Kashgar Laining International Airport

Kashi Laining International Airport[lower-alpha 1][4][5] (IATA: KHG, ICAO: ZWSH), formerly Kashgar Airport[lower-alpha 2] until August 2023,[6] is a dual-use military-civilian airport serving Kashgar (Kashi),[1][6][7] a city in Uyghur autonomous region of Xinjiang in the People's Republic of China.[2][8]

Kashi Int'l Airport Logo
Kashi Laining International Airport

喀什徕宁国际机场
قەشقەر خەلقئارا ئايرودرومى
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorGovernment
ServesKashgar
Opened10 March 1954 (1954-03-10)
Elevation AMSL4,529 ft / 1,380 m
Coordinates39°32′35″N 076°01′12″E
Maps
CAAC airport chart
CAAC airport chart
KHG is located in Xinjiang
KHG
KHG
Location in Xinjiang
KHG is located in China
KHG
KHG
KHG (China)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
08/26 3,200 10,499 Concrete
Statistics (2021)
Passengers2,171,947
Aircraft movements19,104
Cargo10,577
Source: DAFIF[1][2]
CAAC[3]

History

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

Facilities
Baggage claim area

The airport resides at an elevation of 4,529 feet (1,380 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 08/26 with a concrete surface measuring 3,200 by 41 metres (10,499 ft × 135 ft),[1] suitable for serving aircraft such as the Boeing 747-400.[7]

The terminal has an area of 23,800 m2 (256,000 sq ft) and has 8 gates.[7]

Airlines and destinations
AirlinesDestinations
Air China Beijing–Capital, Chengdu–Shuangliu, Ürümqi
China Eastern Airlines Ngari, Ürümqi, Xi'an
China Express Airlines Aksu,[9] Bole, Karamay, Korla, Shache, Tumxuk,[9] Yining, Zhaosu (begins 1 June 2024)[10]
China Southern Airlines Aksu, Altay, Beijing–Daxing, Chongqing, Guangzhou, Hotan, Islamabad,[11] Korla, Tashkurgan,[12] Ürümqi, Wuhan, Xi'an, Yining, Zhengzhou
Chongqing Airlines Chongqing[13]
Hainan Airlines Shenzhen, Ürümqi, Zhengzhou[14]
Loong Air Guangzhou,[15] Zhengzhou[15]
Lucky Air Ngari, Ürümqi
Qingdao Airlines Changsha,[16] Lanzhou[16]
Shandong Airlines Jinan, Ürümqi
Sichuan Airlines Chengdu–Shuangliu,[17] Ürümqi
Spring Airlines Lanzhou
Tianjin Airlines Ürümqi, Yining[18]
Urumqi Air Chengdu–Tianfu,[14] Ürümqi, Zhanjiang,[19] Zhengzhou

Cargo
AirlinesDestinations
YTO Cargo Airlines Karachi[20]

See also

Notes
  2. simplified Chinese: 喀什机场; traditional Chinese: 喀什機場; pinyin: Kāshí Jīchǎng

References
  1. Airport information for Kashi (ZWSH)[usurped] from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
  2. Airport information for Kashgar, Xinjiang, China (KHG / ZWSH) at Great Circle Mapper.
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2018-06-12. Retrieved 2016-07-17.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. "NW China's Xinjiang begins Kashgar-Cologne chartered cargo flight". China News Service. 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.
  5. "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.
  6. "喀什机场更名为喀什徕宁国际机场". 央广网. 2023-08-11.
  7. "国家对外开放的一类航空口岸——喀什国际机场_吞吐量". www.sohu.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 2021-05-25.
  8. "机场集团：喀什机场正式更名为喀什徕宁国际机场". Xinjiang SASAC. 2023-08-19. Retrieved 2024-01-24.
  9. "华夏航空4月在疆新开8条航线". Retrieved 15 July 2019.
  10. "China Express NS24 Domestic Network Additions – 28APR24". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  11. "China Southern Expands Islamabad Service in 1Q24". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  12. "乌鲁木齐出发新航线！6小时行程缩短到1小时！". Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  13. "【换季抢先看】收好这份换季航线表，自在出行不用愁". Retrieved November 7, 2022.
  14. "Hainan Airlines / HNA Group Carriers NW22 Network Additions". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
  15. "大美中国 浙里出发 | 盘点冬航季新变化，点击查看". Retrieved December 10, 2022.
  16. "新增加密多条热门航线，青岛航空2024夏秋新航季航班计划出炉". Retrieved 16 March 2024.
  17. "2023年新航季川航最新航线出炉，附国际/地区航线新消息". Retrieved 16 March 2023.
  18. "天津航空夏秋航季超前放送，换季航线，国际复航，更多精彩带您畅享新旅程". Retrieved 5 May 2024.
  19. "新开8条航线！乌鲁木齐航空夏航季预告抢先看！". Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  20. YTO starts weekly Kashgar-Karachi route
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