URCZWWW

Ürümqi Tianshan International Airport

Ürümqi, China · Asia

Asia Asia/Shanghai IVCA 48.2

122direct destinations

37airlines

3runways

3,600 mLongest runway

Ürümqi Tianshan International Airport (IATA: URC, ICAO: ZWWW) is an international airport serving Ürümqi, the capital of Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. It is located in the Diwopu township of Xinshi district, 16 km (9.9 mi) northwest of downtown Ürümqi. As a hub for China Southern Airlines and as a focus city for Hainan Airlines, the airport handled 29,179,737 passengers in 2025, making it the 18th busiest airport in China by passenger traffic.. Among all five autonomous region in China, Ürümqi Tianshan International Airport is the only airport is classified 4F-class.

Location

43.914°N, 87.479°E · 648 m s. n. m. (2.125 ft)

General data

CountryChina

CityÜrümqi

IATA codeURC

ICAO codeZWWW

Coordinates43.914°N, 87.479°E

Elevation648 m s. n. m. (2.125 ft)

Time zoneAsia/Shanghai

Runways3

Longest runway3,600 m

Direct destinations122

Its quality in the IVCA Ranking

Runways · 3

07/25

Length3,600 m11,811 ft

Width45 m148 ft

SurfaceAsphalt

Lighted✓

08R/26L

Length3,600 m11,811 ft

Width60 m197 ft

SurfaceAsphalt

Lighted✓

08L/26R

Length3,200 m10,499 ft

Width60 m197 ft

SurfaceAsphalt

Lighted✓

Lengths and surfaces from the public OurAirports register; open runways only.

Radio frequencies · 3

Tower

118.100

Ground

121.650

ATIS (automatic information)

126.700

Look for a live feed on LiveATC External site; not every airport has a feed.

Reference frequencies for enthusiasts, from OurAirports (community database, public domain), checked on Oct 16, 2026. They may be outdated or incomplete and do not replace the AIP or current charts: not for navigation. In Europe the published frequency may be an 8.33 kHz channel (e.g., 118.505 for 118.500). In MHz.

Airlines operating here · 37

Airlines using it as a main base (hub)

Tianjin Airlines Urumqi Air

Other airlines with direct routes

Airlines with current passenger routes from here, according to Wikipedia route tables cross-checked from both ends (October 2026).

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Harvard

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BibTeX

@misc{vuelopedia_en_airport_urc,
  author       = {{Vuelopedia}},
  title        = {{Ürümqi Tianshan International Airport (URC)}},
  publisher    = {Fundación Poderia},
  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-10-15},
  url          = {https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/URC},
  howpublished = {\url{https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/URC}},
  urldate      = {2026-10-16},
  note         = {Accessed 2026-10-16}
}

Wikipedia

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