Airports / China / BPL
Bole Alashankou Airport
ZWBL / BPLBole, ChinaELEV 1,253 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
70 nm
To the nearest alternate
Ili Yining International Airport (YIN).
Overview
Bole Alashankou Airport, listed as ZWBL / BPL, is a mid-sized airport in Bole, China. The airport sits 1,253 feet above sea level. Alongside scheduled airline service, the airport handles a steady flow of private and charter traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into BPL for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Ili Yining International Airport (YIN, 70 nm), Xinyuan Nalati Airport (NLT, 99 nm), and Taldykorgan Airport (TDK, 164 nm).
Charter pricing from BPL depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Bole.
Field capability
ICAO
ZWBL
IATA
BPL
FAA / Local
ZWBL
Elevation
1,253 ft
Coordinates
44.8955° N · 82.3001° E
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Medium
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs China fields
state range 6–14,472 ft
At 1,253 ft, BPL sits higher than 52% of the 227 China fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 70nmYINIli Yining International AirportIli (Yining / Ghulja)
- 99nmNLTXinyuan Nalati AirportXinyuan
- 164nmTDKTaldykorgan AirportTaldykorgan
- 197nmUASAAyaguz AirportAyaguz
- 213nmCN-0135Ürümqi Changji Air BaseAshilixiang
- 222nmIKGKarakol International AirportKarakol
Location
Open the full mapZWBL · Bole Alashankou Airport · Bole, China