# Kuqa Qiuci Airport (KCA / ZWKC) **Kuqa Qiuci Airport** (IATA: KCA, ICAO: ZWKC) is a small airport in Kuqa, Xinjiang Autonomous Region, China. It opened on 7 Sep 2011. It has one runway, 2,600 m (8,530 ft) long, asphalt. In 2022 it handled 308 thousand passengers. Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/zwkc ## At a glance - IATA / ICAO: KCA / ZWKC - Type: Small airport - Serves: Kuqa, Xinjiang Autonomous Region, China - Opened: 7 Sep 2011 (Wikipedia) - Elevation: 1,074 m / 3,524 ft - Coordinates: 41.6779, 82.8729 - Runways: 1 - Longest runway: 2,600 m / 8,530 ft - Passengers: 307,898 (2022) - Time zone: UTC+8 · Asia/Shanghai - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuqa_Qiuci_Airport (14 languages) - Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2983995 - Ident: ZWKC ## Timeline - 7 Sep 2011: Kuqa Qiuci Airport opens. ## Runways | Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 08/26 | 2,600 m / 8,530 ft | | Asphalt | 083° / 263° | yes | ## Passengers per year | Year | Passengers | Source | | --- | --- | --- | | 2011 | 54,462 | Wikidata | | 2012 | 160,849 | Wikidata | | 2013 | 213,325 | Wikidata | | 2014 | 237,459 | Wikidata | | 2015 | 269,995 | Wikidata | | 2016 | 273,695 | Wikidata | | 2017 | 295,001 | Wikidata | | 2018 | 321,086 | Wikidata | | 2019 | 424,579 | Wikidata | | 2020 | 337,709 | Wikidata | | 2021 | 437,652 | Wikidata | | 2022 | 307,898 | Wikidata | ## Routes 17 destinations in 1 country. From the airport's Wikipedia article. ### Year-round (17) - [YIN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zwyn.md) Ili Yining International Airport · China · 283 km / 176 mi · China Express Airlines, Chengdu Airlines - [IQM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zwcm.md) Qiemo Yudu Airport · China · 442 km / 275 mi · Chengdu Airlines - [URC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zwww.md) Ürümqi Tianshan International Airport · China · 451 km / 280 mi · Tianjin Airlines, Hainan Airlines - [KRY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zwkm.md) Karamay Airport · China · 453 km / 281 mi · China Express Airlines, Chengdu Airlines - [TLQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zwtl.md) Turpan Jiaohe Airport · China · 533 km / 331 mi · Chengdu Airlines - [HTN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zwtn.md) Hotan Airport · China · 577 km / 359 mi · China Express Airlines - [KHG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zwsh.md) Kashgar Laining International Airport · China · 625 km / 388 mi · China Express Airlines, Chengdu Airlines - [QSZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zwsc.md) Shache Airport · China · 625 km / 388 mi · China Express Airlines, Chengdu Airlines - [HMI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zwhm.md) Hami Airport · China · 897 km / 557 mi · China Express Airlines - [DSN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zbds.md) Ordos Ejin Horo International Airport · China · 2,282 km / 1,418 mi · China United Airlines - [TFU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zutf.md) Chengdu Tianfu International Airport · China · 2,305 km / 1,432 mi · Air China - [XIY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zlxy.md) Xi'an Xianyang International Airport · China · 2,394 km / 1,488 mi · China Eastern Airlines - [CGO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zhcc.md) Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport · China · 2,808 km / 1,745 mi · Qingdao Airlines - [PKX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zbad.md) Beijing Daxing International Airport · China · 2,825 km / 1,755 mi · China United Airlines - [TAO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zsqd.md) Qingdao Jiaodong International Airport · China · 3,243 km / 2,015 mi · Qingdao Airlines - [SHA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zsss.md) Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport · China · 3,598 km / 2,236 mi · China Eastern Airlines - [NGB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zsnb.md) Ningbo Lishe International Airport · China · 3,687 km / 2,291 mi · China Eastern Airlines ## Airlines The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from KCA, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata. ### Passenger (8) - EU [Chengdu Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/chengdu-airlines) · 6 - G5 [China Express Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/china-express-airlines) · 6 - MU [China Eastern Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/china-eastern-airlines) · 3 - KN [China United Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/china-united-airlines) · 2 - QW [Qingdao Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/qingdao-airlines) · 2 - CA [Air China](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-china) · 1 - HU [Hainan Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/hainan-airlines) · 1 - GS [Tianjin Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/tianjin-airlines) · 1 ## Rankings Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place. | Measure | Value | World | Region | Country | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Passengers | 308K (2022) | #1,331 of 3,974 | #431 in Asia | #134 in CN | | Longest runway | 2,600 m / 8,530 ft | =2,041 of 29,858 | =627 in Asia | =138 in CN | | Elevation | 1,074 m / 3,524 ft | =4,307 of 43,403 | #413 in Asia | #91 in CN | | Age | Opened 2011 | =12,827 of 15,079 | =666 in Asia | =149 in CN | | Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =185 in Asia | =31 in CN | ## Nearby airports - [CN-0272](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cn-0272.md) Xinhe Qianfu Airport · 24 km / 15 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: “Kuqa Qiuci Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kuqa_Qiuci_Airport&oldid=1363050708), 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/zwkc/data