Burqin Kanas Airport

Bu'erjin Kanasi Airport (Burqin Kanas Airport)[lower-alpha 1][lower-alpha 2][lower-alpha 3] (IATA: KJI, ICAO: ZWKN) is an airport that serves Burqin County and the nearby tourist destination Kanas Lake in Xinjiang, China.[1] It is located 50 kilometers south of the lake in Burqin County. The airport was constructed in 2006 and opened on 15 August 2007.[2] Until 2019, the airport was only open for flights in the summer.[3]

Bu'erjin Kanasi Airport

布尔津喀纳斯机场
بۋىرشىن قاناس اۋەجايى
Summary
Airport typePublic
LocationBurqin, Xinjiang, China
Opened15 August 2007 (2007-08-15)
Elevation AMSL1,188 m / 3,898 ft
Coordinates48°13′16″N 86°59′53″E
Map
KJI
Location of airport in Xinjiang
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
12/30 2,500 8,202 Concrete
Statistics (2021)
Passengers55,252
Aircraft movements1,921
Cargo (metric tons)0.6

In September 2020, Urumqi Air started flying to Kanas Airport using a Boeing 737-800 with a Kanas lake themed livery and interior.[4][5]

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Chengdu Airlines Fuyun,[6] Turpan[6]
China Express Airlines Bole, Kashgar,[7] Zhaosu[8]
China Southern Airlines Ürümqi
Joy Air Seasonal: Bole,[9] Karamay

See also

Notes

  1. Chinese: 布尔津喀纳斯机场
  2. Kazakh: بۋىرشىن قاناس اۋەجايى, Буыршын Канас әуежайы
  3. Uyghur: بۇرچىن قاناس ئايرودرومى

References

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