# Korla Licheng Airport (KRL / ZWKL)

**Korla Licheng Airport** (IATA: KRL, ICAO: ZWKL) is a medium airport in Korla, Xinjiang Autonomous Region, China. It opened in 2007. It has one runway, 2,780 m (9,121 ft) long. In 2022 it handled 1.0 million passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: KRL / ZWKL
- Type: Medium airport
- Serves: Korla, Xinjiang Autonomous Region, China
- Opened: 2007
- Elevation: 927 m / 3,041 ft
- Coordinates: 41.6150, 86.1408
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,780 m / 9,121 ft
- Passengers: 1,020,319 (2022)
- Time zone: UTC+6 · Asia/Urumqi
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korla_Licheng_Airport (16 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5259967
- Ident: ZWKL

## Timeline

- 2007: Korla Licheng Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 04/22 | 2,780 m / 9,121 ft | 45 m / 148 ft |  |  | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2011 | 415,277 | Wikidata |
| 2012 | 595,413 | Wikidata |
| 2013 | 731,522 | Wikidata |
| 2014 | 1,001,541 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 1,179,185 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 1,147,634 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 1,279,829 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 1,743,761 | Wikidata |
| 2019 | 2,202,333 | Wikidata |
| 2020 | 1,417,094 | Wikidata |
| 2021 | 1,839,281 | Wikidata |
| 2022 | 1,020,319 | Wikidata |

## Routes

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

### Year-round (31)

- [URC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zwww.md) Ürümqi Tianshan International Airport · China · 278 km / 173 mi · Tianjin Airlines
- [SHF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zwhz.md) Shihezi Huayuan Airport · China · 293 km / 182 mi · China Express Airlines
- [RQA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zwrq.md) Ruoqiang Loulan Airport · China · 334 km / 208 mi · China Express Airlines, Tianjin Airlines
- [IQM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zwcm.md) Qiemo Yudu Airport · China · 380 km / 236 mi · China Express Airlines
- [ACF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zwal.md) Aral Tarim Airport · China · 430 km / 267 mi · China Express Airlines
- [KRY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zwkm.md) Karamay Airport · China · 439 km / 273 mi · China Express Airlines
- [YIN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zwyn.md) Ili Yining International Airport · China · 471 km / 293 mi · China Express Airlines
- [BPL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zwbl.md) Bole Alashankou Airport · China · 479 km / 298 mi · China Express Airlines
- [AKU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zwak.md) Aksu Hongqipo Airport · China · 489 km / 304 mi · China Express Airlines
- [TCG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zwtc.md) Tacheng Qianquan Airport · China · 605 km / 376 mi · China Express Airlines
- [TWC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/twc.md) Tumxuk Tangwangcheng Airport · China · 613 km / 381 mi · China Express Airlines
- [HMI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zwhm.md) Hami Airport · China · 634 km / 394 mi · China Express Airlines
- [YTW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zwyt.md) Yutian Wanfang Airport · China · 653 km / 406 mi · China Express Airlines
- [HTN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zwtn.md) Hotan Airport · China · 741 km / 460 mi · China Express Airlines
- [QSZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zwsc.md) Shache Airport · China · 860 km / 534 mi · China Express Airlines
- [KHG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zwsh.md) Kashgar Laining International Airport · China · 885 km / 550 mi · China Express Airlines
- [LHW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zlll.md) Lanzhou Zhongchuan International Airport · China · 1,609 km / 1,000 mi · Spring Airlines, Air China
- [TFU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zutf.md) Chengdu Tianfu International Airport · China · 2,064 km / 1,283 mi · Qingdao Airlines, Sichuan Airlines, Beijing Capital Airlines, Air China
- [XIY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zlxy.md) Xi'an Xianyang International Airport · China · 2,128 km / 1,322 mi · Shandong Airlines, Tianjin Airlines, Loong Air
- [CKG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zuck.md) Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport · China · 2,267 km / 1,409 mi · China Express Airlines, West Air, Chongqing Airlines
- [TYN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zbyn.md) Taiyuan Wusu International Airport · China · 2,298 km / 1,428 mi · Air Guilin
- [SJW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zbsj.md) Shijiazhuang Zhengding International Airport · China · 2,451 km / 1,523 mi · Hebei Airlines
- [CGO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zhcc.md) Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport · China · 2,538 km / 1,577 mi · West Air, Shandong Airlines, Jiangxi Air, Lucky Air, Beijing Capital Airlines, Loong Air
- [PEK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zbaa.md) Beijing Capital International Airport · China · 2,554 km / 1,587 mi · Air China
- [PKX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zbad.md) Beijing Daxing International Airport · China · 2,555 km / 1,588 mi · China Eastern Airlines
- [TNA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zsjn.md) Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport · China · 2,713 km / 1,686 mi · Shandong Airlines
- [WUH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zhhh.md) Wuhan Tianhe International Airport · China · 2,776 km / 1,725 mi · Air China
- [KWL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zgkl.md) Guilin Liangjiang International Airport · China · 2,854 km / 1,773 mi · Air Guilin
- [TAO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zsqd.md) Qingdao Jiaodong International Airport · China · 2,972 km / 1,847 mi · Shandong Airlines
- [HGH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zshc.md) Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport · China · 3,309 km / 2,056 mi · Beijing Capital Airlines, Loong Air, Air China
- [PVG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zspd.md) Shanghai Pudong International Airport · China · 3,370 km / 2,094 mi · China Eastern Airlines

### Seasonal (1)

- [HGH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zshc.md) Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport · China · 3,309 km / 2,056 mi · China Eastern Airlines

## Airlines

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

### Passenger (16)

- G5 [China Express Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/china-express-airlines) · 16
- CA [Air China](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-china) · 5
- SC [Shandong Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/shandong-airlines) · 4
- JD [Beijing Capital Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/beijing-capital-airlines) · 3
- MU [China Eastern Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/china-eastern-airlines) · 3
- GJ [Loong Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/loong-air) · 3
- GS [Tianjin Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/tianjin-airlines) · 3
- GT [Air Guilin](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-guilin) · 2
- PN [West Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/west-air) · 2
- OQ [Chongqing Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/chongqing-airlines) · 1
- NS [Hebei Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/hebei-airlines) · 1
- RY [Jiangxi Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/jiangxi-air) · 1
- 8L [Lucky Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/lucky-air) · 1
- QW [Qingdao Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/qingdao-airlines) · 1
- 3U [Sichuan Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/sichuan-airlines) · 1
- 9C [Spring Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/spring-airlines) · 1

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 1.0M (2022) | #816 of 3,974 | #255 in Asia | #75 in CN |
| Longest runway | 2,780 m / 9,121 ft | =1,697 of 29,858 | #507 in Asia | #132 in CN |
| Elevation | 927 m / 3,041 ft | =5,376 of 43,403 | #486 in Asia | #109 in CN |
| Age | Opened 2007 | =12,369 of 15,079 | =621 in Asia | =124 in CN |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =185 in Asia | =31 in CN |

## Nearby airports

- [CN-0274](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cn-0274.md) Tiemenguan Shuangfeng Airport · 60 km / 37 mi
- [CN-0133](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cn-0133.md) Malan Air Base · 107 km / 66 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: “Korla Licheng Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Korla_Licheng_Airport&oldid=1369358846), revision of 14 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/zwkl/data