Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport ئۈرۈمچى دىۋوپۇ خەلقئارا ئايروپورتى 烏魯木齊地窩堡國際機場 Wūlǔmùqí Dìwōpù Guójì Jīchǎng |
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Operator | Xinjiang Airport Group Co. Ltd. | ||||||||||
Serves | Ürümqi, Xinjiang, China | ||||||||||
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Focus city for | Hainan Airlines | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 648 m / 2,126 ft | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 43°54′26″N 87°28′27″E / 43.90722°N 87.47417°ECoordinates: 43°54′26″N 87°28′27″E / 43.90722°N 87.47417°E | ||||||||||
Website | www |
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Location of airport in Xinjiang | |||||||||||
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Source: DAFIF Source: List of the busiest airports in China
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Passengers | 18,506,463 |
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Aircraft movements | 153,097 |
Cargo (metric tons) | 156,469.8 |
Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport (simplified Chinese: 乌鲁木齐地窝堡国际机场; traditional Chinese: 烏魯木齊地窩堡國際機場; pinyin: Wūlǔmùqí Dìwōpù Guójì Jīchǎng, Xiao'erjing: ءُلُمُٿِ دِوَعپُ قُوَعکِ كِچْا IPA: [úlùmûtɕʰǐ tîwɔ́pʰû ku̯ɔ̌tɕî tɕíʈʂʰɑ̀ŋ]; Uyghur: ئۈرۈمچى دىۋوپۇ خەلقئارا ئايروپورتى, ULY: Ürümchi Diwopu Xelqara Ayroporti, UYY: Ürümqi Diwopu Həlⱪ’ara Ayroporti, USY: Үрүмчи Хәлқара Айропорти) (IATA: URC, ICAO: ZWWW) is an airport serving Ürümqi, the capital of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region in northwestern China. The airport is located in Diwopu township of Xinshi district, 16 km (10 mi) northwest of downtown Ürümqi. A hub for China Southern Airlines and as a focus city for Hainan Airlines, the airport handled 16,311,140 passengers in 2014, making it the 15th busiest airport in China by passenger traffic.