# Karamay Airport (KRY / ZWKM)

**Karamay Airport** (IATA: KRY, ICAO: ZWKM) is a small airport in Karamay, Xinjiang Autonomous Region, China. It opened on 10 Apr 2006. It has one runway, 2,600 m (8,530 ft) long. In 2022 it handled 249 thousand passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: KRY / ZWKM
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Karamay, Xinjiang Autonomous Region, China
- Opened: 10 Apr 2006 (Wikipedia)
- Elevation: 334 m / 1,096 ft
- Coordinates: 45.4665, 84.9527
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,600 m / 8,530 ft
- Passengers: 248,749 (2022)
- Time zone: UTC+8 · Asia/Shanghai
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karamay_Guhai_Airport (17 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2630505
- Ident: ZWKM

## Timeline

- 10 Apr 2006: Karamay Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 13/31 | 2,600 m / 8,530 ft |  |  |  | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2011 | 45,765 | Wikidata |
| 2012 | 37,590 | Wikidata |
| 2013 | 63,960 | Wikidata |
| 2014 | 90,880 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 146,617 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 272,585 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 389,677 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 590,497 | Wikidata |
| 2019 | 868,285 | Wikidata |
| 2020 | 357,223 | Wikidata |
| 2021 | 402,950 | Wikidata |
| 2022 | 248,749 | 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 · 332 km / 206 mi · China Express Airlines, Air China
- [AAT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zwat.md) Altay Xuedu Airport · China · 349 km / 217 mi · China Express Airlines
- [ZFL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cn-0359.md) Zhaosu Tianma Airport · China · 398 km / 247 mi · China Express Airlines
- [TLQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zwtl.md) Turpan Jiaohe Airport · China · 427 km / 265 mi · Chengdu Airlines
- [KRL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zwkl.md) Korla Licheng Airport · China · 439 km / 273 mi · China Express Airlines
- [KCA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zwkc.md) Kuqa Qiuci Airport · China · 453 km / 281 mi · China Express Airlines, Chengdu Airlines
- [AKU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zwak.md) Aksu Hongqipo Airport · China · 600 km / 373 mi · China Express Airlines
- [HMI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zwhm.md) Hami Airport · China · 754 km / 469 mi · China Express Airlines
- [KHG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zwsh.md) Kashgar Laining International Airport · China · 984 km / 611 mi · China Express Airlines, Chengdu Airlines
- [LHW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zlll.md) Lanzhou Zhongchuan International Airport · China · 1,849 km / 1,149 mi · Spring Airlines
- [INC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zlic.md) Yinchuan Hedong International Airport · China · 1,936 km / 1,203 mi · Loong Air
- [XIY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zlxy.md) Xi'an Xianyang International Airport · China · 2,357 km / 1,465 mi · China Eastern Airlines
- [TFU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zutf.md) Chengdu Tianfu International Airport · China · 2,389 km / 1,484 mi · Sichuan Airlines, Air China
- [PEK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zbaa.md) Beijing Capital International Airport · China · 2,633 km / 1,636 mi · Air China
- [CGO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zhcc.md) Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport · China · 2,725 km / 1,693 mi · Loong Air
- [HGH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zshc.md) Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport · China · 3,506 km / 2,179 mi · Loong Air
- [PVG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zspd.md) Shanghai Pudong International Airport · China · 3,547 km / 2,204 mi · China Eastern Airlines

## Airlines

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

### Passenger (7)

- G5 [China Express Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/china-express-airlines) · 8
- CA [Air China](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-china) · 3
- EU [Chengdu Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/chengdu-airlines) · 3
- GJ [Loong Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/loong-air) · 3
- MU [China Eastern Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/china-eastern-airlines) · 2
- 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 | 249K (2022) | #1,433 of 3,974 | #469 in Asia | #149 in CN |
| Longest runway | 2,600 m / 8,530 ft | =2,041 of 29,858 | =627 in Asia | =138 in CN |
| Elevation | 334 m / 1,096 ft | #16,321 of 43,403 | #1,050 in Asia | #194 in CN |
| Age | Opened 2006 | =12,210 of 15,079 | =611 in Asia | =120 in CN |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =185 in Asia | =31 in CN |

## Nearby airports

- [CN-0280](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cn-0280.md) Huyanghe Wuwu Airport · 67 km / 42 mi
- [WRH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cn-0329.md) Wuerhe Airport · 82 km / 51 mi
- [CN-0273](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cn-0273.md) Shihezi Tuoling Mengpo Airport · 104 km / 64 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: “Karamay Guhai Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Karamay_Guhai_Airport&oldid=1363949030), revision of 13 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/zwkm/data