# Turpan Jiaohe Airport (TLQ / ZWTL) **Turpan Jiaohe Airport** (IATA: TLQ, ICAO: ZWTL) is a medium airport in Turpan, Xinjiang Autonomous Region, China. It opened on 9 Jul 2010. It has one runway, 2,800 m (9,186 ft) long. In 2022 it handled 54 thousand passengers. Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/zwtl ## At a glance - IATA / ICAO: TLQ / ZWTL - Type: Medium airport - Serves: Turpan, Xinjiang Autonomous Region, China - Opened: 9 Jul 2010 - Elevation: 285 m / 934 ft - Coordinates: 43.0308, 89.0987 - Runways: 1 - Longest runway: 2,800 m / 9,186 ft - Passengers: 53,876 (2022) - Time zone: UTC+6 · Asia/Urumqi - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turpan_Jiaohe_Airport (10 languages) - Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6588610 - Ident: ZWTL ## Timeline - 9 Jul 2010: Turpan Jiaohe Airport opens. ## Runways | Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 09/27 | 2,800 m / 9,186 ft | | | | yes | ## Passengers per year | Year | Passengers | Source | | --- | --- | --- | | 2011 | 8,424 | Wikidata | | 2012 | 19,417 | Wikidata | | 2013 | 18,876 | Wikidata | | 2014 | 9,011 | Wikidata | | 2015 | 26,921 | Wikidata | | 2016 | 55,373 | Wikidata | | 2017 | 147,653 | Wikidata | | 2018 | 193,069 | Wikidata | | 2019 | 341,953 | Wikidata | | 2020 | 40,602 | Wikidata | | 2021 | 39,635 | Wikidata | | 2022 | 53,876 | Wikidata | ## Routes 23 destinations in 1 country. From the airport's Wikipedia article. ### Year-round (23) - [FYN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zwfy.md) Fuyun Koktokay Airport · China · 421 km / 262 mi · Chengdu Airlines - [KRY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zwkm.md) Karamay Airport · China · 427 km / 265 mi · Chengdu Airlines - [RQA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zwrq.md) Ruoqiang Loulan Airport · China · 460 km / 286 mi · Chengdu Airlines - [AAT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zwat.md) Altay Xuedu Airport · China · 531 km / 330 mi · Chengdu Airlines - [KCA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zwkc.md) Kuqa Qiuci Airport · China · 533 km / 331 mi · Chengdu Airlines - [BPL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zwbl.md) Bole Alashankou Airport · China · 582 km / 362 mi · Chengdu Airlines - [TCG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zwtc.md) Tacheng Qianquan Airport · China · 608 km / 378 mi · Chengdu Airlines - [IQM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zwcm.md) Qiemo Yudu Airport · China · 615 km / 382 mi · Chengdu Airlines - [YIN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zwyn.md) Ili Yining International Airport · China · 635 km / 395 mi · Chengdu Airlines - [ACF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zwal.md) Aral Tarim Airport · China · 711 km / 442 mi · Chengdu Airlines - [AKU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zwak.md) Aksu Hongqipo Airport · China · 752 km / 467 mi · Chengdu Airlines - [TWC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/twc.md) Tumxuk Tangwangcheng Airport · China · 893 km / 555 mi · Chengdu Airlines - [HTN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zwtn.md) Hotan Airport · China · 1,029 km / 639 mi · Chengdu Airlines - [QSZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zwsc.md) Shache Airport · China · 1,145 km / 711 mi · Chengdu Airlines - [KHG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zwsh.md) Kashgar Laining International Airport · China · 1,158 km / 720 mi · Chengdu Airlines - [ZHY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zlzw.md) Zhongwei Shapotou Airport · China · 1,487 km / 924 mi · Chengdu Airlines - [LNL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zlln.md) Longnan Chengzhou Airport · China · 1,775 km / 1,103 mi · Suparna Airlines - [CTU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zuuu.md) Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport · China · 1,910 km / 1,187 mi · Chengdu Airlines - [XIY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zlxy.md) Xi'an Xianyang International Airport · China · 1,948 km / 1,210 mi · 9 Air - [TFU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zutf.md) Chengdu Tianfu International Airport · China · 1,962 km / 1,219 mi · Chengdu Airlines - [KMG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zppp.md) Kunming Changshui International Airport · China · 2,358 km / 1,465 mi · Air Travel - [CSX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zgha.md) Changsha Huanghua International Airport · China · 2,718 km / 1,689 mi · Air Travel - [SZX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zgsz.md) Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport · China · 3,212 km / 1,996 mi · Suparna Airlines ### Charter (1) - [KMG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zppp.md) Kunming Changshui International Airport · China · 2,358 km / 1,465 mi · Ruili Airlines ## Airlines The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from TLQ, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata. ### Passenger (5) - EU [Chengdu Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/chengdu-airlines) · 18 - A6 [Air Travel](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-travel) · 2 - Y8 [Suparna Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/suparna-airlines) · 2 - AQ [9 Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/9-air) · 1 - DR [Ruili Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/ruili-airlines) · 1 · charter ## Rankings Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place. | Measure | Value | World | Region | Country | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Passengers | 54K (2022) | #2,060 of 3,974 | #646 in Asia | #221 in CN | | Longest runway | 2,800 m / 9,186 ft | =1,615 of 29,858 | =458 in Asia | =99 in CN | | Elevation | 285 m / 934 ft | =18,852 of 43,403 | #1,143 in Asia | #201 in CN | | Age | Opened 2010 | =12,735 of 15,079 | =654 in Asia | =140 in CN | | Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =185 in Asia | =31 in CN | ## Nearby airports - [SXJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zwss.md) Shanshan Airport · 94 km / 59 mi - [JBK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cn-0417.md) Qitai Jiangbulake Airport · 131 km / 82 mi - [CN-0132](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cn-0132.md) Ürümqi South Air Base · 136 km / 84 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: “Turpan Jiaohe Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Turpan_Jiaohe_Airport&oldid=1369693120), revision of 16 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/zwtl/data