AKU

Aksu Hongqipo Airport

ICAO ZWAK41.2625°N 80.2917°E1,163 m / 3,816 ftMedium airport
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Aksu Hongqipo Airport (IATA: AKU, ICAO: ZWAK) is a medium airport in Aksu (Onsu), Xinjiang Autonomous Region, China. It opened in 1973. It has one runway, 2,400 m (7,874 ft) long, asphalt. In 2022 it handled 938 thousand passengers.

Timeline

1 event · 1973–1973
1973
OpenedAksu Hongqipo Airport opens.
From Wikidata and WikipediaEvery airfield, 1903–2026

Runways & airfield

Schematic · N · © OpenStreetMap
09/27 · LIT
LENGTH2,400 m7,874 ftWIDTH—SURFACEAsphalt

Passengers per year

2011–2022
412K
484K
632K
749K
1.1M
1.1M
1.3M
1.3M
1.7M
1.3M
1.6M
938K
111213141516171819202122

Routes

34 destinations · 1 country
1,000 km2,000 km3,000 km4,000 km1,000 mi2,000 miACF · Aral Tarim Airport · 123 km / 76 miTWC · Tumxuk Tangwangcheng Airport · 177 km / 110 miZFL · Zhaosu Tianma Airport · 217 km / 135 miYIN · Ili Yining International Airport · 311 km / 193 miKHG · Kashgar Laining International Airport · 409 km / 254 miQSZ · Shache Airport · 435 km / 270 miBPL · Bole Alashankou Airport · 436 km / 271 miHTN · Hotan Airport · 471 km / 293 miKRL · Korla Licheng Airport · 489 km / 304 miSHF · Shihezi Huayuan Airport · 564 km / 350 miKRY · Karamay Airport · 600 km / 373 miTCG · Tacheng Qianquan Airport · 649 km / 403 miURC · Ürümqi Tianshan International Airport · 658 km / 409 miTLQ · Turpan Jiaohe Airport · 752 km / 467 miJBK · Qitai Jiangbulake Airport · 822 km / 511 miAAT · Altay Xuedu Airport · 949 km / 590 miHMI · Hami Airport · 1,117 km / 694 miLHW · Lanzhou Zhongchuan International Airport · 2,080 km / 1,292 miINC · Yinchuan Hedong International Airport · 2,245 km / 1,395 miCTU · Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport · 2,429 km / 1,509 miTFU · Chengdu Tianfu International Airport · 2,483 km / 1,543 miXIY · Xi'an Xianyang International Airport · 2,599 km / 1,615 miCKG · Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport · 2,695 km / 1,675 miCGO · Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport · 3,018 km / 1,875 miPEK · Beijing Capital International Airport · 3,042 km / 1,890 miWUH · Wuhan Tianhe International Airport · 3,241 km / 2,014 miCSX · Changsha Huanghua International Airport · 3,315 km / 2,060 miTAO · Qingdao Jiaodong International Airport · 3,460 km / 2,150 miCAN · Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport · 3,649 km / 2,267 miJUZ · Quzhou Airport · 3,732 km / 2,319 miHGH · Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport · 3,786 km / 2,353 miPVG · Shanghai Pudong International Airport · 3,851 km / 2,393 miWNZ · Wenzhou Longwan International Airport · 3,956 km / 2,458 miFOC · Fuzhou Changle International Airport · 3,982 km / 2,474 miFOCWNZPVGCANTAOCSXWUHPEKCGOCKGXIYINCLHWHMIAATJBKTCGKRLHTNBPLKHGZFLHGHJUZTFUTLQKRYSHFQSZYINTWCACFURCCTUAKU
Year-round34
ACFAral Tarim AirportChina · China Express Airlines123 km76 miTWCTumxuk Tangwangcheng AirportChina · China Express Airlines, Air China177 km110 miZFLZhaosu Tianma AirportChina · China Express Airlines217 km135 miYINIli Yining International AirportChina · China Express Airlines, Chengdu Airlines311 km193 miKHGKashgar Laining International AirportChina · China Express Airlines, Chengdu Airlines409 km254 miQSZShache AirportChina · China Express Airlines435 km270 miBPLBole Alashankou AirportChina · China Express Airlines, Chengdu Airlines436 km271 miHTNHotan AirportChina · China Express Airlines, Chengdu Airlines471 km293 miKRLKorla Licheng AirportChina · China Express Airlines489 km304 miSHFShihezi Huayuan AirportChina · China Express Airlines, Chengdu Airlines564 km350 miKRYKaramay AirportChina · China Express Airlines600 km373 miTCGTacheng Qianquan AirportChina · Chengdu Airlines649 km403 miURCÜrümqi Tianshan International AirportChina · Tianjin Airlines, Air China658 km409 miTLQTurpan Jiaohe AirportChina · Chengdu Airlines752 km467 miJBKQitai Jiangbulake AirportChina · China Express Airlines, Chengdu Airlines822 km511 miAATAltay Xuedu AirportChina · China Express Airlines, Chengdu Airlines949 km590 miHMIHami AirportChina · China Express Airlines, Chengdu Airlines1,117 km694 miLHWLanzhou Zhongchuan International AirportChina · Spring Airlines, Air China2,080 km1,292 miINCYinchuan Hedong International AirportChina · Loong Air2,245 km1,395 miCTUChengdu Shuangliu International AirportChina · Chengdu Airlines2,429 km1,509 miTFUChengdu Tianfu International AirportChina · Chengdu Airlines, Sichuan Airlines, Air China2,483 km1,543 miXIYXi'an Xianyang International AirportChina · Shandong Airlines, China Eastern Airlines2,599 km1,615 miCKGChongqing Jiangbei International AirportChina · China Express Airlines, Chongqing Airlines2,695 km1,675 miCGOZhengzhou Xinzheng International AirportChina · West Air, Fuzhou Airlines, Urumqi Air +13,018 km1,875 miPEKBeijing Capital International AirportChina · Air China3,042 km1,890 miWUHWuhan Tianhe International AirportChina · Loong Air3,241 km2,014 miCSXChangsha Huanghua International AirportChina · Chengdu Airlines3,315 km2,060 miTAOQingdao Jiaodong International AirportChina · Shandong Airlines3,460 km2,150 miCANGuangzhou Baiyun International AirportChina · Spring Airlines3,649 km2,267 miJUZQuzhou AirportChina · China Express Airlines3,732 km2,319 miHGHHangzhou Xiaoshan International AirportChina · Loong Air3,786 km2,353 miPVGShanghai Pudong International AirportChina · Loong Air3,851 km2,393 miWNZWenzhou Longwan International AirportChina · Loong Air3,956 km2,458 miFOCFuzhou Changle International AirportChina · Fuzhou Airlines3,982 km2,474 mi
Most destinationsChina Express Airlines 16Chengdu Airlines 13Loong Air 6Air China 5Spring Airlines 2Shandong Airlines 2

Straight lines are great circles; rings mark true distance from AKU. From the Wikipedia article “Aksu Hongqipo Airport” (revision of 10 Aug 2026), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Records & rankings

Ranked among 48,011 open airports · world · region · country
Passengers938K (2022)1 · FEWER1 · FEWERMEDIAN · 64KMEDIAN · 64KMORE · 103MMORE · 103M#847of 3,974 · #267 Asia · #78 CNLongest runway2,400 m7,874 ft46 m · SHORT150 ft · SHORTMEDIAN · 975 mMEDIAN · 3,200 ftLONG · 5,300 mLONG · 17,388 ft=2,844of 29,823 · =886 Asia · =221 CNElevation1,163 m3,816 ft-386 m · LOW-1,266 ft · LOWMEDIAN · 240 mMEDIAN · 787 ftHIGH · 4,938 mHIGH · 16,200 ft#3,819of 43,341 · #383 Asia · #75 CNAgeOpened 19732026 · NEWEST2026 · NEWESTMEDIAN · 1976MEDIAN · 1976OLDEST · 1902OLDEST · 1902=6,834of 15,079 · =352 Asia · =41 CNRunways11 · FEWER1 · FEWERMEDIAN · 1MEDIAN · 1MORE · 8MORE · 8=4,360of 29,943 · =185 Asia · =31 CN
Scale: share of airports ranked below, best on the right · ties shown as = and a band · passengers are each airport’s latest year on record