Shache Ye'erqiang Airport (IATA: QSZ, ICAO: ZWSC) is an airport that serves Yarkant County (Shache) in Kashgar Prefecture of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in northwestern China. It is located near Zerepshat/Zirefuxiati Village (زەرەپشات تاجىك يېزىسى, 孜热甫夏提). The airport received approval from the State Council of China and the Central Military Commission in January 2014. The estimated cost of construction was 541 million yuan.[1] Shache Airport opened on 1 August 2017 as the 19th airport in Xinjiang.[2]
Shache Yarkant Airport 莎车叶尔羌机场 | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Serves | Yarkant (Shache), Xinjiang, China | ||||||||||
| Location | Zirefuxiati | ||||||||||
| Opened | 1 August 2017 | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,290 m / 4,232 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 38°14′42″N 77°03′36″E / 38.245°N 77.060°E | ||||||||||
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  QSZ Location of airport in Xinjiang | |||||||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 莎车叶尔羌机场 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 莎車葉爾羌機場 | ||||||
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| Uyghur | يەكەن ئايرودرومى | ||||||
Facilities
editCarnoc reported in 2014 that the airport would have a 3,000-meter runway (class 4C), a 3,000 square-meter terminal building, and four aircraft parking places. It is projected to handle 200,000 passengers and 830 tons of cargo annually by 2020.[1]
Airlines and destinations
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c 新疆莎车民用机场项目获国务院中央军委批复. Carnoc (in Chinese). 23 January 2014. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
- ^ "Shache, China opens to commercial traffic". ch-aviation. 3 August 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
- ^ a b c d "新航季 | 成都航空夏秋航季全新开启". Retrieved 18 June 2024.
- ^ "莎车机场新开通莎车—吐鲁番直飞航线，开启优惠出行新篇章". Retrieved 30 September 2024.
- ^ a b "【助力暑运】和田昆冈机场恢复多条航线". Retrieved 28 September 2024.
- ^ "Direct flight connects Xinjiang's Shache, Urumqi". Xinhua News Agency. 25 July 2017. Archived from the original on 25 July 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
- ^ a b "天津航空夏秋航季超前放送，换季航线，国际复航，更多精彩带您畅享新旅程". Retrieved 5 May 2024.
- ^ a b "航线动态｜西宁-莎车-阿里新航线开通". Retrieved 30 September 2024.