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]
History
Kashi Laining International Airport opened in October 1953. In 2006 the first international flights started.[7]
Facilities
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]
^ abcAirport information for Kashi (ZWSH)[usurped] from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
^ abAirport information for Kashgar, Xinjiang, China (KHG / ZWSH) at Great Circle Mapper.
^"Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2018-06-12. Retrieved 2016-07-17.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^"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.
^"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.