# Shihezi Huayuan Airport (SHF / ZWHZ) **Shihezi Huayuan Airport** (IATA: SHF, ICAO: ZWHZ) is a small airport in Shihezi, Xinjiang Autonomous Region, China. It opened on 26 Dec 2015. It has one runway, 2,400 m (7,874 ft) long. In 2022 it handled 137 thousand passengers. Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/zwhz ## At a glance - IATA / ICAO: SHF / ZWHZ - Type: Small airport - Serves: Shihezi, Xinjiang Autonomous Region, China - Opened: 26 Dec 2015 - Elevation: 518 m / 1,700 ft - Coordinates: 44.2421, 85.8905 - Runways: 1 - Longest runway: 2,400 m / 7,874 ft - Passengers: 137,222 (2022) - Time zone: UTC+6 · Asia/Urumqi - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shihezi_Huayuan_Airport (8 languages) - Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7496471 - Ident: ZWHZ ## Timeline - 26 Dec 2015: Shihezi Huayuan Airport opens. ## Runways | Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 09/27 | 2,400 m / 7,874 ft | | | | yes | ## Passengers per year | Year | Passengers | Source | | --- | --- | --- | | 2016 | 38,646 | Wikidata | | 2017 | 80,949 | Wikidata | | 2018 | 169,181 | Wikidata | | 2019 | 48,659 | Wikidata | | 2020 | 63,430 | Wikidata | | 2021 | 187,249 | Wikidata | | 2022 | 137,222 | Wikidata | ## Routes 14 destinations in 1 country. From the airport's Wikipedia article. ### Year-round (14) - [KRL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zwkl.md) Korla Licheng Airport · China · 293 km / 182 mi · China Express Airlines - [YIN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zwyn.md) Ili Yining International Airport · China · 365 km / 227 mi · China Express Airlines, Chengdu Airlines - [AAT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zwat.md) Altay Xuedu Airport · China · 425 km / 264 mi · China Express Airlines - [AKU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zwak.md) Aksu Hongqipo Airport · China · 564 km / 350 mi · China Express Airlines, Chengdu Airlines - [ACF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zwal.md) Aral Tarim Airport · China · 569 km / 354 mi · China Express Airlines, Chengdu Airlines - [HMI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zwhm.md) Hami Airport · China · 646 km / 401 mi · China Express Airlines - [TWC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/twc.md) Tumxuk Tangwangcheng Airport · China · 732 km / 455 mi · China Express Airlines - [HTN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zwtn.md) Hotan Airport · China · 948 km / 589 mi · Chengdu Airlines - [LHW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zlll.md) Lanzhou Zhongchuan International Airport · China · 1,725 km / 1,072 mi · Spring Airlines - [SJW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zbsj.md) Shijiazhuang Zhengding International Airport · China · 2,483 km / 1,543 mi · Hainan Airlines - [TNA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zsjn.md) Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport · China · 2,752 km / 1,710 mi · Chengdu Airlines - [DLC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zytl.md) Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport · China · 2,997 km / 1,862 mi · Hainan Airlines - [PVG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zspd.md) Shanghai Pudong International Airport · China · 3,444 km / 2,140 mi · Spring Airlines - [FOC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zsfz.md) Fuzhou Changle International Airport · China · 3,647 km / 2,266 mi · Chengdu Airlines ## Airlines The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from SHF, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata. ### Passenger (4) - G5 [China Express Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/china-express-airlines) · 7 - EU [Chengdu Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/chengdu-airlines) · 6 - HU [Hainan Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/hainan-airlines) · 2 - 9C [Spring Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/spring-airlines) · 2 ## Rankings Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place. | Measure | Value | World | Region | Country | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Passengers | 137K (2022) | #1,699 of 3,974 | #555 in Asia | #182 in CN | | Longest runway | 2,400 m / 7,874 ft | =2,846 of 29,858 | =882 in Asia | =221 in CN | | Elevation | 518 m / 1,700 ft | =10,555 of 43,403 | =802 in Asia | #151 in CN | | Age | Opened 2015 | =13,201 of 15,079 | =711 in Asia | =179 in CN | | Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =185 in Asia | =31 in CN | ## Nearby airports - [CN-0129](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cn-0129.md) Shihezi Shandanhu General Airport · 21 km / 13 mi - [CN-0273](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cn-0273.md) Shihezi Tuoling Mengpo Airport · 91 km / 57 mi - [CN-0135](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cn-0135.md) Ürümqi Changji Air Base · 100 km / 62 mi - [CN-0280](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cn-0280.md) Huyanghe Wuwu Airport · 117 km / 73 mi - [CN-0478](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cn-0478.md) Urumqi Xishan Airport · 130 km / 80 mi - [CN-0278](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cn-0278.md) Ürümqi Yaxin General Airport · 131 km / 81 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: “Shihezi Huayuan Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Shihezi_Huayuan_Airport&oldid=1363078562), revision of 7 Jul 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/zwhz/data