| Shache Yarkant Airport 莎车叶尔羌机场 | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Serves | Yarkant (Shache), Xinjiang, China | ||||||||||
| Location | Zirefuxiati | ||||||||||
| Opened | 1 August 2017 | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,290 m / 4,232 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 38°14′42″N 77°03′36″E / 38.245°N 77.060°E / 38.245; 77.060 | ||||||||||
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  QSZLocation of airport in Xinjiang | |||||||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 莎车叶尔羌机场 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 莎車葉爾羌機場 | ||||||
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| Uyghur | يەكەن ئايرودرومى | ||||||
Shache Ye'erqiang Airport (IATA: QSZ, ICAO: ZWSC) is an airport that serves Yarkant County (Shache) in Kashgar Prefecture of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in northwestern China. It is located near Zerepshat/Zirefuxiati Village (زەرەپشات تاجىك يېزىسى, 孜热甫夏提). The airport received approval from the State Council of China and the Central Military Commission in January 2014. The estimated cost of construction was 541 million yuan. Shache Airport opened on 1 August 2017 as the 19th airport in Xinjiang.
Facilities
Carnoc reported in 2014 that the airport would have a 3,000-meter runway (class 4C), a 3,000 square-meter terminal building, and four aircraft parking places. It is projected to handle 200,000 passengers and 830 tons of cargo annually by 2020.
Airlines and destinations
See also
References
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