# Aksu Hongqipo Airport (AKU / ZWAK)

**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.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/zwak

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: AKU / ZWAK
- Type: Medium airport
- Serves: Aksu (Onsu), Xinjiang Autonomous Region, China
- Opened: 1973 (Wikipedia)
- Elevation: 1,163 m / 3,816 ft
- Coordinates: 41.2625, 80.2917
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,400 m / 7,874 ft
- Passengers: 938,056 (2022)
- Time zone: UTC+6 · Asia/Urumqi
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aksu_Hongqipo_Airport (14 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1006478
- Ident: ZWAK

## Timeline

- 1973: Aksu Hongqipo Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 09/27 | 2,400 m / 7,874 ft |  | Asphalt |  | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2011 | 412,085 | Wikidata |
| 2012 | 483,563 | Wikidata |
| 2013 | 631,843 | Wikidata |
| 2014 | 748,654 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 1,067,009 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 1,103,589 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 1,276,512 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 1,292,215 | Wikidata |
| 2019 | 1,711,210 | Wikidata |
| 2020 | 1,266,998 | Wikidata |
| 2021 | 1,623,187 | Wikidata |
| 2022 | 938,056 | Wikidata |

## Routes

34 destinations in 1 country. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (34)

- [ACF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zwal.md) Aral Tarim Airport · China · 123 km / 76 mi · China Express Airlines
- [TWC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/twc.md) Tumxuk Tangwangcheng Airport · China · 177 km / 110 mi · China Express Airlines, Air China
- [ZFL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cn-0359.md) Zhaosu Tianma Airport · China · 217 km / 135 mi · China Express Airlines
- [YIN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zwyn.md) Ili Yining International Airport · China · 311 km / 193 mi · China Express Airlines, Chengdu Airlines
- [KHG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zwsh.md) Kashgar Laining International Airport · China · 409 km / 254 mi · China Express Airlines, Chengdu Airlines
- [QSZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zwsc.md) Shache Airport · China · 435 km / 270 mi · China Express Airlines
- [BPL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zwbl.md) Bole Alashankou Airport · China · 436 km / 271 mi · China Express Airlines, Chengdu Airlines
- [HTN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zwtn.md) Hotan Airport · China · 471 km / 293 mi · China Express Airlines, Chengdu Airlines
- [KRL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zwkl.md) Korla Licheng Airport · China · 489 km / 304 mi · China Express Airlines
- [SHF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zwhz.md) Shihezi Huayuan Airport · China · 564 km / 350 mi · China Express Airlines, Chengdu Airlines
- [KRY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zwkm.md) Karamay Airport · China · 600 km / 373 mi · China Express Airlines
- [TCG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zwtc.md) Tacheng Qianquan Airport · China · 649 km / 403 mi · Chengdu Airlines
- [URC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zwww.md) Ürümqi Tianshan International Airport · China · 658 km / 409 mi · Tianjin Airlines, Air China
- [TLQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zwtl.md) Turpan Jiaohe Airport · China · 752 km / 467 mi · Chengdu Airlines
- [JBK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cn-0417.md) Qitai Jiangbulake Airport · China · 822 km / 511 mi · China Express Airlines, Chengdu Airlines
- [AAT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zwat.md) Altay Xuedu Airport · China · 949 km / 590 mi · China Express Airlines, Chengdu Airlines
- [HMI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zwhm.md) Hami Airport · China · 1,117 km / 694 mi · China Express Airlines, Chengdu Airlines
- [LHW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zlll.md) Lanzhou Zhongchuan International Airport · China · 2,080 km / 1,292 mi · Spring Airlines, Air China
- [INC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zlic.md) Yinchuan Hedong International Airport · China · 2,245 km / 1,395 mi · Loong Air
- [CTU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zuuu.md) Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport · China · 2,429 km / 1,509 mi · Chengdu Airlines
- [TFU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zutf.md) Chengdu Tianfu International Airport · China · 2,483 km / 1,543 mi · Chengdu Airlines, Sichuan Airlines, Air China
- [XIY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zlxy.md) Xi'an Xianyang International Airport · China · 2,599 km / 1,615 mi · Shandong Airlines, China Eastern Airlines
- [CKG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zuck.md) Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport · China · 2,695 km / 1,675 mi · China Express Airlines, Chongqing Airlines
- [CGO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zhcc.md) Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport · China · 3,018 km / 1,875 mi · West Air, Fuzhou Airlines, Urumqi Air, Loong Air
- [PEK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zbaa.md) Beijing Capital International Airport · China · 3,042 km / 1,890 mi · Air China
- [WUH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zhhh.md) Wuhan Tianhe International Airport · China · 3,241 km / 2,014 mi · Loong Air
- [CSX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zgha.md) Changsha Huanghua International Airport · China · 3,315 km / 2,060 mi · Chengdu Airlines
- [TAO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zsqd.md) Qingdao Jiaodong International Airport · China · 3,460 km / 2,150 mi · Shandong Airlines
- [CAN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zggg.md) Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport · China · 3,649 km / 2,267 mi · Spring Airlines
- [JUZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zsju.md) Quzhou Airport · China · 3,732 km / 2,319 mi · China Express Airlines
- [HGH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zshc.md) Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport · China · 3,786 km / 2,353 mi · Loong Air
- [PVG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zspd.md) Shanghai Pudong International Airport · China · 3,851 km / 2,393 mi · Loong Air
- [WNZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zswz.md) Wenzhou Longwan International Airport · China · 3,956 km / 2,458 mi · Loong Air
- [FOC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zsfz.md) Fuzhou Changle International Airport · China · 3,982 km / 2,474 mi · Fuzhou Airlines

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from AKU, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Passenger (13)

- G5 [China Express Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/china-express-airlines) · 16
- EU [Chengdu Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/chengdu-airlines) · 13
- GJ [Loong Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/loong-air) · 6
- CA [Air China](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-china) · 5
- FU [Fuzhou Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/fuzhou-airlines) · 2
- SC [Shandong Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/shandong-airlines) · 2
- 9C [Spring Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/spring-airlines) · 2
- MU [China Eastern Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/china-eastern-airlines) · 1
- OQ [Chongqing Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/chongqing-airlines) · 1
- 3U [Sichuan Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/sichuan-airlines) · 1
- GS [Tianjin Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/tianjin-airlines) · 1
- UQ [Urumqi Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/urumqi-air) · 1
- PN [West Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/west-air) · 1

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 938K (2022) | #847 of 3,974 | #266 in Asia | #78 in CN |
| Longest runway | 2,400 m / 7,874 ft | =2,846 of 29,858 | =882 in Asia | =221 in CN |
| Elevation | 1,163 m / 3,816 ft | #3,823 of 43,403 | #383 in Asia | #75 in CN |
| Age | Opened 1973 | =6,831 of 15,079 | =351 in Asia | =41 in CN |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =185 in Asia | =31 in CN |

## Nearby airports

- [CN-0226](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cn-0226.md) Aksu Zhicheng Airport · 35 km / 21 mi
- [CN-0166](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cn-0166.md) Alar Lanpowan Airport · 108 km / 67 mi
- [ACF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zwal.md) Aral Tarim Airport · 123 km / 76 mi

## Sources

- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Aksu Hongqipo Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Aksu_Hongqipo_Airport&oldid=1368688561), revision of 10 Aug 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/zwak/data