Tashkurgan Khunjerab Airport

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Tashkurgan Khunjerab Airport

塔什库尔干红其拉甫机场
Summary
Airport typePublic / military
Serves Tashkurgan
Location Tashkurgan Tajik Autonomous County, Kashgar Prefecture, Xinjiang, China
Opened23 December 2022;21 months ago (2022-12-23)
Elevation  AMSL 3,200 m / 10,499 ft
Coordinates 37°39′46″N75°17′32″E / 37.66271°N 75.29227°E / 37.66271; 75.29227
Map
China Xinjiang adm location map.svg
Airplane silhouette.svg
HQL
Location of airport in Xinjiang
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
mft
15/333,80012,467

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    Tashkurgan Khunjerab Airport
    Simplified Chinese 塔什库尔干红其拉甫机场
    Traditional Chinese 塔什庫爾幹紅其拉甫機場
    Transcriptions
    Standard Mandarin
    Hanyu Pinyin Tǎshíkù'ěrgàn Hóngqílāfǔ Jīchǎng