Ürümqi is the capital of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in Northwestern China. With a census population of 4 million in 2020,Ürümqi is the second-largest city in China's northwestern interior after Xi'an,as well as the largest in Central Asia in terms of population. Ürümqi has seen significant economic development since the 1990s and currently serves as a regional transport node and a cultural,political and commercial center.
Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport is an international airport serving Ürümqi,the capital of Northwest China‘s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. It is located in the Diwopu township of Xinshi district,16 km (9.9 mi) northwest of downtown Ürümqi. As a hub for China Southern Airlines and as a focus city for Hainan Airlines,the airport handled 23,027,788 passengers in 2018,making it the 19th busiest airport in China by passenger traffic.
Hejing County is located in the central-southern part of the Tian Shan mountains of Xinjiang,in the north-west of Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture. The northernmost county-level division of Bayingolin,it borders Ürümqi City to the north,from which it is 190 km (120 mi) as the crow flies,and Korla City to the south,which is 80 km (50 mi) away. It borders 15 cities and counties and is the most bordered county in the world.
Xinshi District is one of 7 urban districts of the prefecture-level city of Ürümqi,the capital of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region,Northwest China.
Qiemo Airport was an airport serving Qiemo Town in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region,China. After passenger service to the airport ended in 2011,a 2012 CAAC report stated that Qiemo Airport had been closed. It was replaced by Qiemo Yudu Airport in December 2016,where Qiemo Town regained commercial air service.
Tacheng Qianquan Airport is an airport serving Tacheng,a city in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region,China.
China National Highway 216 (G216) is a highway in Xinjiang and Tibet,China. With the 2013 National Highway Network Plan,the route was extended north to Hongzhanzui in Fuhai County on the border with Mongolia,and extended south to the boundary with Nepal in Gyirong County. Originally it ran in the general southern direction from Altay City,Xinjiang to Baluntai,where it joins China National Highway 218. It was originally 857 kilometres in length. After landslides blocked Zhangmu port of entry,for a while,G216 was the only road link between Nepal and Tibet.
Baluntai is a town in north-central Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of Northwest China. It is located in the mountainous area 60 kilometres (37 mi) north of Hejing Town (和静镇),the seat of Hejing County,which administers it. It borders Ke'erguti Township (克尔古提乡) on the east,Bayinbulak on the west,and Ürümqi Prefecture on the north.
The Southern Xinjiang railway or Nanjiang railway,is a railway between Turpan and Kashgar in Xinjiang,China. The railway is 1,446 km (899 mi) in length and runs along the southern slope of the Tian Shan mountain range,connecting all major cities and towns of the Northern Tarim Basin,including Turpan,Hejing,Yanqi,Korla,Luntai (Bügür),Kuqa,Toksu (Xinhe),Aksu,Maralbexi (Bachu),Artux,and Kashgar.
Xinyuan Nalati Airport is an airport that mainly serves tourists to the Nalati scenic area in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region,China. The airport is 58 kilometers from Nalati and 12 kilometers from Xinyuan County in Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture. The airport was opened in 2005.
Shache Ye'erqiang Airport is an airport that serves Yarkant County (Shache) in Kashgar Prefecture of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in northwestern China. It is located near Zerepshat/Zirefuxiati Village. The airport received approval from the State Council of China and the Central Military Commission in January 2014. The estimated cost of construction was 541 million yuan. Shache Airport opened on 1 August 2017 as the 19th airport in Xinjiang.
Tumushuke(Tumxuk) Tangwangcheng Airport 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.
Ruoqiang Loulan Airport is an airport serving Ruoqiang County in Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture,Xinjiang,China. It received approval from the State Council of China and the Central Military Commission in March 2014. The airport is located in Xitatirang Village (西塔提让村),west of the county seat Ruoqiang Town. Construction began in November 2015,with an investment of 546 million yuan. The airport was opened on 29 March 2018,and became the 20th airport in Xinjiang.
Qiemo Yudu Airport is an airport that serves Qiemo Town in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region,China. Located roughly 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) northwest of the town,the airport has a 4,500-square-metre (48,000 sq ft) terminal and a runway that measures 2,800 metres (9,200 ft). It replaced another airport serving the town,which has a shorter runway,on 19 December 2016. China Southern Airlines offers flights to Ürümqi via Korla.
Yutian Wanfang Airport is an airport serving the city in Yutian County,Hotan Prefecture,Xinjiang,China. The construction budget is CN¥710 million.
Zhaosu Tianma Airport is an airport in Zhaosu County,Ili Prefecture,Xinjiang,China. The construction budget is CN¥636.23 million. Construction for the 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) airport road began in 2017.
Tashkurgan Khunjerab Airport is an airport in Tashkurgan Tajik Autonomous County,Kashgar Prefecture,Xinjiang,China. It opened on 23 December 2022. At an elevation of 3,200 m,it is Xinjiang's first high plateau airport.
Ba Dai was a Chinese politician of Mongolian ethnicity who served as chairman of the Xinjiang Regional Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference between 1988 and 1993.
