Ili Yining International Airport

Ili Yining International Airport is a medium airport serving Ili (Yining / Ghulja), China. Its IATA code is YIN. Its ICAO code is ZWYN. It has 1 runway, longest 7,874 ft.

IATA YINICAO ZWYN1 runway, longest 7,874 ftChinaMedium airport

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Airport facts

Location	Ili (Yining / Ghulja), China
IATA code	YIN
ICAO code	ZWYN
Type	Medium airport
Runways	1 runway, longest 7,874 ft
Scheduled service	Yes
Coordinates	43.9558° N, 81.3303° E

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History

Construction of the original Yining Airport began in 1936, and over the decades it has used several names, including Yili Air Station (伊犁航空站), Civil Aviation Yining Station (民用航空伊宁站), CAAC Ürümqi Administration Yining Airport (民航乌鲁木齐管理局伊宁机场), Xinjiang Airport Group Yining Airport (新疆机场集团有限责任公司伊宁机场) and Xinjiang Airport Group Yining (Nalati) Airport. In 2009, Yining Airport (伊宁机场) and Nalati Airport (那拉提机场) were placed under unified or joint operation under the Xinjiang Airport Group. On June 6, 2024, the Civil Aviation Administration of China approved its renaming to Ili Yining International Airport (Kazakh: ىلە قۇلجا حالىقارالىق اۋەجايى / Іле Құлжа Халықаралық Әуежайы; Simplified Chinese: 伊犁伊宁国际机场).

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