AirportsÜrümqi Tianshan International Airport is a large airport serving Ürümqi, in Xinjiang Autonomous Region, China. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is URC.
Key facts
- IATA code
- URC
- ICAO code
- ZWWW
- City
- Ürümqi
- State or region
- Xinjiang Autonomous Region
- Country
- China
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 43.9136° N, 87.4794° E
- Elevation
- 648 m (2,125 ft)
- Runways
- 3
- Longest runway
- 3,600 m (11,811 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, URC means Ürümqi Tianshan International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: ZWWW. 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 43.9136° N, 87.4794° E. It stands 648 metres (2,125 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
Ürümqi Tianshan International Airport has 3 runways in the data. The longest is 3,600 metres (11,811 feet). A runway of this length can take the largest long-distance aircraft. Among the 256 airports of China on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 45.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/25 | 3,600 m 11,811 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 08R/26L | 3,600 m 11,811 ft | 60 m | Concrete and asphalt | Yes |
| 08L/26R | 3,200 m 10,498 ft | 60 m | Concrete and asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Shihezi Huayuan AirportShihezi | SHF | 132 km |
| Turpan Jiaohe AirportTurpan | TLQ | 163 km |
| Qitai Jiangbulake AirportQitai | JBK | 168 km |
| Karamay AirportKaramay | KRY | 264 km |
| Korla Licheng AirportKorla | KRL | 278 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 1,941 km | 2 h 50 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 3,078 km | 4 h 10 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 3,562 km | 4 h 45 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 6,231 km | 8 h 00 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 10,428 km | 13 h 05 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 10,969 km | 13 h 45 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 5,006 km | 6 h 30 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 4,492 km | 5 h 55 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 10,790 km | 13 h 30 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
Airport data: OurAirports, as downloaded on 11 November 2026. This page does not show live flights, terminals or airlines. For those, use the airport's or the airline's own site. See About and data sources.