AirportsRuoqiang Loulan Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Ruoqiang Town, in Xinjiang Autonomous Region, China. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is RQA.
Key facts
- IATA code
- RQA
- ICAO code
- ZWRQ
- City
- Ruoqiang Town
- State or region
- Xinjiang Autonomous Region
- Country
- China
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 38.9747° N, 88.0083° E
- Elevation
- 889 m (2,916 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,800 m (9,186 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, RQA means Ruoqiang Loulan Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: ZWRQ. 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 38.9747° N, 88.0083° E. It stands 889 metres (2,916 feet) above sea level. The nearest town in our data is Mangnai Zhen, about 198 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone Asia/Shanghai, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Ruoqiang Loulan Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,800 metres (9,186 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 116.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/22 | 2,800 m 9,186 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Qiemo Yudu AirportQiemo | IQM | 236 km |
| Huatugou AirportMengnai | HTT | 261 km |
| Korla Licheng AirportKorla | KRL | 334 km |
| Turpan Jiaohe AirportTurpan | TLQ | 460 km |
| Kuqa Qiuci AirportKuqa | KCA | 529 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 1,534 km | 2 h 20 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 2,648 km | 3 h 40 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 3,407 km | 4 h 35 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 6,635 km | 8 h 30 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 10,971 km | 13 h 45 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 11,463 km | 14 h 20 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 4,488 km | 5 h 55 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 4,536 km | 6 h 00 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 10,391 km | 13 h 00 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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