Ruoqiang Loulan Airport

若羌楼兰机场
چاقىلىق كروران ئايرودرومى
Summary
Airport typePublic
ServesRuoqiang County, Xinjiang
LocationWutamu Township, Ruoqiang County
Opened29 March 2018
Elevation AMSL890 m / 2,920 ft
Coordinates38°58′29″N 88°00′30″E / 38.974722°N 88.008333°E / 38.974722; 88.008333
Map
RQA is located in Xinjiang
RQA
RQA
Location of airport in Xinjiang
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
04/22 2,800 9,186
Statistics (2021)
Passengers145,943
Aircraft movements2,480
Cargo (metric tons)12.8
Source:[1]
Ruoqiang Loulan Airport
Simplified Chinese若羌楼兰机场
Traditional Chinese若羌樓蘭機場

Ruoqiang Loulan Airport (IATA: RQA, ICAO: ZWRQ) is an airport serving Ruoqiang County in Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang, China. It received approval from the State Council of China and the Central Military Commission in March 2014. The airport is located in Xitatirang Village (西塔提让村), west of the county seat Ruoqiang Town.[1][2] Construction began in November 2015, with an investment of 546 million yuan. The airport was opened on 29 March 2018, and became the 20th airport in Xinjiang.[3]

Facilities

The airport has a runway that is 2,800 metres (9,200 ft) and 45 metres (148 ft) (class 4C), and a 6,400-square-metre (69,000 sq ft) terminal building. It is projected to handle 120,000 passengers and 480 tons of cargo annually by 2020.[3]

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Chengdu Airlines Hotan,[4] Turpan[4]
China Express Airlines Korla, Qiemo
China Southern Airlines Ürümqi

See also

References

  1. ^ a b 若羌民用机场新建工程获批 新疆机场总数破20个. Xinhua (in Chinese). 2014-03-11. Archived from the original on March 12, 2014. Retrieved 2014-03-11.
  2. ^ 若羌民用机场获国家立项批复. Carnoc (in Chinese). 2014-03-11. Retrieved 2014-03-11.
  3. ^ a b Wang, Xiaojun (2018-03-31). 若羌楼兰机场正式通航，新疆"空中通道"增至20个. Thepaper.cn (in Chinese (China)). Retrieved 2018-04-13.
  4. ^ a b "冬春航季今启航 | 成都航空32条新航线陆续首航，150元新疆区域"无限飞"！". Retrieved 30 November 2023.
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