Kashgar Airport

Kashgar Airport
喀什机场
Kāshí Jīchǎng
قەشقەر ئايىرپورت

IATA: KHG – ICAO: ZWSH

KHG
Location of airport in Xinjiang

Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Government
Serves Kashgar
Elevation AMSL 4,529 ft / 1,380 m
Coordinates 39°32′35″N 076°01′12″E / 39.54306°N 76.02000°E / 39.54306; 76.02000
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
08/26 3,200 10,499 Concrete
Source: DAFIF[1][2]

Kashgar Airport (simplified Chinese: 喀什机场; traditional Chinese: 喀什機場; pinyin: Kāshí Jīchǎng, Uyghur: قەشقەر ئايىرپورت, Қәшқәр Айропорт‎) (IATA: KHG, ICAO: ZWSH), also known as Kashi Airport, is an airport serving Kashgar (also known as Kashi),[1] a city in Uyghur autonomous region of Xinjiang in the People's Republic of China.[2]

Facilities

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]

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Air China Beijing-Capital, Chengdu, Urumqi
Beijing Capital Airlines Urumqi
China Eastern Airlines Ngari, Shanghai-Hongqiao, Urumqi, Xi'an
China Southern Airlines Guangzhou, Shanghai-Hongqiao, Urumqi
Hainan Airlines Shenzhen, Urumqi
Rayyan Air operated by
Pakistan International Airlines		 Islamabad [3][4]
Shandong Airlines Jinan, Urumqi
Sichuan Airlines Chengdu, Urumqi
Tianjin Airlines Tianjin, Urumqi
Urumqi AirUrumqi

See also

Footnotes

  1. 1 2 3 Airport information for Kashi (ZWSH) from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
  2. 1 2 Airport information for Kashgar, Xinjiang Uyghur, China (KHG / ZWSH) at Great Circle Mapper.
  3. ↑ Rayyan KHG flight info on facebook posts mentioning PIA aircraft to be used
  4. ↑ Rayyanair webpage

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