Kashgar Airport
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| Kashgar Airport 喀什机场 Kāshí Jīchǎng |
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IATA: KHG – ICAO: ZWSH
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| 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 76.02°E | ||
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| Direction | Length | Surface | |
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| 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) (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]
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[edit] 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 × 135 ft).[1]
[edit] Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Air China | Beijing, Ürümqi |
| Beijing Capital Airlines | Ürümqi |
| China Eastern Airlines | Shanghai-Hongqiao, Ürümqi |
| China Southern Airlines | Guangzhou, Ürümqi Seasonal: Islamabad |
| Deer Jet | Ürümqi |
| Hainan Airlines | Ürümqi |
| Shandong Airlines | Jinan, Ürümqi |
| Sichuan Airlines | Chengdu, Ürümqi |
[edit] See also
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ a b c Airport information for Kashi (ZWSH) from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
- ^ a b Airport information for Kashgar, Xinjiang Uyghur, China (KHG / ZWSH) at Great Circle Mapper.
[edit] External links
- Current weather for Kashi, China (ZWSH) at NOAA/NWS
- Accident history for KHG / ZWSH at Aviation Safety Network
