Xining Caojiapu International Airport

Xining Caojiapu International Airport

西宁曹家堡国际机场
The airport terminal
Summary
OperatorChina West Airport Group
ServesXining and Haidong
Qinghai
LocationHuzhu County, Qinghai
Opened27 December 1991 (1991-12-27)
Elevation AMSL2,170 m / 7,119 ft
Coordinates36°31′39″N 102°02′34″E / 36.52750°N 102.04278°E / 36.52750; 102.04278
Websiteqhaport.cwag.com
Map
XNN/ZLXN
Location in Qinghai
XNN/ZLXN
Location in China
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
11/29 3,800 12,467 Asphalt
Statistics (2023 )
Passengers7,022,325
Aircraft movements62,255
Cargo (metric tonnes)31,385.5
Xining Caojiapu International Airport
Simplified Chinese西宁曹家堡国际机场
Traditional Chinese西寧曹家堡國際機場
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinXīníng Cáojiāpǔ Guójì Jīchǎng

Xining Caojiapu International Airport (IATA: XNN, ICAO: ZLXN), is an airport serving Xining, the capital of Qinghai Province, China. It is located in Huzhu County, Haidong, on the Tibetan Plateau about 30 kilometres (19 mi) east of downtown Xining. The airport began operation in 1991. In October 2011, a new 3,800-meter runway entered service. The older runway now serves as a taxiway.