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Kashgar Laining International Airport

Kashgar Laining International Airport

Airport serving Kashgar, Xinjiang, China

Kashi Laining International Airport[lower-alpha 1][4][5] (IATA: KHG, ICAO: ZWSH), formerly Kashgar Airport[lower-alpha 2] 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 Int'l Airport Logo
Quick Facts Kashi Laining International Airport 喀什徕宁国际机场قەشقەر خەلقئارا ئايرودرومى, Summary ...

History

Kashi Laining International Airport opened in October 1953. In 2006 the first international flights started.[7]

Facilities

Baggage claim area

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]

Airlines and destinations

A Loong Airlines plane from Zhengzhou lands at Kashi Airport
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Cargo

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See also

Notes

  2. simplified Chinese: 喀什机场; traditional Chinese: 喀什機場; pinyin: Kāshí Jīchǎng

References

  1. [1]
    Airport information for Kashi (ZWSH)[usurped] from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
  2. [2]
    Airport information for Kashgar, Xinjiang, China (KHG / ZWSH) at Great Circle Mapper.
  3. [3]
    "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2018-06-12. Retrieved 2016-07-17.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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    "NW China's Xinjiang begins Kashgar-Cologne chartered cargo flight". China News Service. 20 November 2023. 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.
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    "Guangzhou-Kashgar direct flight to open from August 15". Guangzhou International. 14 August 2023. Taking off at 8:00 from Kashi Laining International Airport, the flight (CZ3360) will land at Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport at 14:30.
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    YTO starts weekly Kashgar-Karachi route
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