Bole Alashankou Airport

Bole Alashankou Airport
博乐阿拉山口机场
Summary
Airport typePublic
ServesBole/Alashankou/Shuanghe, Xinjiang, China
Opened10 July 2010 (2010-07-10)
Elevation AMSL382 m (1,253 ft)
Coordinates44°53′42″N 82°17′59″E / 44.89500°N 82.29972°E / 44.89500; 82.29972
Map
BPL is located in Xinjiang
BPL
BPL
Location of airport in Xinjiang
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
10/28 2,600 8,530
Statistics (2025 [1])
Passengers568,887
Aircraft movements55,114
Cargo (metric tons)428.1
Bole Alashankou Airport
Simplified Chinese博乐阿拉山口机场
Traditional Chinese博樂阿拉山口機場
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinBólè Ālāshānkǒu Jīchǎng

Bole Alashankou Airport (IATA: BPL, ICAO: ZWBL) is an airport serving the cities of Bole and Alashankou in Bortala Mongol Autonomous Prefecture and Shuanghe in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China. It is located 18 kilometers east of Bole, 50 kilometers south of the Alashankou border crossing with Kazakhstan, and 10 kilometers north of Shuanghe. Construction started in July 2009 with an investment of 320 million yuan, and the airport was opened on 10 July 2010.[2][3]

History

Bole Alashankou Airport is a civil airport located 18 kilometers east of Bole City and 57 kilometers from Alashankou. The airport covers an area of 2,550 mu (approximately 163 hectares). Construction began on July 21, 2009, with an estimated investment of 326.13 million yuan. It was completed and passed final acceptance in June 2010. The test flight was successful on July 2 and opened to traffic on July 10, 2010.[4][5]

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Chengdu Airlines Aksu,[6] Altay,[6] Kashgar,[6] Shache,[6] Turpan,[7] Yining[6]
China Express Airlines Aksu,[8] Aral,[9] Kashgar, Korla, Tacheng[10]
China Southern Airlines Ürümqi, Wuhan
Sichuan Airlines Chengdu–Tianfu[11]
Tianjin Airlines Ürümqi
Urumqi Air Lanzhou,[11] Zhengzhou[11]

See also

References

  1. ↑ 中国民航局 (2026-02-26). "2025年全国民用运输机场生产统计公报". 中国民航局. Retrieved 2026-04-21.
  2. ↑ 天路铸就梦圆蓝天 博乐阿拉山口机场建设纪略
  3. ↑ 新疆博乐阿拉山口机场正式通航
  4. ↑ "博乐阿拉山口机场地址_地图_博乐阿拉山口机场在哪里_途牛移动站". m.tuniu.com. Retrieved 2026-04-24.
  5. ↑ "博乐阿拉山口机场,博乐阿拉山口机场信息查询-春秋航空网". flights.ch.com. Retrieved 2026-04-24.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 "‌新航季 | 成都航空冬春航季即将开启". Retrieved 24 November 2025.
  7. ↑ "冬春航季今启航 | 成都航空32条新航线陆续首航,150元新疆区域"无限飞"!". Retrieved 30 November 2023.
  8. ↑ "寻龙五千年,华夏航空2024夏秋航季全新启航". Retrieved 6 June 2024.
  9. ↑ "‌华夏航空2025冬春换季,冬韵启航!". Retrieved 13 October 2025.
  10. ↑ "‌航班换季啦!2025年夏秋航季塔城机场航班时刻表请查收~". Retrieved 1 September 2025.
  11. 1 2 3 "‌3月30日,新疆机场集团伊宁、博乐、那拉提、昭苏机场将迎来航班换季". Retrieved 1 September 2025.