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Gateway to southern Xinjiang's ancient Silk Road city.
Location
Shache, China
Shache Airport (IATA: QSZ, ICAO: ZWSC) is a domestic civil airport serving Shache County (also known as Yarkant) in the Kashgar Prefecture of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China. It provides air connectivity for a historically significant city along the ancient Silk Road trade routes.
The airport operates domestic routes primarily connecting Shache to major Chinese cities, helping to improve accessibility to this remote region of western China. Air travel is particularly important here given the long road distances to other urban centers.
Shache is administered under the civil aviation framework of China and serves a predominantly local population along with visitors to the region's cultural and historical sites.
Terminals
The airport operates a single terminal building designed to handle domestic passenger traffic.
Getting to & from
Ground transport between the airport and Shache city center is available via road, primarily by taxi or local shuttle services.
Airlines here
China Southern Airlines is among the carriers that have operated routes serving Shache Airport.
Notable facts
- ›Shache (Yarkant) is historically significant as a major stop on the ancient Silk Road.
- ›The airport serves Kashgar Prefecture in the far west of China, near the borders with Central Asia.
- ›Elevation at the airport is relatively high due to its location on the Tarim Basin edge.
- ›The airport primarily handles domestic routes within China.
- ›Shache County has a predominantly Uyghur population and rich cultural heritage.
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