Shache Yarkant Airport

Shache Ye'erqiang Airport is an airport that serves Yarkant County in Kashgar Prefecture of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in northwestern China. It is located near Zerepshat/Zirefuxiati Village. The airport received approval from the State Council of China and the Central Military Commission in January 2014. The estimated cost of construction was 541 million yuan. Shache Airport opened on 1 August 2017 as the 19th airport in Xinjiang.

Facilities

Carnoc reported in 2014 that the airport would have a 3,000-meter runway, a 3,000-square-meter terminal building, and four aircraft parking places. It is projected to handle 200,000 passengers and 830 tons of cargo annually by 2020.