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Tumxuk Tangwangcheng Airport
图木舒克唐王城机场
Summary
Airport typePublic
ServesTumxuk, Xinjiang, China
Opened26 December 2018
Elevation AMSL1,090 m (3,580 ft)
Coordinates39°53′17.30″N 79°13′54.88″E / 39.8881389°N 79.2319111°E / 39.8881389; 79.2319111
Map
TWC is located in Xinjiang
TWC
TWC
Location of airport in Xinjiang
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
02/20 2,600 8,530 Concrete
Statistics (2025 [1])
Passengers451,920
Aircraft movements7,044
Cargo (metric tons)402.5
Tumxuk Tangwangcheng Airport
Simplified Chinese图木舒克唐王城机场
Traditional Chinese圖木舒克唐王城機場
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinTúmùshūkè Tángwángchéng Jīchǎng

Tumushuke (Tumxuk) Tangwangcheng Airport (IATA: TWC, ICAO: ZWTS) is an airport serving the city of Tumxuk (Tumushuke) in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of northwestern China. It is located 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) from the city center, and also serves the nearby counties of Maralbexi and Kalpin.[2][3]

History

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The airport received approval from the State Council of China and the Central Military Commission in January 2014.[2] Construction officially began on 12 March 2016, with a total investment of 631 million yuan,[3] and the airport was opened on 26 December 2018 with an inaugural China Southern Airlines flight from Ürümqi.[4] It is the second airport built and managed by the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps,[2] and the 21st civil airport in Xinjiang.[3]

Since the airport runway was no longer long enough to meet the needs of long-haul routes, its 2,600-meter runway needed to be extended northward to 3,000 meters.[5] On March 30, 2021, the feasibility study for the expansion and renovation project of Tumushuke Tangwangcheng Airport was approved.[6]

During the runway extension project, part of the runway was closed, reducing the usable length from 2,600 meters to 2,300 meters. To ensure the safe operation of aircraft during the project, temporary flight procedures were developed, and a verification test flight was conducted in July using a Boeing B737-800 aircraft.[5][7]

On September 7, 2021, the preliminary design and budget review of the expansion and renovation project of Tumxuk Tangwangcheng Airport were completed.[8] On October 15, 2021, the preliminary design of the project was jointly approved by the Civil Aviation Administration of Xinjiang and the Development and Reform Commission of Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps[6]. In December, 2021, the expansion and renovation project of the airport was officially started.[6]

On May 26, 2023, the expansion and renovation project of the airport passed the final acceptance inspection.[9] On August 2, 2023, a field test flight was conducted to verify the extended runway. This test flight was carried out by China Southern Airlines flight CZ5275.[10] On September 1, 2023, the project passed industry acceptance test.[11] On December 27, the expansion and renovation project of Tumushuke Tangwangcheng Airport was put into use, extending the runway to 3,000 meters and adding 3 Category C aircraft stands.[12] In order to repaint new markings for the runway and apron, flights were suspended for a week before the extended runway was officially put into use.[11]

Facilities

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The airport occupies an area of 141.93 hectares (350.7 acres). It has a runway that is 2,600 metres (8,500 ft) long and 45 metres (148 ft) wide, and a 5,880-square-metre (63,300 sq ft) terminal building with 2 aerobridges.[3]

Airlines and destinations

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AirlinesDestinations
9 Air Guangzhou,[13] Xi'an[13]
Air China Aksu,[14] Beijing–Capital[14]
Chengdu Airlines Chengdu–Tianfu,[15] Fuzhou,[16] Turpan,[17] Zhengzhou[15]
China Express Airlines Aksu, Aral, Kashgar,[18] Korla,[18] Shache,[19] Shihezi,[18] Yining[18]
China Southern Airlines Ürümqi
Loong Air Chengdu–Tianfu,[20] Hangzhou[21]
Tianjin Airlines Ürümqi[22]

See also

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References

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  1. ↑ 中国民航局 (2026-02-26). "2025年全国民用运输机场生产统计公报". 中国民航局. Retrieved 2026-04-21.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. 1 2 3 新疆图木舒克民用机场建设获批. Carnoc (in Chinese). 2014-01-28. Retrieved 2014-01-28.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "图木舒克机场12月26日正式通航". Xinhua. 2018-12-21. Archived from the original on 2022-04-06. Retrieved 2019-01-22.
  4. ↑ "兵团图木舒克唐王城机场正式通航 百万群众受益". People's Daily. 2018-12-26. Archived from the original on 2019-01-23. Retrieved 2019-01-22.
  5. 1 2 "图木舒克机场跑道改扩建临时飞行程序实地验证试飞取得圆满成功-中国民航网". www.caacnews.com.cn. Retrieved 2026-04-30.
  6. 1 2 3 "新疆生产建设兵团第三师图木舒克市". www.xjbtnss.gov.cn. Retrieved 2026-04-30.
  7. ↑ "图木舒克机场跑道改扩建临时飞行程序实地验证试飞取得圆满成功". news.carnoc.com. 2021-07-13. Retrieved 2026-04-30.
  8. ↑ "管理局组织完成图木舒克机场改扩建项目初步设计评审". www.caac.gov.cn. Retrieved 2026-04-30.
  9. ↑ "图木舒克唐王城机场改扩建项目顺利通过竣工验收-北京博誉达工程监理咨询有限公司|民用机场|房屋建筑|航空机场". www.boyuda.net. Archived from the original on 2024-05-18. Retrieved 2026-04-30.
  10. ↑ "图木舒克唐王城机场改扩建工程实地试飞圆满成功". 2023-08-26.
  11. 1 2 "图木舒克唐王城机场停航7天". 2023-12-12.
  12. ↑ "新疆图木舒克唐王城机场新建机坪和延长跑道正式启用". finance.sina.com.cn. 2024-01-11. Retrieved 2026-04-30.
  13. 1 2 "换季上新！2024年夏秋航季新开航线". Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  14. 1 2 "‌航班换季啦！新疆机场集团阿克苏红旗坡机场2025年夏秋航季换季时刻表请查收！！！". Retrieved 28 August 2025.
  15. 1 2 "‌新航季 | 成都航空冬春航季即将开启". Retrieved 24 November 2025.
  16. ↑ "3月29日起福州机场航班换季！这些变化你要知道". Retrieved 11 June 2026.
  17. ↑ "‌吐鲁番机场"夏航季"航线来了". Retrieved 1 September 2025.
  18. 1 2 3 4 "寻龙五千年，华夏航空2024夏秋航季全新启航". Retrieved 6 June 2024.
  19. ↑ "‌3月30日，新疆机场集团伊宁、博乐、那拉提、昭苏机场将迎来航班换季". Retrieved 1 September 2025.
  20. ↑ "Loong Air NW22 Domestic Network Additions". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
  21. ↑ "大美中国 浙里出发 | 盘点冬航季新变化，点击查看". Retrieved December 10, 2022.
  22. ↑ "天津航空夏秋航季超前放送，换季航线，国际复航，更多精彩带您畅享新旅程". Retrieved 5 May 2024.
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