Burqin Kanas Airport 布尔津喀纳斯机场 بۋىرشىن قاناس اۋەجايى بۇرچىن قاناس ئايرودرومى | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Location | Burqin, Xinjiang, China | ||||||||||
| Opened | 15 August 2007 | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,188 m / 3,898 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 48°13′16″N86°59′53″E / 48.22111°N 86.99806°E | ||||||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 布尔津喀纳斯机场 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 布爾津喀納斯機場 | ||||||
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Bu'erjin Kanasi Airport (Burqin Kanas Airport) ( IATA :KJI, ICAO :ZWKN) is an airport that serves Burqin County and the nearby tourist destination Kanas Lake in Xinjiang,China. [1] It is located 50 kilometers south of the lake in Burqin County. The airport was constructed in 2006 and opened on 15 August 2007. [2] Until 2019,the airport was only open for flights in the summer. [3]
In September 2020,Urumqi Air started flying to Kanas Airport using a Boeing 737-800 with a Kanas lake themed livery and interior. [4] [5]
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Chengdu Airlines | Fuyun [6] |
| China Express Airlines | Kashgar, [7] Zhaosu [8] |
| China Southern Airlines | Ürümqi |