Bole Alashankou Airport

Bole Alashankou Airport (Chinese: 博乐阿拉山口机场) (IATA: BPL, ICAO: ZWBL) is an airport serving the cities of Bole and Alashankou in Bortala Mongol Autonomous Prefecture and Shuanghe in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China. It is located 18 kilometers east of Bole, 50 kilometers south of the Alashankou border crossing with Kazakhstan, and 10 kilometers north of Shuanghe. Construction started in July 2009 with an investment of 320 million yuan, and the airport was opened on 10 July 2010.[1][2]

Bole Alashankou Airport

博乐阿拉山口机场

Bólè Ālāshānkǒu Jīchǎng
Summary
Airport typePublic
ServesBole, Alashankou and Shuanghe
Elevation AMSL382 m / 1,253 ft
Coordinates44°53′42″N 82°17′59″E
Map
BPL
Location of airport in Xinjiang
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
10/28 2,600 8,530

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
China Eastern Airlines Xi'an
China Express Airlines Karamay, Kashgar, Korla, Tacheng[3]
China Southern Airlines Urumqi, Wuhan
Joy Air Kanas,[4] Karamay
Tianjin Airlines Urumqi

See also

References

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