AirportsAltay Xuedu Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Altay, in Xinjiang Autonomous Region, China. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is AAT.
Key facts
- IATA code
- AAT
- ICAO code
- ZWAT
- City
- Altay
- State or region
- Xinjiang Autonomous Region
- Country
- China
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 47.7499° N, 88.0858° E
- Elevation
- 750 m (2,460 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,200 m (7,218 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, AAT means Altay Xuedu Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: ZWAT. ICAO codes that begin with Z belong to China, Mongolia and North Korea. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 47.7499° N, 88.0858° E. It stands 750 metres (2,460 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Asia/Urumqi, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Altay Xuedu Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,200 metres (7,218 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft. Among the 256 airports of China on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 244.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/30 | 2,200 m 7,218 ft | not listed | Concrete | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Burqin Kanas AirportBurqin | KJI | 97 km |
| Fuyun Koktokay AirportFuyun | FYN | 150 km |
| Ölgii Mongolei International AirportÖlgii, Mongolia | ULG | 194 km |
| Zaysan AirportZaysan, Kazakhstan | SZI | 241 km |
| Khovd AirportKhovd, Mongolia | HVD | 265 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 2,335 km | 3 h 20 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 3,471 km | 4 h 40 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 3,799 km | 5 h 05 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 5,989 km | 7 h 45 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 10,025 km | 12 h 35 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 10,556 km | 13 h 15 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 5,382 km | 7 h 00 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 4,414 km | 5 h 50 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 11,037 km | 13 h 50 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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