Airports / China / TLQ
Turpan Jiaohe Airport
ZWTL / TLQTurpan, ChinaELEV 934 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
51 nm
To the nearest alternate
Shanshan Airport (SXJ).
Overview
Turpan Jiaohe Airport (ZWTL / TLQ) sits in Turpan, China, where it functions as a mid-sized airport. Field elevation is 934 feet above sea level. Scheduled carriers operate here, and the field also sees regular private and charter activity.
While no charter operators list TLQ as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Shanshan Airport (SXJ, 51 nm), Ürümqi South Air Base (CN-0132, 73 nm), and Ürümqi Tianshan International Airport (URC, 88 nm).
Trip costs from TLQ are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from TLQ to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
ZWTL
IATA
TLQ
FAA / Local
ZWTL
Elevation
934 ft
Coordinates
43.0308° N · 89.0987° 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 934 ft, TLQ sits lower than 51% 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.
- 51nmSXJShanshan AirportShanshan
- 73nmCN-0132Ürümqi South Air BaseÜrümqi
- 88nmURCÜrümqi Tianshan International AirportÜrümqi
- 99nmCN-0133Malan Air BaseHoxud, Bayingolin
- 104nmCN-0135Ürümqi Changji Air BaseAshilixiang
- 156nmKRLKorla Licheng AirportKorla
Location
Open the full mapZWTL · Turpan Jiaohe Airport · Turpan, China