Shanshan Airport

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Shanshan Airport

鄯善机场

Shànshàn Jīchǎng
پىچان ئايىرپورت
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorGovernment
ServesKashgar
Elevation AMSL449 m / 1,473 ft
Coordinates42°54′42″N 090°14′51″E / 42.91167°N 90.24750°E / 42.91167; 90.24750
Map
SXJ is located in Xinjiang
SXJ
SXJ
Location of airport in Xinjiang
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
08/26 2,500 8,202 Concrete
Source: IATA,[1] GCM[2]
Shanshan Airport
Simplified Chinese鄯善机场
Traditional Chinese鄯善機場

Shanshan Airport Uyghur: پىچان ئايىرپورت, Пичан Айропорт) (IATA: SXJ, ICAO: ZWSS), also known as Piqan Airport, is an airport serving Shanshan County (also known as Piqan), a city in Uyghur autonomous region of Xinjiang in the People's Republic of China.[2]

Facilities[edit]

The airport resides at an elevation of 449 metres (1,473 ft) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 08/26 with a concrete surface measuring 2,500 by 60 metres (8,202 ft × 197 ft).[2]

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Footnotes[edit]

  1. ^ "IATA code search page". IATA.
  2. ^ a b c Airport information for Shanshan, Xinjiang, China (SXJ / ZWSS) at Great Circle Mapper.