Kuqa Qiuci Airport (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

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

AirlinesDestinations
Air China Chengdu–Tianfu[5]
Chengdu Airlines Altay,[6] Aral,[6] Bole,[7] Hami,[6] Karamay,[6] Kashgar,[6] Nalati,[7] Qiemo,[6] Tumxuk,[6] Turpan,[7] Yining[6]
China Eastern Airlines Ningbo,[8] Xi'an
China Express Airlines Aksu,[9] Altay, Hotan,[10] Korla, Shihezi,[9] Yining
China Southern Airlines Ürümqi
China United Airlines Beijing–Daxing,[11] Ordos[11]
Hainan Airlines Ürümqi[12]
Qingdao Airlines Qingdao,[13] Zhengzhou[13]
Tianjin Airlines Ürümqi

See also

References

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