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Urumqi Airport profile
Last updated: 5 November 2013
General data
Urumqi Airport
Country: China
IATA code:URC
ICAO code: ZWWW
Elevation: 2125 feet / 648 m
Airport history:  
Urumqi Airport
Tihwa AirportTihwa was later renamed Urumqi

Aircraft accidents at or near Urumqi Airport (URC)
date type registration operator fat. location   pic cat
03-JUN-2009MD-11F B-2175 China Cargo Airlines 0 Urumqi Airpo... A2
18-MAY-2004Ilyushin Il-76TD 4K-AZ27 Silk Way, op.for Azal Cargo 7 near Urumqi Airpo... A1
13-NOV-1993DC-9-82 (MD-82) B-2141 China Northern 12 near Urumqi Airpo...   A1
15-DEC-1971Boeing 707-340C AP-AVZ PIA 0 Urumqi Airpo...   A1

Aircraft that departed Urumqi Airport

6 occurrences in the ASN safety database

date type registration operator fat. location   pic cat
07-MAR-2008Boeing 757-200   China Southern 0 Lanzhou Airp...   H2
07-NOV-2005Dornier 328JET-310 B-3971 Hainan Airlines 0 Korla Airpor...   A2
18-MAY-2004Ilyushin Il-76TD 4K-AZ27 Silk Way, op.for Azal Cargo 7 near Urumqi Airpo... A1
30-NOV-1995Boeing 707-323C 4K-401 Azerbaijan Airlines 2 near Baku Airport... A1
09-JUN-1943Douglas DC-3-196A URSS-N Hamiata 32 near Yanchi   A1
06-JUN-1943Douglas DC-3-196A URSS-N Hamiata between Tihw...   A1

Aircraft with destination Urumqi Airport
date type registration operator fat. location   pic cat
29-JUN-2012Embraer ERJ-190 B-3171 Tianjin Airlines 2 Hotan Airpor... H2
03-JUN-2009MD-11F B-2175 China Cargo Airlines 0 Urumqi Airpo... A2
13-NOV-1993DC-9-82 (MD-82) B-2141 China Northern 12 near Urumqi Airpo...   A1
15-DEC-1971Boeing 707-340C AP-AVZ PIA 0 Urumqi Airpo...   A1