# Ürümqi Tianshan International Airport (URC / ZWWW)

**Ürümqi Tianshan International Airport** (IATA: URC, ICAO: ZWWW) is a large airport in Ürümqi, Xinjiang Autonomous Region, China. It opened in 1973. It has 3 runways; the longest is 3,600 m (11,811 ft). In 2022 it handled 10.0 million passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: URC / ZWWW
- Type: Large airport
- Serves: Ürümqi, Xinjiang Autonomous Region, China
- Opened: 1973 (Wikipedia)
- Elevation: 648 m / 2,125 ft
- Coordinates: 43.9136, 87.4794
- Runways: 3
- Longest runway: 3,600 m / 11,811 ft
- Passengers: 10,035,368 (2022)
- Time zone: UTC+6 · Asia/Urumqi
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%9Cr%C3%BCmqi_Tianshan_International_Airport (37 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q765650
- Weather station: ZWWW
- Ident: ZWWW

## Timeline

- 1973: Ürümqi Tianshan International Airport opens.
- 13 Nov 1993: China Northern Airlines Flight 6901. 12 killed.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 07/25 | 3,600 m / 11,811 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 074° / 254° | yes |
| 08R/26L | 3,600 m / 11,811 ft | 60 m / 198 ft | Paved |  | yes |
| 08L/26R | 3,200 m / 10,498 ft | 60 m / 198 ft | Paved |  | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2011 | 11,078,597 | Wikidata |
| 2012 | 13,347,188 | Wikidata |
| 2013 | 15,359,170 | Wikidata |
| 2014 | 16,311,140 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 18,506,463 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 20,200,767 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 21,500,901 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 23,027,788 | Wikidata |
| 2019 | 23,963,167 | Wikidata |
| 2020 | 11,152,723 | Wikidata |
| 2021 | 16,880,507 | Wikidata |
| 2022 | 10,035,368 | Wikidata |

## Routes

114 destinations in 15 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (106)

- [KRL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zwkl.md) Korla Licheng Airport · China · 278 km / 173 mi · Tianjin Airlines, Shenzhen Airlines
- [NLT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zwnl.md) Xinyuan Nalati Airport · China · 334 km / 208 mi · Tianjin Airlines
- [FYN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zwfy.md) Fuyun Koktokay Airport · China · 358 km / 222 mi · Tianjin Airlines
- [BPL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zwbl.md) Bole Alashankou Airport · China · 426 km / 265 mi · Tianjin Airlines
- [AAT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zwat.md) Altay Xuedu Airport · China · 429 km / 267 mi · Tianjin Airlines
- [TCG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zwtc.md) Tacheng Qianquan Airport · China · 446 km / 277 mi · Tianjin Airlines
- [KCA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zwkc.md) Kuqa Qiuci Airport · China · 451 km / 280 mi · Tianjin Airlines, Hainan Airlines
- [YIN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zwyn.md) Ili Yining International Airport · China · 492 km / 306 mi · Tianjin Airlines, Qingdao Airlines, China Eastern Airlines
- [ZFL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cn-0359.md) Zhaosu Tianma Airport · China · 513 km / 319 mi · Tianjin Airlines, China Eastern Airlines
- [HMI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zwhm.md) Hami Airport · China · 514 km / 319 mi · Tianjin Airlines
- [RQA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zwrq.md) Ruoqiang Loulan Airport · China · 551 km / 342 mi · Tianjin Airlines
- [ACF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zwal.md) Aral Tarim Airport · China · 642 km / 399 mi · Tianjin Airlines
- [AKU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zwak.md) Aksu Hongqipo Airport · China · 658 km / 409 mi · Tianjin Airlines, Air China
- [DNH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zldh.md) Dunhuang Mogao International Airport · China · 735 km / 457 mi · Tianjin Airlines
- [TWC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/twc.md) Tumxuk Tangwangcheng Airport · China · 816 km / 507 mi · Tianjin Airlines
- [ALA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uaaa.md) Almaty International Airport · Kazakhstan · 842 km / 523 mi · Air Astana
- [YTW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zwyt.md) Yutian Wanfang Airport · China · 925 km / 575 mi · Urumqi Air
- [HTN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zwtn.md) Hotan Airport · China · 999 km / 621 mi · Shandong Airlines, Tianjin Airlines, Urumqi Air, Hainan Airlines, Air China, Shanghai Airlines
- [JGN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zljq.md) Jiayuguan International Airport · China · 1,005 km / 624 mi · 9 Air
- [BSZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uafm.md) Manas International Airport · Kyrgyzstan · 1,052 km / 654 mi · Aero Nomad Airlines
- [KHG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zwsh.md) Kashgar Laining International Airport · China · 1,067 km / 663 mi · Shandong Airlines, Tianjin Airlines, Urumqi Air, Lucky Air, China Eastern Airlines, Sichuan Airlines, Hainan Airlines, Air China
- [YZY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zlzy.md) Zhangye Ganzhou Airport · China · 1,237 km / 769 mi · Tianjin Airlines
- [FEG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/utkf.md) Fergana International Airport · Uzbekistan · 1,354 km / 841 mi · Uzbekistan Airways
- [JIC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zljc.md) Jinchang Jinchuan Airport · China · 1,377 km / 856 mi · Tianjin Airlines
- [NQZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uacc.md) Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport · Kazakhstan · 1,435 km / 892 mi · FlyArystan
- [NGQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zual.md) Ngari Gunsa Airport · China · 1,465 km / 910 mi · Lucky Air
- [CIT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uaii.md) Shymkent International Airport · Kazakhstan · 1,468 km / 912 mi · SCAT Airlines
- [XNN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zlxn.md) Xining Caojiabao International Airport · China · 1,481 km / 920 mi · Sichuan Airlines, Air China
- [TAS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uttt.md) Tashkent International Airport · Uzbekistan · 1,516 km / 942 mi · Air China, Uzbekistan Airways
- [LBD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/utdl.md) Khujand International Airport · Tajikistan · 1,521 km / 945 mi · Somon Air
- [LHW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zlll.md) Lanzhou Zhongchuan International Airport · China · 1,594 km / 990 mi · Shandong Airlines, Spring Airlines, Tianjin Airlines, Urumqi Air, Sichuan Airlines, Hainan Airlines, Shenzhen Airlines
- [LXA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zuls.md) Lhasa Gonggar International Airport · China · 1,653 km / 1,027 mi · Sichuan Airlines
- [DYU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/utdd.md) Dushanbe International Airport · Tajikistan · 1,666 km / 1,035 mi · Somon Air
- [INC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zlic.md) Yinchuan Hedong International Airport · China · 1,697 km / 1,054 mi · Shandong Airlines, Xiamen Airlines, Loong Air, Okay Airways
- [DSN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zbds.md) Ordos Ejin Horo International Airport · China · 1,915 km / 1,190 mi · Urumqi Air
- [IQN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zlqy.md) Qingyang Xifeng Airport · China · 1,933 km / 1,201 mi · Urumqi Air
- [LNL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zlln.md) Longnan Chengzhou Airport · China · 1,937 km / 1,204 mi · Urumqi Air
- [HET](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zbhh.md) Hohhot Baita International Airport · China · 2,021 km / 1,256 mi · Hainan Airlines
- [GYS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zugu.md) Guangyuan Panlong Airport · China · 2,036 km / 1,265 mi · Sichuan Airlines
- [MIG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zumy.md) Mianyang Nanjiao Airport · China · 2,050 km / 1,274 mi · Urumqi Air, Sichuan Airlines
- [CTU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zuuu.md) Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport · China · 2,073 km / 1,288 mi · Sichuan Airlines, Hainan Airlines, Air China
- [HZG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zlhz.md) Hanzhong Chenggu Airport · China · 2,084 km / 1,295 mi · Urumqi Air
- [XIY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zlxy.md) Xi'an Xianyang International Airport · China · 2,106 km / 1,309 mi · Spring Airlines, Tianjin Airlines, Jiangxi Air, China Eastern Airlines, Sichuan Airlines, Hainan Airlines
- [TFU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zutf.md) Chengdu Tianfu International Airport · China · 2,125 km / 1,320 mi · Tianjin Airlines, Chengdu Airlines, Qingdao Airlines, Urumqi Air, Lucky Air, Sichuan Airlines, Hainan Airlines, Air China, Shanghai Airlines
- [BZX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cn-0062.md) Bazhong Enyang Airport · China · 2,151 km / 1,337 mi · Urumqi Air
- [NAO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zunc.md) Nanchong Gaoping Airport · China · 2,194 km / 1,363 mi · Urumqi Air
- [TYN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zbyn.md) Taiyuan Wusu International Airport · China · 2,214 km / 1,376 mi · Shandong Airlines, China Eastern Airlines, Hainan Airlines
- [AKA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zlak.md) Ankang Fuqiang Airport · China · 2,230 km / 1,386 mi · Tianjin Airlines
- [YCU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zbyc.md) Yuncheng Yanhu International Airport · China · 2,234 km / 1,388 mi · Air China
- [YBP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zuyb.md) Yibin Wuliangye Airport · China · 2,256 km / 1,402 mi · Sichuan Airlines
- [DZH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zuda.md) Dazhou Jinya Airport · China · 2,258 km / 1,403 mi · Urumqi Air
- [LZO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zulz.md) Luzhou Yunlong Airport · China · 2,298 km / 1,428 mi · Sichuan Airlines
- [CKG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zuck.md) Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport · China · 2,314 km / 1,438 mi · West Air, Chongqing Airlines, Tianjin Airlines, Sichuan Airlines, Hainan Airlines, Air China
- [WXN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zuwx.md) Wanzhou Wuqiao Airport · China · 2,345 km / 1,457 mi · Tianjin Airlines
- [SVX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/usss.md) Koltsovo Airport · Russia · 2,346 km / 1,458 mi · Red Wings Airlines
- [SJW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zbsj.md) Shijiazhuang Zhengding International Airport · China · 2,353 km / 1,462 mi · Hebei Airlines, Spring Airlines, Beijing Capital Airlines
- [LYA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zhly.md) Luoyang Beijiao Airport · China · 2,360 km / 1,466 mi · Urumqi Air
- [WDS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zhsy.md) Shiyan Wudangshan Airport · China · 2,389 km / 1,484 mi · Tianjin Airlines
- [PEK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zbaa.md) Beijing Capital International Airport · China · 2,431 km / 1,511 mi · Sichuan Airlines, Hainan Airlines, Air China
- [PKX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zbad.md) Beijing Daxing International Airport · China · 2,438 km / 1,515 mi · China United Airlines, Hebei Airlines, Xiamen Airlines, China Eastern Airlines, Beijing Capital Airlines
- [CGO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zhcc.md) Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport · China · 2,486 km / 1,545 mi · West Air, Shandong Airlines, Tianjin Airlines, Xiamen Airlines, Urumqi Air, Lucky Air, Sichuan Airlines, Hainan Airlines, Beijing Capital Airlines, Shanghai Airlines
- [ZYI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zuzy.md) Zunyi Xinzhou Airport · China · 2,513 km / 1,562 mi · Tianjin Airlines
- [KMG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zppp.md) Kunming Changshui International Airport · China · 2,516 km / 1,563 mi · Shandong Airlines, Lucky Air, China Eastern Airlines, Sichuan Airlines
- [XFN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zhxf.md) Xiangyang Liuji Airport · China · 2,521 km / 1,566 mi · Tianjin Airlines
- [TSN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zbtj.md) Tianjin Binhai International Airport · China · 2,528 km / 1,571 mi · Tianjin Airlines, Xiamen Airlines, Air China
- [YIH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zhyc.md) Yichang Sanxia Airport · China · 2,577 km / 1,601 mi · Tianjin Airlines
- [KWE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zugy.md) Guiyang Longdongbao International Airport · China · 2,597 km / 1,614 mi · Tianjin Airlines
- [TNA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zsjn.md) Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport · China · 2,622 km / 1,629 mi · Shandong Airlines, Xiamen Airlines, Hainan Airlines
- [FUG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zsfy.md) Fuyang Xiguan Airport · China · 2,732 km / 1,698 mi · Urumqi Air
- [WUH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zhhh.md) Wuhan Tianhe International Airport · China · 2,759 km / 1,714 mi · Shandong Airlines, Xiamen Airlines, Urumqi Air, China Eastern Airlines, Hainan Airlines, Air China
- [XUZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zsxz.md) Xuzhou Guanyin International Airport · China · 2,801 km / 1,740 mi · Loong Air
- [LYI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zsly.md) Linyi Qiyang Airport · China · 2,812 km / 1,747 mi · Tianjin Airlines
- [TAO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zsqd.md) Qingdao Jiaodong International Airport · China · 2,875 km / 1,786 mi · Shandong Airlines, Hainan Airlines
- [CSX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zgha.md) Changsha Huanghua International Airport · China · 2,880 km / 1,790 mi · Xiamen Airlines, Qingdao Airlines, Urumqi Air, Hainan Airlines, Okay Airways
- [YNT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zsyt.md) Yantai Penglai International Airport · China · 2,883 km / 1,791 mi · Tianjin Airlines
- [HFE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zsof.md) Hefei Xinqiao International Airport · China · 2,885 km / 1,793 mi · China Eastern Airlines
- [SCO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uate.md) Aktau International Airport · Kazakhstan · 2,892 km / 1,797 mi · FlyArystan
- [SHE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zytx.md) Shenyang Taoxian International Airport · China · 2,926 km / 1,818 mi · Hainan Airlines
- [HIA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zssh.md) Huai'an Lianshui Airport · China · 2,940 km / 1,827 mi · Urumqi Air
- [KHN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zscn.md) Nanchang Changbei International Airport · China · 3,021 km / 1,877 mi · Jiangxi Air
- [NNG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zgnn.md) Nanning Wuxu International Airport · China · 3,035 km / 1,886 mi · Sichuan Airlines
- [NKG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zsnj.md) Nanjing Lukou International Airport · China · 3,046 km / 1,893 mi · Shandong Airlines, Juneyao Air, Urumqi Air, China Eastern Airlines, Hainan Airlines, Beijing Capital Airlines
- [YNZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zsyn.md) Yancheng Nanyang International Airport · China · 3,046 km / 1,893 mi · Tianjin Airlines
- [YTY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zsya.md) Yangzhou Taizhou Airport · China · 3,060 km / 1,901 mi · Spring Airlines, Urumqi Air
- [WUX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zswx.md) Sunan Shuofang International Airport · China · 3,183 km / 1,978 mi · China Eastern Airlines
- [BHY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zgbh.md) Beihai Fucheng Airport · China · 3,197 km / 1,987 mi · Sichuan Airlines
- [JNH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cn-0154.md) Jiaxing Nanhu Airport · China · 3,252 km / 2,021 mi · Loong Air
- [HGH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zshc.md) Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport · China · 3,265 km / 2,029 mi · Shandong Airlines, Tianjin Airlines, Xiamen Airlines, Urumqi Air, China Eastern Airlines, Sichuan Airlines, Hainan Airlines, Beijing Capital Airlines, Loong Air, Air China
- [SHA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zsss.md) Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport · China · 3,272 km / 2,033 mi · Spring Airlines, Juneyao Air, China Eastern Airlines, Hainan Airlines, Shanghai Airlines
- [CAN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zggg.md) Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport · China · 3,278 km / 2,037 mi · 9 Air, Urumqi Air, China Eastern Airlines, Hainan Airlines, Air China
- [PVG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zspd.md) Shanghai Pudong International Airport · China · 3,312 km / 2,058 mi · Juneyao Air, Urumqi Air, China Eastern Airlines, Sichuan Airlines, Air China, Shanghai Airlines
- [NGB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zsnb.md) Ningbo Lishe International Airport · China · 3,372 km / 2,095 mi · Shandong Airlines, Spring Airlines, Hainan Airlines
- [SZX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zgsz.md) Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport · China · 3,375 km / 2,097 mi · Hainan Airlines, Shenzhen Airlines
- [HUZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zghz.md) Huizhou Pingtan Airport · China · 3,392 km / 2,108 mi · Tianjin Airlines
- [ZUH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zgsd.md) Zhuhai Jinwan Airport · China · 3,403 km / 2,115 mi · Tianjin Airlines
- [HKG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vhhh.md) Hong Kong International Airport · Hong Kong SAR China · 3,411 km / 2,119 mi · Hong Kong Airlines, Urumqi Air, Cathay Pacific
- [HAK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zjhk.md) Haikou Meilan International Airport · China · 3,412 km / 2,120 mi · Tianjin Airlines, Urumqi Air, Hainan Airlines
- [TBS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ugtb.md) Tbilisi International Airport · Georgia · 3,440 km / 2,138 mi · Air China
- [WNZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zswz.md) Wenzhou Longwan International Airport · China · 3,458 km / 2,149 mi · Urumqi Air, Hainan Airlines
- [SYX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zjsy.md) Sanya Phoenix International Airport · China · 3,507 km / 2,179 mi · Tianjin Airlines, Sichuan Airlines, Hainan Airlines
- [XMN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zsam.md) Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport · China · 3,512 km / 2,182 mi · Shandong Airlines, Tianjin Airlines, Xiamen Airlines, Hainan Airlines, Beijing Capital Airlines
- [FOC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zsfz.md) Fuzhou Changle International Airport · China · 3,516 km / 2,185 mi · Shandong Airlines, Tianjin Airlines, Xiamen Airlines, Urumqi Air
- [JJN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zsqz.md) Quanzhou Jinjiang International Airport · China · 3,525 km / 2,190 mi · Xiamen Airlines
- [BKK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vtbs.md) Suvarnabhumi Airport · Thailand · 3,591 km / 2,231 mi · Shandong Airlines, Urumqi Air
- [SVO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uuee.md) Sheremetyevo International Airport · Russia · 3,730 km / 2,318 mi · Air China
- [MSQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/umms.md) Minsk National Airport · Belarus · 4,346 km / 2,700 mi · Belavia

### Seasonal (2)

- [KBL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oakb.md) Kabul International Airport · Afghanistan · 1,879 km / 1,168 mi · Ariana Afghan Airlines
- [HKG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vhhh.md) Hong Kong International Airport · Hong Kong SAR China · 3,411 km / 2,119 mi · Greater Bay Airlines

### Cargo (11)

- [TAS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uttt.md) Tashkent International Airport · Uzbekistan · 1,516 km / 942 mi · My Freighter Airlines
- [ISB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/opis.md) Islamabad International Airport · Pakistan · 1,711 km / 1,063 mi · YTO Cargo Airlines
- [UGC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/utnu.md) Urgench International Airport · Uzbekistan · 2,197 km / 1,365 mi · My Freighter Airlines
- [AKX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uatt.md) Aktobe International Airport · Kazakhstan · 2,379 km / 1,478 mi · YTO Cargo Airlines
- [HGH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zshc.md) Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport · China · 3,265 km / 2,029 mi · YTO Cargo Airlines
- [TBS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ugtb.md) Tbilisi International Airport · Georgia · 3,440 km / 2,138 mi · SF Airlines
- [SVO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uuee.md) Sheremetyevo International Airport · Russia · 3,730 km / 2,318 mi · YTO Cargo Airlines
- [INI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lyni.md) Niš Constantine the Great Airport · Serbia · 5,136 km / 3,191 mi · My Freighter Airlines
- [BEG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lybe.md) Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport · Serbia · 5,181 km / 3,219 mi · YTO Cargo Airlines
- [LGG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eblg.md) Liège Airport · Belgium · 5,911 km / 3,673 mi · Air China Cargo
- [ADD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/haab.md) Addis Ababa Bole International Airport · Ethiopia · 6,081 km / 3,779 mi · Ethiopian Airlines

## Airlines

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

### Hub airlines (1)

- CZ [China Southern Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/china-southern-airlines)

### Passenger (36)

- GS [Tianjin Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/tianjin-airlines) · 42
- UQ [Urumqi Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/urumqi-air) · 29
- HU [Hainan Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/hainan-airlines) · 27
- 3U [Sichuan Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/sichuan-airlines) · 20
- CA [Air China](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-china) · 17
- SC [Shandong Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/shandong-airlines) · 16
- MU [China Eastern Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/china-eastern-airlines) · 15
- MF [Xiamen Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/xiamen-airlines) · 11
- JD [Beijing Capital Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/beijing-capital-airlines) · 6
- 9C [Spring Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/spring-airlines) · 6
- 8L [Lucky Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/lucky-air) · 5
- FM [Shanghai Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/shanghai-airlines) · 5
- GJ [Loong Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/loong-air) · 4
- HO [Juneyao Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/juneyao-air) · 3
- QW [Qingdao Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/qingdao-airlines) · 3
- ZH [Shenzhen Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/shenzhen-airlines) · 3
- AQ [9 Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/9-air) · 2
- FS [FlyArystan](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/flyarystan) · 2
- NS [Hebei Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/hebei-airlines) · 2
- RY [Jiangxi Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/jiangxi-air) · 2
- BK [Okay Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/okay-airways) · 2
- SZ [Somon Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/somon-air) · 2
- HY [Uzbekistan Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/uzbekistan-airways) · 2
- PN [West Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/west-air) · 2
- [Aero Nomad Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/aero-nomad-airlines) · 1
- KC [Air Astana](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-astana) · 1
- FG [Ariana Afghan Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/ariana-afghan-airlines) · 1 · seasonal
- B2 [Belavia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/belavia) · 1
- CX [Cathay Pacific](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/cathay-pacific) · 1
- EU [Chengdu Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/chengdu-airlines) · 1
- KN [China United Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/china-united-airlines) · 1
- OQ [Chongqing Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/chongqing-airlines) · 1
- [Greater Bay Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/greater-bay-airlines) · 1 · seasonal
- HX [Hong Kong Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/hong-kong-airlines) · 1
- WZ [Red Wings Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/red-wings-airlines) · 1
- DV [SCAT Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/scat-airlines) · 1

### Cargo (5)

- YG [YTO Cargo Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/yto-cargo-airlines) · 5
- C6 [My Freighter Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/my-freighter-airlines) · 3
- CA [Air China Cargo](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-china-cargo) · 1
- ET [Ethiopian Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/ethiopian-airlines) · 1
- O3 [SF Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/sf-airlines) · 1

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 10.0M (2022) | #213 of 3,974 | #67 in Asia | #31 in CN |
| Longest runway | 3,600 m / 11,811 ft | =383 of 29,858 | =111 in Asia | =31 in CN |
| Elevation | 648 m / 2,125 ft | =8,326 of 43,403 | #670 in Asia | #133 in CN |
| Age | Opened 1973 | =6,831 of 15,079 | =351 in Asia | =41 in CN |
| Runways | 3 | =151 of 29,978 | =10 in Asia | =6 in CN |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| ATIS | ATIS | 126.700 |
| GND | GND | 121.650 |
| TWR | TWR | 118.100 |

## Nearby airports

- [CN-0478](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cn-0478.md) Urumqi Xishan Airport · 18 km / 11 mi
- [CN-0278](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cn-0278.md) Ürümqi Yaxin General Airport · 30 km / 18 mi
- [CN-0135](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cn-0135.md) Ürümqi Changji Air Base · 32 km / 20 mi
- [CN-0132](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cn-0132.md) Ürümqi South Air Base · 50 km / 31 mi
- [CN-0129](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cn-0129.md) Shihezi Shandanhu General Airport · 118 km / 74 mi
- [SHF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zwhz.md) Shihezi Huayuan Airport · 132 km / 82 mi

## Sources

- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Ürümqi Tianshan International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ürümqi_Tianshan_International_Airport&oldid=1374851626), revision of 14 Sep 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/zwww/data