Xinjiang has established the most widely covered area of the country's most vast airport network

Tianshan News (Reporter Ma Yining) The reporter learned from Xinjiang Airport Group: During the ten years from 2012 to 2022, it was the largest period of construction in Xinjiang Airport. Complete the construction of the last airport, and the newly -built the 7 airports of Fun Yun, Sham Che, Ruoqiang, Tumuku, Yu Tian, ​​Zhaosu, and Alar.

On September 8th, the first high -plateau airport in Xinjiang, Tashkurgan Hong Qilafu Airport completed the airport use license review, is expected to be navigable in November. Picture of Xinjiang Airport Group

Especially in 2022, it is the high yield of Xinjiang Airport. On January 28, Xinjiang's first plateau airport, Zhaosu Tianma Airport, was put into operation; on June 16, Alar Tarim Airport was officially navigable; on September 8, the first high -plateau airport in Xinjiang, Tashkurgan, red Lafu Airport completed the airport use license review and is expected to be navigable in November. After Tashkurgan Hong Qilafu Airport was put into operation, the number of airports in Xinjiang will reach 25, which will continue to rank first in provinces and regions across the country. In addition, the Second Plateau and High -Platory Airport Qitai Jiangblack Airport and Jingbukin Brook Airport started construction in March and April of this year. Balikun Airport is expected to start construction in October.

At present, Xinjiang has built the airport network with the widest coverage of the country and the largest branch airport. The density of Xinjiang Airport has increased from 1.02 per 100,000 square kilometers in 2012 to 1.5 in 2022, maintaining the number of civilian transport airports in the country. The new branch airports are all located in remote areas, and the capacity of civil aviation across Xinjiang has further improved, injecting new impetus into local economic and social development.

In the past ten years, Xinjiang Airport Group has successively completed 8 airports such as Altay, Tacheng, Hotan, Korla, Yining, Aksu, Kashgar, Turpan and other 8 airports and expanded projects and completed the operation. The throughput increases rapidly. At the same time, the Xinjiang route network is continuously weaving, and the expected goal of "internal and going in and out of Xinjiang is fast". In recent years, during the peak period, there were 56 interoperability routes in the Xinjiang branch airport, 65 direct flights from the branch airport to Xinjiang, and 14 branch airports that opened direct flights from Jiangfei, and 22 direct -flying cities outside Xinjiang.

Xinjiang Airport Group passenger throughput, cargo and postal throughput, and aircraft take -off and landing increased from 17.276 million, 143,000 tons, and 164,000 in 2012 to 37.536 million, 217,000 tons, and 332,000 times in 2019. In 2016, the passenger throughput of Urumqi Diwo Castle exceeded the 20 million mark. Kashgar, Korla, Aksu, Yining, and Hetian Airport became the "Million" branch airport. Essence

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