AirportsKuqa Qiuci Airport is a small airport serving Kuqa, in Xinjiang Autonomous Region, China. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is KCA.
Key facts
- IATA code
- KCA
- ICAO code
- ZWKC
- City
- Kuqa
- State or region
- Xinjiang Autonomous Region
- Country
- China
- Kind
- Small airport
- Coordinates
- 41.6779° N, 82.8729° E
- Elevation
- 1,074 m (3,524 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,600 m (8,530 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, KCA means Kuqa Qiuci Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: ZWKC. 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 41.6779° N, 82.8729° E. It stands 1,074 metres (3,524 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
Kuqa Qiuci Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,600 metres (8,530 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 157.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/26 | 2,600 m 8,530 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Hejing Bayinbuluke AirportHejing | HJB | 171 km |
| Aral Tarim AirportAral | ACF | 193 km |
| Xinyuan Nalati AirportXinyuan | NLT | 199 km |
| Zhaosu Tianma AirportZhaosu | ZFL | 207 km |
| Aksu Hongqipo AirportAksu (Onsu) | AKU | 220 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 1,550 km | 2 h 20 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 2,684 km | 3 h 45 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 3,115 km | 4 h 15 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 6,111 km | 7 h 50 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 10,564 km | 13 h 15 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 11,330 km | 14 h 10 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 4,958 km | 6 h 30 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 4,902 km | 6 h 25 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 10,917 km | 13 h 40 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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