AirportsAksu Hongqipo Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Aksu (Onsu), in Xinjiang Autonomous Region, China. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is AKU.
Key facts
- IATA code
- AKU
- ICAO code
- ZWAK
- City
- Aksu (Onsu)
- State or region
- Xinjiang Autonomous Region
- Country
- China
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 41.2625° N, 80.2917° E
- Elevation
- 1,163 m (3,816 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,400 m (7,874 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, AKU means Aksu Hongqipo Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: ZWAK. 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 41.2625° N, 80.2917° E. It stands 1,163 metres (3,816 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
Aksu Hongqipo Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,400 metres (7,874 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 256 airports of China on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 210.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/27 | 2,400 m 7,874 ft | not listed | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Aral Tarim AirportAral | ACF | 123 km |
| Tumxuk Tangwangcheng AirportTumxuk | TWC | 177 km |
| Karakol International AirportKarakol, Kyrgyzstan | IKG | 209 km |
| Zhaosu Tianma AirportZhaosu | ZFL | 217 km |
| Kuqa Qiuci AirportKuqa | KCA | 220 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 1,442 km | 2 h 15 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 2,564 km | 3 h 35 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 2,904 km | 4 h 00 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 5,978 km | 7 h 40 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 10,540 km | 13 h 10 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 11,437 km | 14 h 15 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 5,035 km | 6 h 35 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 5,122 km | 6 h 40 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 11,058 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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