport
Iata:IQM
Icao:ZWCM
Type:Public
Operator:Civil Aviation Administration of China
City-Served:Qiemo Town, Xinjiang, China
Coordinates:38.2336°N 85.4656°W
Pushpin Map:China Xinjiang
Pushpin Label:IQM
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of airport in Xinjiang
R1-Number:04/22
R1-Length-F:9,186
R1-Length-M:2,800
R1-Surface:paved
Metric-Rwy:y
Stat-Year:2021
Stat1-Header:Passengers
Stat1-Data:129,194
Stat2-Header:Aircraft movements
Stat2-Data:2,148
Stat3-Header:Cargo (metric tons)
Stat3-Data:29
Order:st
S:且末玉都机场
T:且末玉都機場
P:Qiěmò Yùdū Jīchǎng

Qiemo Yudu Airport is an airport that serves Qiemo Town in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China. Located roughly northwest of the town, the airport has a 4500sqm terminal and a runway that measures . It replaced another airport serving the town, which has a shorter runway, on 19 December 2016. China Southern Airlines offers flights to Ürümqi via Korla.

History

In January 2011, civil aviation officials in Xinjiang announced plans to build a new airport for Qiemo Town, part of a wider scheme to invest in airport construction in the region between 2011 and 2015.[1] Qiemo County officials stated in March 2013 that construction would begin in June.[2] Qiemo Yudu Airport was built in two years at a cost of ¥588million.[3] Located about northwest of Qiemo Town, the airport replaces another airport serving the town, which has a shorter runway.[4]

China Southern Airlines operated a test flight to the airport on 26 August 2016. It opened on 19 December 2016; China Southern commenced flights to Ürümqi via Korla five times a week. The flights mark the resumption of commercial air service to Qiemo Town, which ended at the old airport in 2011. China Daily reported in December 2016 that China Southern will receive annual government subsidies of about ¥7million for operating the flights.[5]

Infrastructure

Qiemo Yudu Airport has a 4500sqm terminal that can handle 120,000 passengers per year. The airport can also process 480t of cargo annually. The runway has dimensions 2800x.[6]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Xinjiang to invest $4.6b in airport construction . . 31 January 2011 . 26 December 2016.
  2. News: New Airport to Be Built in Xinjiang . China Aviation Daily . 20 March 2013 . 26 December 2016.
  3. News: China's Qiemo airport to open to commercial traffic . ch-aviation . 9 December 2016 . 16 December 2016.
  4. Web site: Profile on Qiemo Airport . CAPA - Centre for Aviation . 16 December 2016.
  5. News: Remote county reached by regular flight . . 23 December 2016 . 25 December 2016.
  6. Web site: Profile on Qiemo Yudu Airport . CAPA - Centre for Aviation . 16 December 2016.