Tumxuk Tangwangcheng Airport | |
Nativename-A: | Chinese: {{nobold|图木舒克唐王城机场 |
Iata: | TWC |
Icao: | ZWTS |
Type: | Public |
City-Served: | Tumxuk, Xinjiang, China |
Opened: | 26 December 2018 |
Coordinates: | 39.8881°N 79.2319°W |
Pushpin Map: | China Xinjiang |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of airport in Xinjiang |
Pushpin Label: | TWC |
Elevation-M: | 1090 |
Metric-Elev: | y |
Metric-Rwy: | y |
R1-Number: | 02/20 |
R1-Length-M: | 2,600 |
R1-Surface: | Concrete |
Stat-Year: | 2021 |
Stat1-Header: | Passengers |
Stat1-Data: | 181,382 |
Stat2-Header: | Aircraft movements |
Stat2-Data: | 3,652 |
Stat3-Header: | Cargo (metric tons) |
Stat3-Data: | 197.3 |
Order: | st |
S: | 图木舒克唐王城机场 |
T: | 圖木舒克唐王城機場 |
P: | Túmùshūkè Tángwángchéng Jīchǎng |
Tumushuke(Tumxuk) Tangwangcheng Airport is an airport serving the city of Tumxuk (Tumushuke) in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of northwestern China. It is located from the city center, and also serves the nearby counties of Maralbexi and Kalpin.
The airport received approval from the State Council of China and the Central Military Commission in January 2014.[1] Construction officially began on 12 March 2016, with a total investment of 631 million yuan,[2] and the airport was opened on 26 December 2018 with an inaugural China Southern Airlines flight from Ürümqi.[3] It is the second airport built and managed by the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps, and the 21st civil airport in Xinjiang.
The airport occupies an area of 141.93ha. It has a runway that is 2600m (8,500feet) long and 45m (148feet) wide, and a 5880m2 terminal building.