Hotan Kungang Airport

Hotan Kungang Airport
和田昆冈机场
خوتەن ئايرودرومى
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorXinjiang Airport Group
ServesHotan, Hotan Prefecture, Xinjiang, China
Opened1957 (1957)
Elevation AMSL4,672 ft / 1,424 m
Coordinates37°02′19″N 079°51′54″E / 37.03861°N 79.86500°E / 37.03861; 79.86500
Map
HTN is located in Xinjiang
HTN
HTN
Location of airport in Xinjiang
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
11/29 3,200 10,499 Concrete
Statistics (2025 [1])
Passengers1,939,110
Aircraft movements16,897
Cargo (metric tons)9,732.2
Source: CAAC[2] Sources:[3][4][5]
Hotan Kungang Airport
Simplified Chinese和田昆冈机场
Traditional Chinese和田昆岡機場
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinHétián Kūngāng Jīchǎng

Hetian Kungang Airport (IATA: HTN, ICAO: ZWTN) is an airport serving Hotan,[6][3] a city in the autonomous region of Xinjiang in China.

History

Hotan Airport was initially built in 1931 (the 20th year of the Republic of China). It mainly existed as a simple dirt runway airport, lacking formal aviation facilities, and was primarily used for military or emergency needs. Due to its very early construction and the limited conditions at the time, the airport did not have a formal "proper name" for a long time and was only referred to by the place name.[7]

Construction of Hotan Airport began in May 1956 and was completed and put into use in 1957.[7] It was also an extremely rudimentary airport with an earthen runway, 1,800 meters long and 100 meters wide. Due to the limitations of the time, airports built in Xinjiang all had earthen runways, with the aim of ensuring early transportation needs.[8]

In 1964, the Air Force expanded Hotan Airport, extending the runway to 2,800 meters to accommodate aircraft weighing less than 75.8 tons.[9]

In 2002, the second phase of the expansion and renovation project of the airport commenced, with a total investment of 176 million yuan. The airport was classified as a 4D flight zone and designed to handle 81,900 passengers annually. The second phase of the expansion and renovation project was put into operation in 2004.[9][10]

On March 25, 2014, the National Development and Reform Commission and the General Staff Department of the People's Liberation Army approved the feasibility study report for the expansion and renovation project of Hotan Airport. On May 19, 2014, the Civil Aviation Administration of Xinjiang approved the preliminary design and budget for the expansion and renovation project of Hotan Airport. The total investment for the expansion and renovation project of Hotan Airport is 485 million yuan, and the design capacity is based on a target year of 1.6 million passenger trips, 6,100 tons of cargo and mail throughput, and 13,300 aircraft takeoffs and landings by 2025. The project mainly includes: constructing a new civil aviation connecting taxiway, expanding the apron by 21,875 square meters, constructing a new terminal building of 17,493.4 square meters, a comprehensive business building of 2,553 square meters, renovating the existing terminal building of 565.65 square meters, a special vehicle garage of 1,093 square meters, and other production and living auxiliary facilities totaling 22,578.4 square meters.[9]

In 2017, Hotan Airport's annual passenger throughput exceeded one million, becoming the fifth regional airport in Xinjiang to achieve this milestone. In 2019, the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) approved the feasibility study report for the Yutian regional airport, with a total estimated investment of 771 million yuan. Local matching funds were fully waived, significantly reducing the financial burden on local governments. Construction of the Yutian regional airport began on October 25th of that year, with plans to commence operations by the end of 2020.[11]

On February 20, 2023, Hotan Airport was officially renamed "Hotan Kungang Airport". Kungang (昆冈) is derived from the phrase "jade comes from Kungang" (玉出昆冈) in the Thousand Character Classic (千字文).[12]

On April 8, 2024, with the smooth landing of China Southern Airlines flight CZ695X on the south runway, Hotan Kungang Airport in Xinjiang officially entered the era of dual-runway operation, becoming the first airport in Xinjiang to use a dual-runway system. The newly added south runway is 3,800 meters long and 50 meters wide, located 1,310 meters from the north runway, and has a 4D flight zone rating, greatly enhancing the airport's comprehensive support capabilities. As Xinjiang's first dual-runway airport, this move elevates the airport's status as an aviation hub both within and outside Xinjiang.[13][14]

Facilities

Map including Hotan Airport (labeled as HO-TIEN) and surrounding region (USATC, 1971)

The airport is at an elevation of 4,672 feet (1,424 m) above mean sea level. It has two runways designated 11/29N and 11/29S with a concrete surface measuring 3,200 by 50 metres (10,499 ft × 164 ft) and 3,800 by 50 metres (12,467 ft × 164 ft) respectively.[13][14] The People's Liberation Army has aircraft stationed here and uses the facility to test its next generation fighters.[3][5]

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Air China Beijing–Capital,[15] Chengdu–Tianfu,[16] Ürümqi
Chengdu Airlines Aksu,[17] Fuzhou,[17] Hami,[17] Kashgar,[18] Ruoqiang,[19] Shihezi,[17] Tacheng,[20] Turpan,[19] Wuhan,[17] Yining[21]
China Eastern Airlines Hefei,[22] Xi'an[23]
China Express Airlines Aksu,[19] Aral,[24] Kashgar,[25] Korla, Kuqa,[26] Qiemo,[19] Shache,[25] Yining[27]
China Southern Airlines Chengdu–Tianfu,[28] Kashgar, Korla,[29] Tianjin,[30] Ürümqi, Xi'an,[29] Zhengzhou
Hainan Airlines Guangzhou,[31] Ürümqi[31]
Qingdao Airlines Changsha,[32] Lanzhou[32]
Shanghai Airlines Ürümqi
Tianjin Airlines Tianjin,[33] Ürümqi
Urumqi Air Lanzhou,[34] Ürümqi, Zhengzhou[35]
West Air Chongqing[36]

See also

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