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 | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Operator | Government | ||||||||||
Serves | Kashgar | ||||||||||
Opened | 10 March 1954 | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 4,529 ft / 1,380 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 39°32′35″N 076°01′12″E | ||||||||||
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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
Airlines | Destinations |
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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 |
Notes
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- simplified Chinese: 喀什徕宁国际机场; traditional Chinese: 喀什徕寧國際機場; pinyin: Kāshí Láiníng Guójì Jīchǎng
- Uyghur: قەشقەر خەلقئارا ئايرودرومى, Қәшқәр Айропорт
- simplified Chinese: 喀什机场; traditional Chinese: 喀什機場; pinyin: Kāshí Jīchǎng
References
- Airport information for Kashi (ZWSH)[usurped] from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
- Airport information for Kashgar, Xinjiang, China (KHG / ZWSH) at Great Circle Mapper.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2018-06-12. Retrieved 2016-07-17.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - "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.
- "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.
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- "【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.
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- YTO starts weekly Kashgar-Karachi route
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