Updated:
January 13, 2026
China
Asia
Ürümqi Airport (URC)
Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport averages 221 flights per day to 93 destinations, with 54 domestic and 39 international routes. A total of 34 airlines operate at URC, led by China Southern Airlines. This airport provides direct service to 16 countries across two continents, with a route network dominated by domestic flights and Kazakhstan as its largest international market.
- Destinations
- 93 (54 domestic · 39 international)
- Flights per day
- 221 (195 domestic · 27 international)
- Busiest Route
- Chengdu (11/day)
- Longest Direct Flight
- Minsk
- Shortest Flight
- Karamay 1 hr 35 mins
- Top Airline
- China Southern Airlines (59 routes)
- Top Country
- China (195 flights/day)
- Longest Runway
- 11,785 ft / 3,592 m
Weather in Ürümqi
93 Destinations from Ürümqi Airport (URC)
This week, 93 active routes depart from Ürümqi International Airport. The busiest route connects Ürümqi with Chengdu and is operated by 10 airlines. The longest nonstop flight is to Minsk, and the shortest flight is to Karamay.
All Destinations
| Flights | Destination | Route | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Chengdu |
URC → TFU
5 hrs |
Air China, Chengdu Airlines, China Southern Airlines, Lucky Air, Qingdao Airlines, Shanghai Airlines, Sichuan Airlines, Spring Airlines, Urumqi Airlines, Hainan Airlines10 |
| 11 | Beijing (PEK) |
URC → PEK
5 hrs 25 mins |
Air China, Hainan Airlines, Shandong Airlines, Sichuan Airlines4 |
| 11 | Xianyang | URC → XIY | Air Changan, China Eastern Airlines, China Southern Airlines, Hainan Airlines, Sichuan Airlines, Tianjin Airlines6 |
| 10 | Guangzhou |
URC → CAN
7 hrs 10 mins |
9 Air Co, Air China, China Southern Airlines, Hainan Airlines, Urumqi Airlines5 |
| 10 | Hangzhou |
URC → HGH
6 hrs 20 mins |
Beijing Capital Airlines, China Eastern Airlines, China Southern Airlines, Loong Air, Shandong Airlines, Tianjin Airlines, Air China, Hainan Airlines, Sichuan Airlines, Xiamen Airlines10 |
| 10 | Kashgar (KHG) |
URC → KHG
2 hrs 25 mins |
Air China, Chengdu Airlines, Hainan Airlines, Lucky Air, Shandong Airlines, Tianjin Airlines, Urumqi Airlines7 |
| 9 | Zhengzhou |
URC → CGO
5 hrs 20 mins |
China Southern Airlines, Lucky Air, Tianjin Airlines, Urumqi Airlines, West Air (China)5 |
| 9 | Chongqing |
URC → CKG
5 hrs 5 mins |
Air China, China Southern Airlines, Sichuan Airlines, Tianjin Airlines, West Air (China)5 |
| 8 | Beijing (PKX) |
URC → PKX
5 hrs 20 mins |
China Eastern Airlines, China Southern Airlines, Hebei Airlines3 |
| 8 | Hotan (HTN) |
URC → HTN
2 hrs 25 mins |
China Southern Airlines, Hainan Airlines, Tianjin Airlines3 |
| 7 | Jinan |
URC → TNA
5 hrs 30 mins |
China Southern Airlines, Hainan Airlines, Shandong Airlines3 |
| 7 | Yining |
URC → YIN
1 hr 50 mins |
China Southern Airlines, Qingdao Airlines, Tianjin Airlines3 |
| 7 | Aksu |
URC → AKU
2 hrs |
China Southern Airlines, Shandong Airlines, Tianjin Airlines3 |
| 5 | Shenzhen | URC → SZX | China Southern Airlines, Hainan Airlines, Shenzhen Airlines, Urumqi Airlines4 |
| 5 | Korla |
URC → KRL
1 hr 35 mins |
China Express Airlines, China Southern Airlines, Tianjin Airlines3 |
| 5 | Changsha |
URC → CSX
5 hrs 25 mins |
China Southern Airlines, Fuzhou Airlines, Hainan Airlines, Okay Airways, Qingdao Airlines, Urumqi Airlines6 |
| 4 | Shanghai (PVG) |
URC → PVG
5 hrs 45 mins |
China Southern Airlines, Shanghai Airlines, Urumqi Airlines, Air China, Spring Airlines5 |
| 4 | Tacheng |
URC → TCG
1 hr 50 mins |
Chengdu Airlines, China Southern Airlines, Tianjin Airlines3 |
| 3 | Altay (AAT) |
URC → AAT
1 hr 55 mins |
China Southern Airlines, Tianjin Airlines2 |
| 3 | Qingdao |
URC → TAO
5 hrs 25 mins |
China Southern Airlines, Qingdao Airlines, Shandong Airlines3 |
| 3 | Nanning |
URC → NNG
3 hrs 45 mins |
Sichuan Airlines, China Eastern Airlines, China Southern Airlines, Hainan Airlines, Urumqi Airlines5 |
| 3 | Tumxuk |
URC → TWC
2 hrs 10 mins |
9 Air Co, China Southern Airlines, Tianjin Airlines, Urumqi Airlines4 |
| 3 | Shanghai (SHA) |
URC → SHA
6 hrs |
China Eastern Airlines, Juneyao Airlines2 |
| 3 | Shijiazhuang | URC → SJW | Beijing Capital Airlines, Hainan Airlines, Hebei Airlines3 |
| 2 | Wuhan | URC → WUH | China Southern Airlines, Urumqi Airlines2 |
| 2 | Haikou |
URC → HAK
6 hrs 10 mins |
China Southern Airlines, Urumqi Airlines, Tianjin Airlines3 |
| 2 | Hotan (YTW) |
URC → YTW
2 hrs 15 mins |
China Express Airlines, Spring Airlines, Urumqi Airlines3 |
| 2 | Kunming |
URC → KMG
4 hrs 55 mins |
China Eastern Airlines, China Southern Airlines2 |
| 2 | Kucha |
URC → KCA
1 hr 50 mins |
China Southern Airlines, Tianjin Airlines2 |
| 2 | Xiamen |
URC → XMN
5 hrs |
Tianjin Airlines, Xiamen Airlines2 |
| 2 | Syamyn | URC → — | China Southern Airlines, Shandong Airlines, Tianjin Airlines3 |
| 2 | Boro-Tala | URC → — | China Southern Airlines, Tianjin Airlines2 |
| 2 | Hefei |
URC → HFE
5 hrs 35 mins |
China Eastern Airlines, China Southern Airlines2 |
| 2 | Kashgar (QSZ) | URC → QSZ | China Southern Airlines1 |
| 2 | Lanzhou |
URC → LHW
4 hrs 30 mins |
China Southern Airlines, Lucky Air, Spring Airlines3 |
| 2 | Karamay |
URC → KRY
1 hr 35 mins |
Chengdu Airlines, Urumqi Airlines2 |
| 2 | Venchzhou | URC → — | China Southern Airlines, Hainan Airlines, Urumqi Airlines3 |
| 1 | Fuzhou |
URC → FOC
4 hrs 40 mins |
Urumqi Airlines, Xiamen Airlines, China Southern Airlines3 |
| 1 | Tashkent | URC → TAS | Air China, China Southern Airlines, Uzbekistan Airways3 |
| 1 | Yinchuan |
URC → INC
4 hrs 30 mins |
Loong Air, Okay Airways, Xiamen Airlines3 |
| 1 | Nanchang | URC → — | Hainan Airlines, Jiangxi Airlines2 |
| 1 | Sanya | URC → — | China Southern Airlines, Tianjin Airlines2 |
| 1 | Almaty |
URC → ALA
3 hrs 25 mins |
China Southern Airlines, Air Astana2 |
| 1 | Ningbo |
URC → NGB
4 hrs 30 mins |
Hainan Airlines, Spring Airlines, China Southern Airlines3 |
| 1 | Tianjin |
URC → TSN
5 hrs 20 mins |
Air China, Tianjin Airlines, China Southern Airlines3 |
| 1 | Shenyang | URC → SHE | China Southern Airlines1 |
| 1 | Wuxi |
URC → WUX
4 hrs 15 mins |
China Eastern Airlines1 |
| 1 | Changchun | URC → — | China Southern Airlines1 |
| 1 | Dalian | URC → — | China Southern Airlines1 |
| 1 | Tszintszyan | URC → — | Xiamen Airlines1 |
| 1 | Zhuhai | URC → — | China Southern Airlines1 |
| 1 | Astana |
URC → NQZ
4 hrs |
China Southern Airlines, FlyArystan2 |
| 1 | Shiquanhe |
URC → NGQ
2 hrs 35 mins |
Lucky Air1 |
| 1 | Yiwu | URC → YIW | China Southern Airlines1 |
| 6/week | Moscow | URC → SVO | Air China, China Southern Airlines2 |
| 5/week | Altay (FYN) |
URC → FYN
1 hr 25 mins |
Urumqi Airlines1 |
| 5/week | Dushanbe |
URC → DYU
4 hrs 30 mins |
China Southern Airlines, Somon Air2 |
| 5/week | Hong Kong |
URC → HKG
6 hrs 20 mins |
Cathay Pacific, China Southern Airlines2 |
| 5/week | Kumul |
URC → HMI
1 hr 15 mins |
China Express Airlines1 |
| 5/week | Tbilisi | URC → TBS | Air China, China Southern Airlines2 |
| 5/week | Jiayuguan City | URC → — | 9 Air Co1 |
| 5/week | Khuayan | URC → — | Urumqi Airlines1 |
| 5/week | Nalati | URC → — | Tianjin Airlines1 |
| 5/week | Xi'an | URC → — | China Eastern Airlines, China Southern Airlines2 |
| 4/week | Xuzhou |
URC → XUZ
3 hrs 40 mins |
Loong Air1 |
| 4/week | Zhaosu |
URC → ZFL
1 hr 35 mins |
Tianjin Airlines1 |
| 3/week | Burqin |
URC → KJI
2 hrs |
Chengdu Airlines1 |
| 3/week | Guangyuan | URC → GYS | Sichuan Airlines1 |
| 3/week | Islamabad |
URC → ISB
4 hrs 30 mins |
China Southern Airlines1 |
| 3/week | Shymkent |
URC → CIT
3 hrs 45 mins |
SCAT Airlines1 |
| 3/week | Taiyuan |
URC → TYN
5 hrs |
Hainan Airlines1 |
| 3/week | Tehran |
URC → IKA
6 hrs 20 mins |
China Southern Airlines1 |
| 3/week | Osaka | URC → — | Tianjin Airlines1 |
| 3/week | Yancheng | URC → — | Tianjin Airlines1 |
| 2/week | Ashgabat |
URC → ASB
4 hrs 50 mins |
China Southern Airlines1 |
| 2/week | Baku |
URC → GYD
5 hrs |
China Southern Airlines1 |
| 2/week | Bishkek |
URC → BSZ
3 hrs 50 mins |
China Southern Airlines1 |
| 2/week | Dubai |
URC → DXB
5 hrs 35 mins |
China Southern Airlines1 |
| 2/week | Luoyang | URC → LYA | Urumqi Airlines1 |
| 2/week | Yerevan |
URC → EVN
5 hrs 45 mins |
China Southern Airlines1 |
| 2/week | Iu | URC → — | China Southern Airlines1 |
| 1/week | Guiyang |
URC → KWE
5 hrs 30 mins |
China Southern Airlines1 |
| 1/week | Kabul |
URC → KBL
4 hrs 30 mins |
Ariana Afghan Airlines1 |
| 1/week | Khudzhand | URC → LBD | Somon Air1 |
| 1/week | Luzhou | URC → LZO | Urumqi Airlines1 |
| 1/week | Minsk | URC → MSQ | Belavia1 |
| 1/week | Osh | URC → OSS | China Southern Airlines1 |
| 1/week | Wenzhou |
URC → WNZ
4 hrs 10 mins |
Urumqi Airlines1 |
| 1/week | Zhangye | URC → YZY | Tianjin Airlines1 |
| 1/week | Huizhou | URC → — | Tianjin Airlines1 |
| 1/week | Inin | URC → — | China Southern Airlines1 |
| 1/week | Istanbul | URC → — | China Southern Airlines1 |
| 1/week | Tumshuk | URC → — | Urumqi Airlines1 |
Route and destination data updated weekly ()
Airlines
Ürümqi International Airport is served by 34 airlines, with China Southern Airlines in the lead at 28% of routes. The top three carriers together cover 50% of routes. 12 carriers operate only one route each. A total of 18 airlines operate international routes, compared with 25 serving domestic routes.
- China Southern Airlines59 routes
- Tianjin Airlines25 routes
- Urumqi Airlines21 routes
- Hainan Airlines16 routes
- Air China11 routes
- China Eastern Airlines9 routes
- Sichuan Airlines7 routes
- Shandong Airlines7 routes
- Chengdu Airlines5 routes
- Lucky Air5 routes
- Spring Airlines5 routes
- Xiamen Airlines5 routes
- Qingdao Airlines4 routes
- 9 Air Co3 routes
- Loong Air3 routes
- China Express Airlines3 routes
- Shanghai Airlines2 routes
- Beijing Capital Airlines2 routes
- West Air (China)2 routes
- Hebei Airlines2 routes
- Okay Airways2 routes
- Somon Air2 routes
- Air Changan1 route
- Shenzhen Airlines1 route
- Fuzhou Airlines1 route
- Juneyao Airlines1 route
- Uzbekistan Airways1 route
- Jiangxi Airlines1 route
- Air Astana1 route
- FlyArystan1 route
- Cathay Pacific1 route
- SCAT Airlines1 route
- Ariana Afghan Airlines1 route
- Belavia1 route
Ürümqi International Airport provides direct service to 16 countries across two continents. The route network is 58% domestic and 42% international, with Almaty, Kazakhstan serving as the primary international destination.
- China195/day
- Kazakhstan3/day
- Uzbekistan1/day
- Russia6/week
- Tajikistan6/week
- Hong Kong SAR China5/week
- Georgia5/week
- Pakistan3/week
- Iran3/week
- Kyrgyzstan3/week
- Turkmenistan2/week
- Azerbaijan2/week
- United Arab Emirates2/week
- Armenia2/week
- Afghanistan1/week
- Belarus1/week
Global Rankings of Ürümqi Airport (URC)
This snapshot shows how Ürümqi Airport (URC) ranks globally across multiple operational and network dimensions. Rankings reflect relative position worldwide across destination breadth, flight volume, scheduling density, and long-haul reach.
Destinations
Measures how broadly the airport connects distinct endpoints across its route network.
- #217 – Total Destination Count (Network breadth)
- #143 – Domestic Destination Count
- #331 – International Destination Count
Flights & Scheduling
Reflects flight volume and how intensively runway infrastructure is scheduled.
- #134 – Total Flight Count (Operational intensity)
- #77 – Domestic Flight Count
- #294 – International Flight Count
- #38 – Flights per Runway (Scheduling density)
Distance & Reach
Highlights long-haul connectivity and how distance is distributed across flights and runways.
- #108 – Total Distance Flown (Global reach)
- #158 – Distance per Flight (Route profile)
- #34 – Distance per Runway (Long-haul leverage)
2 Runways at Ürümqi Airport (URC)
Runways:
| Name | Length | Width | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07 | 11,785 ft · 3,592 m | 148 ft · 45 m | Asphalt |
| 25 | 11,785 ft · 3,592 m | 148 ft · 45 m | Asphalt |
The runways at this airport are long enough to accomodate all aircraft.