Tashkurgan Airport
Tashkurgan Airport (Chinese: 塔什库尔干机场) is an under construction airport in Xinjiang scheduled to be operational in mid-2022. At an elevation of 3,200 m, it is Xinjiang's first high plateau airport.[1][2]
Tashkurgan Airport 塔什库尔干机场 Tǎshíkù'ěrgān Jīchǎng | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Military/Public | ||||||||||
| Serves | Tashkurgan, Kashgar Prefecture, China | ||||||||||
| Location | Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County, Xinjiang | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 3,200 m / 10,499 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37.66271°N 75.29227°E | ||||||||||
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Construction started on 26 April 2020 with an expected investment of CN¥1.63 billion or US$251 million.[1] The airport has been designed to handle 400 tons and 160,000 passengers annually.[3][4]
The airport is seen to be part of a larger effort to develop the region commercially and to support the land route, a part of the China–Pakistan Economic Corridor, and the larger Belt and Road Initiative.[5][6][4] It is also seen as a larger part of China's border infrastructure improvement and its 14th Five Year Plan.[7][8]
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