AirportsShache Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Shache, in Xinjiang Autonomous Region, China. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is QSZ.
Key facts
- IATA code
- QSZ
- ICAO code
- ZWSC
- City
- Shache
- State or region
- Xinjiang Autonomous Region
- Country
- China
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 38.2454° N, 77.0561° E
- Elevation
- 1,290 m (4,232 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 3,000 m (9,842 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, QSZ means Shache Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: ZWSC. 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 38.2454° N, 77.0561° E. It stands 1,290 metres (4,232 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
Shache Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 3,000 metres (9,842 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 93.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15/33 | 3,000 m 9,842 ft | 45 m | not listed | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Tashikuergan Hongqilafu AirportTashikuergan | HQL | 168 km |
| Kashgar Laining International AirportKashgar | KHG | 170 km |
| Tumxuk Tangwangcheng AirportTumxuk | TWC | 262 km |
| Hotan AirportHotan | HTN | 281 km |
| Skardu International AirportSkardu, Pakistan | KDU | 350 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 1,077 km | 1 h 50 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 2,168 km | 3 h 05 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 2,498 km | 3 h 30 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 5,987 km | 7 h 45 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 10,756 km | 13 h 30 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 11,831 km | 14 h 45 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 4,936 km | 6 h 25 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 5,477 km | 7 h 05 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 11,079 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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