Bole Alashankou Airport

Bole Alashankou Airport (IATA: BPL, ICAO: ZWBL) is an airport serving the cities of Bole and Alashankou in Bortala Mongol Autonomous Prefecture and Shuanghe in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China. It is located 18 kilometers east of Bole, 50 kilometers south of the Alashankou border crossing with Kazakhstan, and 10 kilometers north of Shuanghe. Construction started in July 2009 with an investment of 320 million yuan, and the airport was opened on 10 July 2010.[1][2]

Bole Alashankou Airport

博乐阿拉山口机场
Summary
Airport typePublic
ServesBole/Alashankou/Shuanghe, Xinjiang, China
Opened10 July 2010; 14 years ago (2010-07-10)
Elevation AMSL382 m / 1,253 ft
Coordinates44°53′42″N 82°17′59″E / 44.89500°N 82.29972°E / 44.89500; 82.29972
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BPL is located in Xinjiang
BPL
BPL
Location of airport in Xinjiang
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Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
10/28 2,600 8,530
Statistics (2021)
Passengers251,570
Aircraft movements36,104
Cargo (metric tons)168.3
Bole Alashankou Airport
Simplified Chinese博乐阿拉山口机场
Traditional Chinese博樂阿拉山口機場
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinBólè Ālāshānkǒu Jīchǎng

Airlines and destinations

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AirlinesDestinations
Chengdu Airlines Aksu,[3] Karamay,[4] Kuqa,[4] Tumxuk,[3] Turpan[4]
China Eastern Airlines Shanghai–Pudong
China Express Airlines Aksu,[5] Karamay, Kashgar, Korla
China Southern Airlines Ürümqi, Wuhan
Sichuan Airlines Chengdu–Shuangliu[6]
Tianjin Airlines Ürümqi

See also

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References

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  1. ^ 天路铸就梦圆蓝天 博乐阿拉山口机场建设纪略
  2. ^ 新疆博乐阿拉山口机场正式通航
  3. ^ a b "新航季 | 成都航空夏秋航季全新开启". Retrieved 18 June 2024.
  4. ^ a b c "冬春航季今启航 | 成都航空32条新航线陆续首航,150元新疆区域"无限飞"!". Retrieved 30 November 2023.
  5. ^ "寻龙五千年,华夏航空2024夏秋航季全新启航". Retrieved 6 June 2024.
  6. ^ "2023年新航季川航最新航线出炉,附国际/地区航线新消息". Retrieved 16 March 2023.