Hejing Bayinbuluke Airport guide

Hejing Bayinbuluke Airport (ICAO: ZWHJ) sits in the Tianshan mountains of Hejing County, Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang. It lies southwest of Bayinbuluke Town and serves the Bayanbulak grassland area.

The runway threshold stands at 2,506.85 metres above sea level, which makes this the second high-altitude airport in Xinjiang. The Civil Aviation Administration of China classes any airport above 2,438 metres as high-altitude. The airfield covers 174.7 hectares and has a 4C flight area grade. A single 3,000-metre runway, designated 06/24, handles flights. The airport is designed for 250,000 passengers and 500 tonnes of cargo and mail a year.

The airport opened on 20 August 2024 and was the 27th civil airport in Xinjiang. Early service ran to Korla, with routes to Beijing and Shanghai planned. On 23 June 2026 Chengdu Airlines opened a Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday service on a COMAC C909 jet from Urumqi through Hejing to Kashgar.