Ruoqiang Loulan Airport

Ruoqiang Loulan Airport
Summary
Airport type Public
Serves Ruoqiang, Xinjiang, China
Opened 29 March 2018
Elevation AMSL 890 m / 2,920 ft
Coordinates 38°58′29″N 88°00′30″E / 38.974722°N 88.008333°E / 38.974722; 88.008333Coordinates: 38°58′29″N 88°00′30″E / 38.974722°N 88.008333°E / 38.974722; 88.008333
Map
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Location of the airport
ZWRQ
ZWRQ (China)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
2,800 9,186
Source: [1]
Ruoqiang Loulan Airport
Simplified Chinese 若羌楼兰机场

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]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 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. 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. 1 2 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. Retrieved 2018-04-13.
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