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Urumqi Air
Urumqi Air () is a low-cost airline headquartered in Ürümqi, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, People's Republic of China. It operates scheduled passenger services. Its main hub is Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport Ürümqi, , is the capital of the Xinjiang, 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, also the ... in Ürümqi. The airline is one of the four founding members of the U-FLY Alliance. As of 2019, the airline exceeded eight million passengers and has operated an accumulated 150,000 flight hours. Destinations Fleet , Urumqi Air operates the following aircraft: References External links Official website {{Airlines of the People's Republic of China Airlines of China Airlines established in 2014 Chinese companies established in 2014 Companies based in Xinjiang HNA Group U-FLY Alliance Low-cos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport
Ürümqi, , is the capital of the Xinjiang, 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, also the second-largest in Central Asia in terms of population, right after Kabul, Afghanistan. Ürümqi has seen significant economic development since the 1990s and currently serves as a List of transport topics#Nodes, regional transport node and a cultural, political and commercial center. Etymology The name Ürümqi comes from the Mongolic languages, Mongolic Oirat language and means "beautiful pasture" (, ). It was originally the name of a small town founded by the Mongolic peoples, Mongolic, Oirat-speaking Dzungar people, Dzungars. The Qing dynasty took Ürümqi by force in 1755, during Dzungar–Qing Wars, its conquest of the Dzungar Khanate. Qing forces expanded the town into a walled city from 1763 to 1767, and upon completing the expan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hotan
Hotan (also known by other names) is a major oasis town in southwestern Xinjiang, an autonomous region in Northwestern China. The city proper of Hotan broke off from the larger Hotan County to become an administrative area in its own right in August 1984. It is the seat of Hotan Prefecture. With a population of 408,900 (2018 census), Hotan is situated in the Tarim Basin some southwest of the regional capital, Ürümqi. It lies just north of the Kunlun Mountains, which are crossed by the Sanju, Hindutash and Ilchi passes. The town, located southeast of Yarkant County and populated almost exclusively by Uyghurs, is a minor agricultural center. An important station on the southern branch of the historic Silk Road, Hotan has always depended on two strong rivers, the Karakash River and the White Jade River, to provide the water needed to survive on the southwestern edge of the vast Taklamakan Desert. The White Jade River still provides water and irrigation for the town and o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Qingdao
Qingdao, Mandarin: , (Qingdao Mandarin: t͡ɕʰiŋ˧˩ tɒ˥) is a prefecture-level city in the eastern Shandong Province of China. Located on China's Yellow Sea coast, Qingdao was long an important fortress. In 1897, the city was ceded to Germany. For the Germans Qingdao (Tsingtau) was a strategic trade center, port and base for its East Asia Squadron, allowing the German navy to project dominance in the Pacific. In 1914, following the outbreak of World War I, Japan occupied the city and the surrounding province during the Siege of Tsingtao. In 1915, China agreed to recognize Japan's special position in the territory through what became known as the Twenty-One Demands. In 1918, the Chinese government, under the control of the warlord Duan Qirui, secretly agreed to Japanese terms in exchange for a loan. Following the First World War, during the Paris Peace Conference, Japan secured agreements with the Allied powers to recognize its claim to the areas in Shandong, which in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mianyang Nanjiao Airport
Mianyang Nanjiao Airport is an airport serving the city of Mianyang in Sichuan Province, China. It is located in the southern suburbs of Mianyang (Nanjiao means "southern suburbs" in Chinese), 10 kilometers from the city center. Opened on 28 April 2001, Mianyang Nanjiao is the second largest airport in Sichuan after Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport. The airport is also used for pilot training by the Civil Aviation Flight University of China (Mianyang Flight College). In 2011 Mianyang Nanjiao Airport served 622,816 passengers, ranking 66th among China's airports. It also handled 4,491.5 tons of cargo and 207,140 aircraft movements. Facilities Mianyang Nanjiao Airport has a 2,400-meter runway (class 4D) capable of handling major aircraft including the Boeing 737. It also has a 26,000 square-meter terminal building and 11 aircraft parking aprons. The airport is designed with an annual handling capacity of 2 million passengers. Airlines and destinations Mianyang Nanj ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mianyang
Mianyang ( zh, s=绵阳, t=綿陽, w=Mien2-yang2, p=Miányáng; Sichuanese Pinyin, Sichuanese romanization: ''Mien-iang''; formerly known as Mienchow, zh, t=綿州, p=Mianzhou, links=no; Sichuanese romanization: ''Miencheo''; ) is the second largest prefecture-level city of Sichuan province in Southwestern China. It borders Nanchong City to the east, Suining City to the south, Deyang City to the southwest, Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture to the west, Gansu Province to the north, and Guangyuan City to the northeast. Located in north-central Sichuan covering an area of consisting of Jiangyou, a county-level city, five counties, and three urban districts. Its total population was 4,868,243 people at the 2020 Chinese census, of whom 2,232,865 live in its built-up (or metro) area made of three urban districts. History Mianyang, which was known as Fuxian (Fu County) in ancient times, also known as Fu County and Mianzhou， had advanced in agriculture during the Qin dynas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lianyungang Huaguoshan Airport
Lianyungang Huaguoshan International Airport is an airport serving the city of Lianyungang in East China’s Jiangsu province. Opened on 2 December 2021, it is Lianyungang's main airport, with the existing dual-use Lianyungang Baitabu Airport becoming a dedicated military air base. Huaguoshan Airport is located in Xiaoyi Town, Guanyun County, about from the city center of Lianyungang. It is named after Mount Huaguo Mount Huaguo () or Flowers and Fruit Mountain, is a major area featured in the novel ''Journey to the West'' (16th century). A number of real-world locations have been connected with the Mount Huaguo, although the eponymous mountain in Lianyunga ... (Huaguoshan), a major tourist attraction in Lianyungang. The airport have a runway that is long and wide (class 4D). It is projected to handle 2.5 million passengers and 20,000 tons of cargo after completion. The passenger movements of the Airport in 2023 were 1,447,802, making it the 87th busiest airport in Chi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lianyungang Baitabu Airport
Lianyungang Baitabu Airport is a People's Liberation Army Air Force Base in the city of Lianyungang in East China's Jiangsu province. It served as the city's civilian airport from 26 March 1985 until 2 December 2021, when all commercial flights were transferred to the newly-built Lianyungang Huaguoshan International Airport. See also *List of airports in China This is a list of public airports in the People's Republic of China grouped by Provinces of China, provincial-level division and sorted by main city or county served. It includes civil airports and certified general airports, but excludes general ... References External links Lianyungang - Baitabu (LYG / ZSLG)photos at Airliners.net {{authority control Defunct airports in China Airports in Jiangsu Airports established in 1957 Airports established in 1985 1957 establishments in China 1985 establishments in China Buildings and structures in Lianyungang Chinese Air Force bases 1985 in Lianyungang ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lianyungang
Lianyungang () is a prefecture-level city in northeastern Jiangsu province of China, province, China. It borders Yancheng to its southeast, Huai'an and Suqian to its south, Xuzhou to its southwest, and the province of Shandong to its north. Its name derives from Lian Island, the largest island in Jiangsu which lies off its coastline, and Yuntai Mountain, the highest peak in Jiangsu, a few miles from the city center, and the fact that it is a port. The name can be literally translated as the Port Connecting the Clouds. Lianyungang was home to 4.65 million inhabitants as of the 2020 census whom 1,210,767 lived in the built-up (''or metro'') area made of Haizhou and Lianyun counties. Lianyungang was known in the West as Haichow (Postal romanization), which means the City of Sea. Haichow was opened to foreign trade by the Qing imperial government in 1905. Geography Lianyungang is between 118°24' and 119°48' east longitude and 34°11' and 35°07' north latitude. Lianyungang covers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lanzhou Zhongchuan International Airport
Lanzhou Zhongchuan International Airport is an international airport serving Lanzhou, the capital of Northwest China’s Gansu province. It is located northwest of downtown Lanzhou. It was opened in 1970 and serves as a major air hub for the province of Gansu and western China. Its newest main terminal opened in 2025 accommodates 87 gates divided over 4 piers. Lanzhou Airport is a focus city for China Eastern Airlines, Spring Airlines, and Hainan Airlines. Passenger traffic at Lanzhou Airport in 2024 was over 17 million. In 2022, the airport was List of the busiest airports in China, ranked 30th busiest in China. History Lanzhou's first airport, Gongxingdun Airport, was located just from the city centre. By 1957, the Civil Aviation Administration of China decided that Gongxingun Airport's location was too restrictive for the aviation needs of Lanzhou and designated a new site near Zhongchuan town. Due to the geography of Lanzhou, this closest suitable location is from dow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lanzhou
Lanzhou is the capital and largest city of Gansu province in northwestern China. Located on the banks of the Yellow River, it is a key regional transportation hub, connecting areas further west by rail to the eastern half of the country. Historically, it has been a major link on the Northern Silk Road and it stands to become a major hub on the New Eurasian Land Bridge. The city is also a center for heavy industry and petrochemical industry. Lanzhou is the third largest city in Northwest China after Xi'an and Urumqi. Lanzhou is also an important center for scientific research and education in Northwestern China after Xi'an. The city is one of the top 60 major cities in the world by scientific research output as tracked by the Nature Index. It hosts several research institutions, including, Lanzhou University, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou University of Technology, Gansu Agricultural University, Gansu University of Chinese Medicine, and Lanzhou Jiaotong Uni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kashi Laining International Airport
Kashi Laining International Airport , formerly Kashgar Airport until August 2023, is a dual-use military-civilian airport serving Kashgar (Kashi), a city in Uyghur autonomous region of Xinjiang in the People's Republic of China. History Kashi Laining International Airport opened in October 1953. In 2006 the first international flights started. Facilities The airport resides at an elevation of above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 08/26 with a concrete surface measuring , suitable for serving aircraft such as the Boeing 747-400. The terminal has an area of and has 8 gates. Airlines and destinations Cargo See also *List of airports in the People's Republic of China *Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport, Varanasi International Airport Notes References External links * * {{authority control Airports in Xinjiang Kashgar Prefecture ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kashgar
Kashgar () or Kashi ( zh, c=喀什) is a city in the Tarim Basin region of southern Xinjiang, China. It is one of the westernmost cities of China, located near the country's border with Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. For over 2,000 years, Kashgar was a strategically important oasis on the Silk Road between China, the Middle East, and Europe. It is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world and has a population of 711,300 people (). Kashgar's urban area covers , although its administrative area extends over . At the convergence point of widely varying cultures and empires, Kashgar has been under the rule of the Chinese, Turkic, Mongol and Tibetan empires. The city has also been the site of a number of battles between various groups of people on the steppes. Now administered as a county-level city, Kashgar is the administrative centre of Kashgar Prefecture, which has an area of and a population of approximately 4 million . Kashgar was declared a Special Economic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
