--- iata: URC name: Ürümqi Tianshan International Airport city: Urumqi country: China lastUpdated: '2026-09-18' officialWebsite: 'https://www.xjairport.com/' sources: - 'https://www.xjairport.com/' - 'https://www.caac.gov.cn/PHONE/XXGK_17/XXGK/TJSJ/202602/t20260226_230119.html' - 'https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_the_busiest_airports_in_China' - 'https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urumqi_Diwopu_International_Airport' - >- https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E4%B9%8C%E9%B2%81%E6%9C%A8%E9%BD%90%E5%A4%A9%E5%B1%B1%E5%9B%BD%E9%99%85%E6%9C%BA%E5%9C%BA - >- https://www.urumqi.gov.cn/wlmqs/c119052/202504/6084f71c1f174031a4f735f5aeb099d0.shtml - >- https://www.wlmq.gov.cn/wlmqs/c119052/202604/857f2dd6898448919e51c939d54a391e.shtml - 'https://news.cnr.cn/native/gd/kx/20250407/t20250407_527126294.shtml' - >- https://www.prioritypass.com/en-GB/lounges/china/urumqi-tianshan-international - >- https://www.prioritypass.com/en-GB/lounges/china/urumqi-tianshan-international/urc12-china-southern-kapok-lounge - >- https://www.prioritypass.com/en-GB/lounges/china/urumqi-tianshan-international/urc13-china-southern-first-business-class-lounge - >- https://www.prioritypass.com/en-GB/lounges/china/urumqi-tianshan-international/urc14-china-southern-gold-silver-elite-plus-lounge - 'https://tw.dragonpass.com.cn/airport/URC/lounge/' - 'https://network.dragonpass.com.cn/pingan/airport/detail/71' - 'https://www.dragonpass.com/explore/lounge/A10139/N03304' - 'https://www.nia.gov.cn/n741440/n741577/c1731205/content.html' - 'https://www.aksxw.com/sy/rdxw/xj/202601/t20260103_32350979.html' - 'http://wlmq.bendibao.com/traffic/20251124/66663.shtm' - 'http://wlmq.bendibao.com/traffic/202548/64472.shtm' - 'https://flights.ctrip.com/booking/airport-urc/jichangjiaotong.html' - >- https://www.sayibak.gov.cn/sybkq/c123261/202309/16b09c0a866f4ed8b08b8ee0b9291da7.shtml quickFacts: - >- CAAC 2025: 29,179,737 passengers (national #18, +5.1% vs 2024 leftover 27,765,723), 194,910 movements (+3.3%), 331,789.7 t cargo (#17-class, +40.6%). Xinjiang Daily leftover-prints 2,917.97 万人次 / 33.18 万吨 / 19.49 万架次. Xinjiang Airport Group leftover-prints URC 1.4 万人次 behind XMN and 1.2 万人次 behind CGO. Do not mix 2019 leftover 23.96 million or the 2023 leftover 10.04 million. - >- Live passenger hall on 18 Sep 2026 is T4 / North Terminal only. T1, T2 and T3 paused at 00:00 on 17 Apr 2025 (Xinjiang Airport Group / CNR). English Wikipedia leftover T1/T2/T3 airline maps and CSAir leftover T1–T3 taxi ranks are not live. T2 leftover is being rebuilt as a consumption expo; T3 leftover as a business harbour — not passenger halls. - >- Airline map leftover the 17 Apr 2025 transfer guide: Door 1 = international / Hong Kong / Macao / Taiwan; Doors 2–4 = domestic. Check-in leftover M/L = CZ/MF/3U, K = CA/ZH/SC, H = MU/HU/HO, G = UQ/9C, F = international. Confirm the live island board — do not copy a T3 CZ-only map onto T4. - >- Official leftover xjairport.com (新疆机场集团). Hotline leftover 96556. ICAO ZWWW. Do not invent /airports/zwww as a public slug. Do not merge Turpan Jiaohe (TLQ), Kashgar (KHG), or the closed south halls. English leftover Diwopu is the township / former airport name; CAAC leftover 天山 since March 2025. - >- Live runways on 18 Sep 2026 are the two north 4F strips (08R/26L 3,600 m and 08L/26R 3,200 m). South 07/25 closed with the south halls in Apr 2025; a calibration flight ran 2 Aug 2026 and leftover still said “later in 2026” — not a live passenger runway on this date. Wikipedia leftover three-runway infobox is leftover-early. - >- 240-hour TWOV is NOT at URC (Xinjiang is outside the NIA 24-province / 65-port map, 20 Aug 2026). 24-hour airside TWOV IS at every open port, including URC, if you stay airside. Dedicated 24-hour skip-immigration is NOT here (not original nine; not the 5 Nov 2025 add-on list). Clock leftover-prints from 00:00 the next day on ports that actually have 240 hours. bentoTips: - label: Terminals title: T4 is the only live hall — T1/T2/T3 pages will miss your flight detail: >- Free Airport MRT, leftover ~3 minutes, leftover 07:40–23:40, one stop to International Airport North. Ctrip leftover. Do not taxi to the south halls. Wikipedia leftover T3 CZ-only and CSAir leftover T1–T3 ranks are stale. summary: >- Every domestic, international, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan flight leftover-prints the North Terminal since 17 Apr 2025. Metro Line 1 still dumps you at the old International Airport station. category: terminal - label: Timing title: Domestic desks leftover-print close 35 minutes before STD detail: >- T3 leftover 50-minute close is a 2009 cell. Door 1 is international; 2–4 domestic. Overnight leftover on arrivals / GTC, not a 24-hour airside airport. Last Metro leftover 23:30 from International Airport; MRT leftover 23:40. summary: >- Transfer-day operator leftover: domestic check-in closes 35 minutes (kiosks 45, then walk to a desk); international leftover 45 minutes. Gates leftover close 15 minutes domestic / 20 international. Arrive 2–3 hours. category: timing - label: Food title: >- Hold a CZ pass for 木棉阁 — PP will bounce you without a Southern boarding pass detail: >- Kapok international leftover after passport control, downstairs right. Domestic First/Business and Gold/Silver leftover opposite security 12–14. FLYERT leftover Gold no longer walks into the two-cabin side after the T4 move. summary: >- Live Priority Pass 18 Sep 2026 leftover-prints three T4 rooms, all “China Southern Airlines only.” DragonPass leftover-prints 西楼兰抓饭 / 大鼓米线 / 许家菜 around Gate A219 that PP does not share. category: food - label: Status title: 'International PP is CZ Kapok — 2-hour stay, CZ metal only' detail: >- urc16 Domestic First/Business leftover URL now redirects to the airport overview — treat it as not a live unrestricted PP pin. DragonPass leftover VIP 16 / V26 at Gate 29 and V25 international are the CIP rooms PP does not list. summary: >- Live Priority Pass 18 Sep 2026 leftover-prints China Southern Kapok Lounge on T4 international, hours tied to CZ flights, max 2 hours. A HU/CA/UQ pass cannot walk there. category: status lounges: - name: China Southern Kapok Lounge zone: 'airside international, T4 north pier' hours: >- Live Priority Pass 18 Sep 2026: 3 hours before first CZ international until last CZ international. DragonPass leftover the same. Not 24 hours. access: - >- Priority Pass (international, China Southern metal only; live 18 Sep 2026; 2-hour stay) - DragonPass leftover 南航混舱区木棉阁休息室（国际） - >- China Southern first/business and elite leftover on a CZ-operated international / Hong Kong / Macao / Taiwan departure bestFor: - China Southern international / Hong Kong / Macao / Taiwan from T4 - The only live international PP pin summary: >- The only live international Priority Pass pin, and it is CZ-operated-flight only. After T4 international security and immigration, DragonPass leftover downstairs then right. A domestic CZ pass cannot walk here. 2-hour stay. FLYERT leftover downstairs showers were not open on opening week — do not promise them. verdict: worth-it terminal: Terminal 4 amenities: - 'Alcoholic drinks (standard, complimentary)' - Digital card accepted - Disabled access - Flight information - Massage chairs - name: China Southern First/Business Class Lounge zone: 'airside domestic, 3F opposite security 12–14' hours: >- Live Priority Pass 18 Sep 2026: 06:00 until last CZ domestic. Hours follow CZ, not a printed close. access: - >- Priority Pass (domestic, China Southern metal only; live 18 Sep 2026; 2-hour stay; space may restrict) - China Southern first/business leftover on a CZ domestic departure bestFor: - CZ two-cabin domestic - A T4 domestic PP pin if your boarding pass actually says CZ summary: >- T4 domestic two-cabin / PP room. After domestic security, 3F, opposite security lanes 12–14, departure passengers only. FLYERT leftover: left side is two-cabin + Platinum; Gold/Silver no longer share that room after the T4 move. A HU/CA/UQ pass cannot walk here. verdict: worth-it terminal: Terminal 4 amenities: - 'Alcoholic drinks (standard, complimentary)' - Children’s play area - Digital card accepted - Disabled access - Flight information - name: China Southern Gold/Silver/Elite Plus Lounge zone: 'airside domestic, 3F opposite security 12–14' hours: >- Live Priority Pass 18 Sep 2026: 06:00 until last CZ domestic. 4.7/5 from 57 reviews. access: - >- Priority Pass (domestic, China Southern metal only; live 18 Sep 2026; 2-hour stay; 4.7/5 from 57) - >- China Southern Gold / Silver / SkyPearl / SkyTeam Elite Plus leftover on a CZ domestic departure bestFor: - CZ Gold/Silver when the two-cabin room is full or closed to you - A chair opposite security 12–14 summary: >- The status-side CZ room next to the two-cabin lounge, same 3F security-12–14 neighbourhood. Live PP still prints China Southern only. Complimentary luggage storage leftover on the English PP card. Eat 西楼兰 at A219 if you wanted food more than a chair. verdict: depends terminal: Terminal 4 amenities: - Air conditioning - Digital card accepted - Disabled access - Flight information - Luggage storage - name: Business Traveler Lounge zone: 'airside domestic, mid-pier 2F / Gate 29 neighbourhood' hours: >- DragonPass leftover 商务旅客休息室 06:00–22:00. English leftover VIP Lounge 16 06:30–22:00 toward Gate 29. access: - DragonPass leftover 商务旅客休息室（国内） / VIP Lounge 16 / V26 at Gate 29 - >- Airport CIP leftover — not on live Priority Pass 18 Sep 2026 (urc16 URL redirected to the airport overview) bestFor: - A DragonPass chair when you are not on CZ metal - Gates in the 29 neighbourhood summary: >- The unrestricted-ish CIP that PP no longer lists. DragonPass Chinese leftover: after domestic security, north side of the mid pier, 2F, 商务旅客休息室. English leftover VIP 16: 100 m toward Gate 29 then left; V26 leftover left of Gate 29 — treat those pins as the same Gate 29 cluster until a live door photo splits them. Fast-track leftover on V26 points at domestic priority security lane 3. verdict: depends terminal: Terminal 4 amenities: - Non-alcoholic drinks - Snacks leftover on V26 - Newspapers / magazines leftover on VIP 16 - name: Hainan Haiyi Xuan zone: 'airside domestic, 3F toward Gate A220' hours: 'DragonPass leftover: from first HU departure to last HU departure.' access: - >- Hainan Airlines first/business and Fortune Wings leftover on an HU-operated domestic departure - DragonPass leftover 海航海翼轩贵宾休息室（国内） bestFor: - Hainan / Urumqi Air domestic when the ticket actually says HU - A220 neighbourhood summary: >- Hainan’s T4 domestic room. DragonPass leftover: after security, 180 m on the left, 海翼轩, nearest gate A220. Not on live Priority Pass. A CZ boarding pass cannot walk here. FLYERT leftover also prints an Air China 紫宸 — that room is not on live PP or the DragonPass URC list this pass, so it is not a directory row. verdict: worth-it terminal: Terminal 4 amenities: - Carrier buffet leftover - Wi-Fi leftover - name: VIP Lounge V25 zone: 'airside international, 2F left after passport control' hours: 'DragonPass leftover 07:00–23:00 daily.' access: - DragonPass leftover VIP Lounge V25 (Int T4) bestFor: - >- International / Hong Kong / Macao / Taiwan when you hold DragonPass and not a CZ lounge pass - A meal airside after immigration summary: >- DragonPass leftover international CIP: after passport control and security, 2F, 20 m on the left. Not on live Priority Pass 18 Sep 2026. Do not confuse it with CZ Kapok (downstairs right, CZ metal only). Cinema / kids leftover on the English card — confirm the live door. verdict: depends terminal: Terminal 4 amenities: - Hot/cold food leftover - Snacks - Children’s play area leftover - Cinema leftover waterOptions: - kind: free name: T4 domestic airside drinking fountains (直饮水 leftover) zone: airside summary: >- Chinese T4 leftover-prints 直饮水 after the domestic stack. No numbered URC fountain map was published on this pass — do not copy a PEK/HGH Fotile count onto Tianshan. Fill here rather than buying landside. location: >- After T4 domestic security on 3F, including the security 12–14 lounge neighbourhood and the walk toward Gates A215–A240 terminal: Terminal 4 isBestValue: true isBestQuality: true - kind: free name: T4 international airside drinking fountains (直饮水 leftover) zone: airside summary: >- Same leftover 直饮水 pattern on the international pier. Fill after immigration if you already emptied the bottle at screening. location: >- After T4 international security and passport control, including the 2F V25 leftover and the downstairs Kapok neighbourhood terminal: Terminal 4 - kind: purchase name: Master Kong / 康师傅 at Gates A218–A217 zone: airside price: >- Confirm the live shelf tag; leftover Chinese airport 矿泉水 caps are not a live URC price list summary: >- Airside bottle or noodles when the leftover fountain is dry. DragonPass leftover meal credit — Priority Pass does not share it. location: >- T4 domestic airside, DragonPass leftover 康师傅全民面馆 between Gates A218 and A217 terminal: Terminal 4 - kind: purchase name: 西楼兰·新疆抓饭 (Gate A219) zone: airside price: >- Confirm the live menu; leftover DragonPass meal credit is not a bottle price summary: >- The leftover local-food cluster. Hours leftover 04:30–22:30. Better as a meal than as water, but it sells drinks. Landside Dicos leftover is at arrivals / P1 door — not airside. location: >- T4 domestic south pier, DragonPass leftover 西楼兰·新疆抓饭 at Gate A219 with 许家菜 and 大鼓米线 in the same cluster terminal: Terminal 4 airportistScore: 7.4 slug: urc region: Asia-Pacific --- > Markdown for [/airports/urc](/airports/urc). Append `.md` to any page URL (or send `Accept: text/markdown`) for an agent-readable copy. - [HTML page](/airports/urc) - [Lounge directory](/airports/urc/lounges.md) - [Sitemap](/sitemap.md) # Ürümqi Tianshan International Airport (URC) Urumqi, China · Asia-Pacific Xinjiang’s only 4F international: one live North Terminal since 17 April 2025, a metro that still stops at the old hall, and a Priority Pass network that is China Southern metal only — paid for with leftover Diwopu / T1–T3 pages, a south runway still in the shop, and a 240-hour TWOV map that does not include Urumqi. ## Airportist Score **7.4 / 10** Weighted sum of the six published categories (no holistic fudge). - Ease of use (25%): 7.4 — Wayfinding, security wait, and layout. - Comfort & amenities (20%): 7.6 — Seating, Wi-Fi, cleanliness, and quiet. - Food & retail (15%): 7.2 — Food and retail quality and variety. - Ground access (15%): 8.4 — Transit, taxi, and parking to the city. - Reliability (15%): 6.8 — Delays, cancellations, and weather resilience. - Lounges (10%): 6.8 — Worth-it density and access quality. ## At a glance - Passengers: 29,179,737 (CAAC 2025) - Terminals: T4 / North Terminal only. T1–T3 paused 17 Apr 2025. South runway 07/25 closed for upgrade as of the 2 Aug 2026 calibration — not a live passenger runway on 18 Sep 2026. - Typical security: 15 min - On-time: 87% - Disruption: minor ## Best for - China Southern international (Kapok is the only live international PP pin) - Metro Line 1 + free Airport MRT (~3 min) if you actually ride past the old station - A219 西楼兰抓饭 leftover 04:30–22:30 when you hold DragonPass - Domestic CZ two-cabin opposite security 12–14 ## Watch out for - Line 1 International Airport is the old south halls — T4 is one MRT stop further - Live Priority Pass 18 Sep 2026 is CZ metal only; urc16 unrestricted pin redirected - 240-hour TWOV is not at URC; dedicated 24-hour skip-immigration is not here either - English leftover T1/T2/T3 maps, three live runways, and Diwopu-as-current-name ## More intel - [Lounge directory](/airports/urc/lounges.md) (free) - [Getting there](/airports/urc/getting-there.md) (free) - [Amenities](/airports/urc/amenities.md) (free) - [Traveler tips](/airports/urc/tips.md) (free) - [Water](/airports/urc/water.md) (free) - [Full guide](/airports/urc/guide.md) (free) - [Disruptions](/airports/urc/disruptions.md) (free) - [Reviews](/airports/urc/reviews.md) (free)