Kuqa Airport
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Kuqa Qiuci Airport is an airport serving Kuqa County in Xinjiang Autonomous Region, China
. It is located 38 kilometers from the county seat. The airport was first built in 1939, but ceased operation in 1998. In 2009 it was moved and rebuilt at its current location with an investment of 333 million yuan, and was reopened in 2011 under the new name Kuqa Qiuci Airport, after the ancient kingdom based in Kuqa.
of 1074 metres (3,524 ft) above mean sea level. It has one runway which measures 2600 metres (8,530 ft).
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. It is located 38 kilometers from the county seat. The airport was first built in 1939, but ceased operation in 1998. In 2009 it was moved and rebuilt at its current location with an investment of 333 million yuan, and was reopened in 2011 under the new name Kuqa Qiuci Airport, after the ancient kingdom based in Kuqa.
Facilities
The airport is situated at an elevationElevation
The elevation of a geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point, most commonly a reference geoid, a mathematical model of the Earth's sea level as an equipotential gravitational surface ....
of 1074 metres (3,524 ft) above mean sea level. It has one runway which measures 2600 metres (8,530 ft).