Airports / China / URC
Ürümqi Tianshan International Airport
ZWWW / URCÜrümqi, ChinaELEV 2,125 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
17 nm
To the nearest alternate
Ürümqi Changji Air Base (CN-0135) — 2 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Ürümqi Tianshan International Airport, listed as ZWWW / URC, is a large commercial airport in Ürümqi, China. Field elevation is 2,125 feet above sea level. Scheduled carriers operate here, and the field also sees regular private and charter activity.
While no charter operators list URC as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Ürümqi Changji Air Base (CN-0135, 17 nm), Ürümqi South Air Base (CN-0132, 27 nm), and Turpan Jiaohe Airport (TLQ, 88 nm).
Trip costs from URC are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. You may also see the field referenced as Urumqi Diwopu Airport and Diwopu. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from URC to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
ZWWW
IATA
URC
FAA / Local
ZWWW
Elevation
2,125 ft
Coordinates
43.9136° N · 87.4794° 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
Large
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs China fields
state range 6–14,472 ft
At 2,125 ft, URC sits higher than 63% 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.
- 17nmCN-0135Ürümqi Changji Air BaseAshilixiang
- 27nmCN-0132Ürümqi South Air BaseÜrümqi
- 88nmTLQTurpan Jiaohe AirportTurpan
- 105nmCN-0133Malan Air BaseHoxud, Bayingolin
- 135nmSXJShanshan AirportShanshan
- 150nmKRLKorla Licheng AirportKorla
Location
Open the full mapZWWW · Ürümqi Tianshan International Airport · Ürümqi, China