Kashi Laining International Airport
喀什徕宁国际机场
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Operator | Government | ||||||||||
Serves | Kashgar | ||||||||||
Opened | 10 March 1954; 70 years ago (1954-03-10) | ||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||
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Location in Xinjiang Show map of XinjiangKHG (China) Show map of China | |||||||||||
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Kashi Laining International Airport[a][4][5] (IATA: KHG, ICAO: ZWSH), formerly Kashgar Airport[b] 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 Laining International Airport opened in October 1953. In 2006 the first international flights started.[7]
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]
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YTO Cargo Airlines | Karachi[25] |
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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.
Taking off at 8:00 from Kashi Laining International Airport, the flight (CZ3360) will land at Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport at 14:30.
Public transportation in Xinjiang (XJ)
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