Kashgar Laining International Airport

Airport serving Kashgar, Xinjiang, China From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Kashi Laining International Airport[5][6] (IATA: KHG, ICAO: ZWSH), formerly Kashgar Airport[a] until August 2023,[7] is a dual-use military-civilian airport serving Kashgar (Kashi),[2][7][8] a city in Uyghur autonomous region of Xinjiang in the People's Republic of China.[3][9]

AirporttypePublic/Military
OperatorGovernment
ServesKashgar
Opened10 March 1954; 72 years ago (1954-03-10)
Quick facts 喀什徕宁国际机场قەشقەر خەلقئارا ئايرودرومى, Summary ...
Kashgar Laining International Airport
喀什徕宁国际机场
قەشقەر خەلقئارا ئايرودرومى
Summary
Airport typePublic/Military
OperatorGovernment
ServesKashgar
Opened10 March 1954; 72 years ago (1954-03-10)
Elevation AMSL4,529 ft (1,380 m)
Coordinates39°32′35″N 076°01′12″E
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CAAC airport chart
CAAC airport chart
KHG/ZWSH is located in Xinjiang
KHG/ZWSH
KHG/ZWSH
Location in Xinjiang
KHG/ZWSH is located in China
KHG/ZWSH
KHG/ZWSH
KHG/ZWSH (China)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
08/26 3,200 10,499 Concrete
Statistics (2025 [1])
Passengers5,233,499
Aircraft movements41,956
Cargo (metric tons)25,121.6
Source: DAFIF[2][3]
CAAC[4]
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SimplifiedChinese喀什徕宁国际机场
TraditionalChinese喀什徠寧國際機場
Hanyu PinyinKāshí Láiníng Guójì Jīchǎng
Hanyu PinyinKāshí Láiníng Guójì Jīchǎng
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Kashgar Laining International Airport
Simplified Chinese喀什徕宁国际机场
Traditional Chinese喀什徠寧國際機場
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinKāshí Láiníng Guójì Jīchǎng
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According to the Civil Aviation Administration of China, in 2025, Kashgar Laining International Airport recorded 41,956 flight takeoffs and landings, and 5.23 million passenger movements, representing a year-on-year increases of 16.4% and 13.9% respectively.

History

Kashi Laining International Airport opened in October 1953. In 2006 the first international flights started.[8]

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),[2] suitable for serving aircraft such as the Boeing 747-400.[8]

The terminal has an area of 23,800 m2 (256,000 ft2) and has 8 gates.[8]

Terminal 2

Airlines and destinations

A Loong Airlines plane from Zhengzhou lands at Kashi Airport
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AirlinesDestinations
Air China Beijing–Capital, Chengdu–Tianfu,[10] Ürümqi
Chengdu Airlines Aksu,[11] Altay,[12] Aral,[12] Barkol,[11] Bole,[11] Hami,[11] Hotan,[13] Karamay,[12] Khujand,[14] Kuqa,[12] Lanzhou,[11] Osh,[15] Qitai,[16] Tacheng,[12] Turpan,[12] Yining,[11] Yutian[11]
China Eastern Airlines Hangzhou[17], Ngari–Gunsa, Shanghai–Hongqiao, Shanghai–Pudong, Ürümqi, Xi'an
Seasonal: Nanchang (ends 24 October 2026)[18]
China Express Airlines Aksu,[19] Altay,[20] Aral,[21] Bole, Hami,[21] Hotan,[22] Karamay,[20] Korla, Kuqa,[21] Shache, Tumxuk,[19] Yining, Yutian[21]
China Southern Airlines Beijing–Daxing, Changsha,[23] Chengdu–Tianfu,[24] Guangzhou, Hotan, Islamabad,[25] Jinan,[26] Korla,[27] Shanghai–Hongqiao, Shanghai–Pudong, Shenzhen,[24] Tashkurgan,[28] Ürümqi, Zhengzhou
Chongqing Airlines Chongqing[29]
Fuzhou Airlines Fuzhou（ends 1 September 2026),[30] Lanzhou,[31] Xi'an (ends 1 September 2026)[30]
Hainan Airlines Beijing–Capital,[32] Shenzhen, Ürümqi, Zhengzhou[33]
Loong Air Guangzhou,[34] Hangzhou,[35] Ningbo,[36] Xi'an,[35] Yinchuan,[36] Zhengzhou[34]
Lucky Air Ngari–Gunsa, Ürümqi
Shandong Airlines Jinan, Ürümqi
Sichuan Airlines Beijing–Capital,[32] Chengdu–Shuangliu,[37] Ürümqi
Spring Airlines Lanzhou
Tianjin Airlines Ürümqi
Tibet Airlines Ngari–Gunsa,[38] Xining[38]
Urumqi Air Chengdu–Tianfu,[33] Ürümqi, Zhanjiang,[39] Zhengzhou
West Air Xining,[38] Zhengzhou,[40] Zhongwei[40]
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Cargo

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YTO Cargo Airlines Karachi[41]
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See also

Notes

  1. [a]
    simplified Chinese: 喀什机场; traditional Chinese: 喀什機場; pinyin: Kāshí Jīchǎng

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