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Kuqa Qiuci Airport

库车龟兹机场
كۇچا ئايرودرومى
Summary
Airport typePublic
ServesKuqa, Xinjiang, China
Opened7 September 2011; 12 years ago (2011-09-07)
Elevation AMSL1,074 m / 3,524 ft
Coordinates41°43′05″N 082°59′13″E / 41.71806°N 82.98694°E / 41.71806; 82.98694
Map
KCA is located in Xinjiang
KCA
KCA
Location of airport in Xinjiang
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
08/26 2,600 8,530
Statistics (2021)
Passengers437,652
Aircraft movements6,098
Cargo (metric tons)351.6
Source: CAAC[1][2][3][4]

Kuqa Qiuci Airport[a] (IATA: KCA, ICAO: ZWKC) is an airport serving Kuqa County in Xinjiang Autonomous Region, China.[3] It is located 38 kilometers from the city. The airport was first built in 1939, but ceased operation in 1998. In 2009 it was moved and rebuilt at its current location with an investment of 333 million yuan, and was reopened in 2011 under the new name Kuqa Qiuci Airport, after the ancient kingdom based in Kuqa.[2]

Facilities

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The airport is situated at an elevation of 1,074 metres (3,524 ft) above mean sea level. It has one runway which measures 2,600 metres (8,530 ft).[2]

Airlines and destinations

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AirlinesDestinations
Air China Chengdu–Shuangliu
Chengdu Airlines Altay,[5] Aral,[5] Bole,[6] Hami,[5] Karamay,[5] Kashgar,[5] Nalati,[6] Qiemo,[5] Tumxuk,[5] Turpan,[6] Yining[5]
China Eastern Airlines Ningbo,[7] Xi'an
China Express Airlines Aksu,[8] Altay, Hotan,[9] Korla, Shihezi,[8] Yining
China Southern Airlines Ürümqi
China United Airlines Beijing–Daxing,[10] Ordos[10]
Hainan Airlines Ürümqi[11]
Qingdao Airlines Qingdao,[12] Zhengzhou[12]
Tianjin Airlines Ürümqi

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Chinese: 库车龟兹机场; pinyin: Kùchē Qiūcí Jīchǎng,Uyghur: كۇچا ئايرودرومى

References

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  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2018-06-12. Retrieved 2016-07-28.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ a b c "新疆库车新机场近期通航 更名库车龟兹机场". Carnoc. 2011-09-06.
  3. ^ a b Airport information for Kuqa, Xinjiang, China (KCA / ZWKC) at Great Circle Mapper.
  4. ^ Airports in China Archived 2011-09-03 at the Wayback Machine at AirfieldMaps.co.uk
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h "新航季 | 成都航空夏秋航季全新开启". Retrieved 18 June 2024.
  6. ^ a b c "冬春航季今启航 | 成都航空32条新航线陆续首航，150元新疆区域"无限飞"！". Retrieved 30 November 2023.
  7. ^ "新增湘西、巫山、仙女山、营口等航线！宁波机场航班换季时刻表出炉". Retrieved 23 January 2024.
  8. ^ a b "【最新】石河子机场最新航班时刻表". Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  9. ^ "助力春运 | 伊宁机场新开伊宁—库车—和田往返航班". Retrieved February 23, 2023.
  10. ^ a b "民航局2024年夏秋航季新增37条航线". Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  11. ^ "海南航空夏秋航班换季及3月国际/地区航班计划计划出炉". Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  12. ^ a b "2023青岛航空夏秋换季航线发布；吉祥航空陆续恢复日本航班". Retrieved 26 March 2023.
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source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuqa_Qiuci_Airport

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