Tumxuk Tangwangcheng Airport Explained

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.

History

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.

Facilities

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.

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: http://news.carnoc.com/list/272/272244.html . zh:新疆图木舒克民用机场建设获批 . Carnoc . zh . 2014-01-28 . 2014-01-28.
  2. Web site: 图木舒克机场12月26日正式通航. 2018-12-21. Xinhua. 2019-01-22.
  3. Web site: 兵团图木舒克唐王城机场正式通航 百万群众受益. 2018-12-26. People's Daily. 2019-01-22.