# Kashgar Laining International Airport (KHG)

> Kashgar, CN · IATA: KHG · ICAO: ZWSH · Medium Airport · Cargo Hub

## Quick Facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| IATA | `KHG` |
| ICAO | `ZWSH` |
| City | Kashgar |
| Country | CN |
| Type | Medium Airport |
| Elevation | 1380 m |
| Cargo | ✅ |
| GPS | 39.54290, 76.02000 |

## Description

Cargo and mail throughput at Kashgar Laining International Airport (IATA: KHG) jumped 86.6 percent to 16,071 tonnes in 2023, and the facility is engineered for 60,000 tonnes a year. China's westernmost major airport gained international status and now operates direct corridors into Central and South Asia, including an ARJ21 freighter link to Khujand, Tajikistan, with a ten-tonne payload. The Kashgar Special Economic Zone, established in 2010, provides bonded warehousing and streamlined customs clearance for re-export traffic. On the ground, the China–Pakistan corridor via the Karakoram Highway and the China–Kyrgyzstan–Uzbekistan trucking route both converge on Kashgar, letting forwarders combine air and road legs. Agricultural exports and cross-border e-commerce drive the current growth. For shipments beyond KHG's network, Ürümqi (URC) remains the principal long-haul cargo connection in Xinjiang.

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