Tumxuk Tangwangcheng Airport

Tumxuk Tangwangcheng Airport 图木舒克唐王城机场
IATA: TWC ICAO: ZWTS
Summary
Airport type	Public
Serves	Tumxuk, Xinjiang, China
Opened	26 December 2018
Elevation AMSL	1,090 m / 3,576 ft
Coordinates	39°53′17.30″N 79°13′54.88″E
Map
TWC Location of airport in Xinjiang
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 02/20 2,600 8,530 Concrete
Statistics (2021)
Passengers 181,382 Aircraft movements 3,652 Cargo (metric tons) 197.3

Tumxuk Tangwangcheng Airport
Simplified Chinese	图木舒克唐王城机场
Traditional Chinese	圖木舒克唐王城機場
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Túmùshūkè Tángwángchéng Jīchǎng

Tumushuke(Tumxuk) Tangwangcheng Airport (IATA: TWC, ICAO: ZWTS) is an airport serving the city of Tumxuk (Tumushuke) in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of northwestern China. It is located 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) from the city center, and also serves the nearby counties of Maralbexi and Kalpin.^[1][2]

History

The airport received approval from the State Council of China and the Central Military Commission in January 2014.^[1] Construction officially began on 12 March 2016, with a total investment of 631 million yuan,^[2] and the airport was opened on 26 December 2018 with an inaugural China Southern Airlines flight from Ürümqi.^[3] It is the second airport built and managed by the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps,^[1] and the 21st civil airport in Xinjiang.^[2]

Facilities

The airport occupies an area of 141.93 hectares (350.7 acres). It has a runway that is 2,600 metres (8,500 ft) long and 45 metres (148 ft) wide, and a 5,880 square metres (63,300 sq ft) terminal building.^[2]

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
9 Air	Guangzhou,[4] Xi'an[4]
Chengdu Airlines	Bole,[5] Kuqa[5]
China Express Airlines	Aksu, Aral, Kashgar,[6] Korla,[6] Shihezi,[6] Yining[6]
China Southern Airlines	Ürümqi
Loong Air	Chengdu–Tianfu,[7] Hangzhou[8]
Tianjin Airlines	Shache,[9] Ürümqi,[9] Yining[9]

See also

• List of airports in China
• List of the busiest airports in China

References

1. 新疆图木舒克民用机场建设获批. Carnoc (in Chinese). 2014-01-28. Retrieved 2014-01-28.
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3. "兵团图木舒克唐王城机场正式通航 百万群众受益". People's Daily. 2018-12-26. Retrieved 2019-01-22.
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7. "Loong Air NW22 Domestic Network Additions". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
8. "大美中国 浙里出发 | 盘点冬航季新变化，点击查看". Retrieved December 10, 2022.
9. "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.