Tumxuk Tangwangcheng Airport 图木舒克唐王城机场 | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Serves | Tumxuk,Xinjiang, China | ||||||||||
| Opened | 26 December 2018 | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,090 m / 3,576 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 39°53′17.30″N79°13′54.88″E / 39.8881389°N 79.2319111°E /39.8881389; 79.2319111 | ||||||||||
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  TWC Location of airport in Xinjiang | |||||||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 图木舒克唐王城机场 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 圖木舒克唐王城機場 | ||||||
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Tumushuke(Tumxuk) Tangwangcheng Airport (IATA:TWC,ICAO:ZWTS) is an airport serving the city ofTumxuk (Tumushuke) inXinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of northwestern China. It is located 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) from the city center, and also serves the nearby counties ofMaralbexi andKalpin.[1][2]
The airport received approval from theState Council of China and theCentral Military Commission in January 2014.[1] Construction officially began on 12 March 2016, with a total investment of 631 million yuan,[2] and the airport was opened on 26 December 2018 with an inauguralChina Southern Airlines flight fromÜrümqi.[3] It is the second airport built and managed by theXinjiang Production and Construction Corps,[1] and the 21st civil airport in Xinjiang.[2]
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 metres (63,300 sq ft) terminal building.[2]