Tashkurgan Khunjerab Airport

Tashkurgan Khunjerab Airport

塔什库尔干红其拉甫机场
Tashkurgan Khunjerab Airport; 塔什库尔干红其拉甫机场
	IATA: HQL; ICAO: ZWTK;
Summary
Airport type	Public / military
Serves	Tashkurgan
Location	Tashkurgan Tajik Autonomous County, Kashgar Prefecture, Xinjiang, China
Opened	23 December 2022; 17 months ago
Elevation AMSL	3,200 m / 10,499 ft
Coordinates	37°39′46″N 75°17′32″E / 37.66271°N 75.29227°E
Map
	HQL Location of airport in Xinjiang
Runways

Tashkurgan Khunjerab Airport^[a] is an airport in Tashkurgan Tajik Autonomous County, Kashgar Prefecture, Xinjiang, China. It opened on 23 December 2022.^[1] At an elevation of 3,200 m, it is Xinjiang's first high plateau airport.^[2]^[3]

Construction started on 26 April 2020 with an expected investment of CN¥1.63 billion or US$251 million.^[2] The airport was designed to handle 400 tons and 160,000 passengers annually.^[4]^[5] Test flights were started at the airport in May 2022.^[6]

The airport is seen to be part of a larger effort to develop the region commercially and to support the land route, a part of the China–Pakistan Economic Corridor, and the larger Belt and Road Initiative.^[7]^[8]^[5] It is also seen as a larger part of China's border infrastructure improvement and its 14th Five Year Plan.^[9]^[10]

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
China Southern Airlines	Kashgar,^[11] Ürümqi^[12]

Notes

^ Chinese: 塔什库尔干红其拉甫机场; pinyin: Tǎshíkù'ěrgān Hóngqílāfǔ Jīchǎng

References

^ Hua, Xia (23 December 2022). "Xinjiang opens first high plateau airport". Xinhua. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
^ ^a ^b Jing, Zhao, ed. (27 April 2020). "Xinjiang's first high plateau airport-Tashkurgan Airport starts construction". Seetao. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
^ 张涵 (4 June 2020). "In pics: construction site of Taxkorgan Airport in Xinjiang". www.xinhuanet.com. Xinhua. Archived from the original on 29 October 2020. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
^ "Tashkurgan Airport, New Airport Profile". centreforaviation.com. Informa. CAPA Centre For Aviation. Retrieved 23 July 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
^ ^a ^b Chonkar, Kunal (12 May 2020). "China, Pakistan discuss mutually strategic Tashkurgan airport". News21.com. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
^ Bikhchandani, Raghav (20 May 2022). "China commences test flights at 1st 'super-high plateau airport' in Xinjiang region". ThePrint. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
^ Phillips, Tom (12 May 2017). "World's biggest building project aims to make China great again". The Guardian. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
^ Krishnan, Ananth (20 April 2015). "China's airport plan on Pamir plateau near PoK worries India". India Today. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
^ Balakrishnan, Paran (19 June 2021). "Massive Chinese ramp-up of aviation facilities in border regions. Should India be worried?". Telegraph India. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
^ "China to make occupied Tibet a military hub to dominate the Himalayas". Tibetan Review. 1 May 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
^ "乌鲁木齐出发新航线！6小时行程缩短到1小时！". Retrieved 11 February 2024.
^ "China Will Open Its Westernmost Airport on Friday". 21 December 2022.

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[1] Chinese: 塔什库尔干红其拉甫机场; pinyin: Tǎshíkù'ěrgān Hóngqílāfǔ Jīchǎng

[2] Hua, Xia (23 December 2022). "Xinjiang opens first high plateau airport". Xinhua. Retrieved 22 January 2024.

[high_plateau-3] Jing, Zhao, ed. (27 April 2020). "Xinjiang's first high plateau airport-Tashkurgan Airport starts construction". Seetao. Retrieved 23 July 2021.

[pics-4] 张涵 (4 June 2020). "In pics: construction site of Taxkorgan Airport in Xinjiang". www.xinhuanet.com. Xinhua. Archived from the original on 29 October 2020. Retrieved 23 July 2021.

[Informa-5] "Tashkurgan Airport, New Airport Profile". centreforaviation.com. Informa. CAPA Centre For Aviation. Retrieved 23 July 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: others (link)

[Pakistan-6] Chonkar, Kunal (12 May 2020). "China, Pakistan discuss mutually strategic Tashkurgan airport". News21.com. Retrieved 23 July 2021.

[7] Bikhchandani, Raghav (20 May 2022). "China commences test flights at 1st 'super-high plateau airport' in Xinjiang region". ThePrint. Retrieved 21 July 2022.

[Guardian-8] Phillips, Tom (12 May 2017). "World's biggest building project aims to make China great again". The Guardian. Retrieved 23 July 2021.

[IT-9] Krishnan, Ananth (20 April 2015). "China's airport plan on Pamir plateau near PoK worries India". India Today. Retrieved 23 July 2021.

[Telegraph-10] Balakrishnan, Paran (19 June 2021). "Massive Chinese ramp-up of aviation facilities in border regions. Should India be worried?". Telegraph India. Retrieved 23 July 2021.

[military_hub-11] "China to make occupied Tibet a military hub to dominate the Himalayas". Tibetan Review. 1 May 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2021.

[12] "乌鲁木齐出发新航线！6小时行程缩短到1小时！". Retrieved 11 February 2024.

[13] "China Will Open Its Westernmost Airport on Friday". 21 December 2022.

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