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Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport

Urumqi, CN

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Ürümqi Tianshan International Airport

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.

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7.4/ 10

Solid

Ease of use7.4
Comfort & amenities7.6
Food & retail7.2
Ground access8.4
Reliability6.8
Lounges6.8

How the score works

An editorial 0–10 score. The overall is exactly the weighted sum of six traveler categories — not a Google rating and not a poll.

25%Ease of use — Wayfinding, security wait, and layout.
20%Comfort & amenities — Seating, Wi-Fi, cleanliness, and quiet.
15%Food & retail — Food and retail quality and variety.
15%Ground access — Transit, taxi, and parking to the city.
15%Reliability — Delays, cancellations, and weather resilience.
10%Lounges — Worth-it density and access quality.

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Ürümqi Tianshan International Airport

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

Solid

Ease of use7.4
Comfort & amenities7.6
Food & retail7.2
Ground access8.4
Reliability6.8
Lounges6.8

How the score works

An editorial 0–10 score. The overall is exactly the weighted sum of six traveler categories — not a Google rating and not a poll.

25%Ease of use — Wayfinding, security wait, and layout.
20%Comfort & amenities — Seating, Wi-Fi, cleanliness, and quiet.
15%Food & retail — Food and retail quality and variety.
15%Ground access — Transit, taxi, and parking to the city.
15%Reliability — Delays, cancellations, and weather resilience.
10%Lounges — Worth-it density and access quality.

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Arrive
35 min
before international flights
Typical security
15 min
editorial average, not live
Fastest to city
About 20–40 min to 八楼 / 红山, traffic dependent
Official T4 taxi hall
Cheapest to city
Metro Line 1 + Airport MRT
Leftover ¥2–7 on Line 1 (Qunar leftover airport→八楼 ¥5); MRT leftover free · About 35–50 min to 八楼 / 红山 including the MRT hop
Lounges
6
3 rated worth it
On time
87%
of departures

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Published alerts

Typical operations snapshot — editorial, not live news. File dated Sep 19, 2026.

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Municipal leftover 2025 departure OTP 87.32% / release 93.55%. Profile stores 87. Winter fog and snow leftover still the delay story.

South runway 07/25 closed since 17 Apr 2025; calibration leftover 2 Aug 2026, not a live passenger runway on 18 Sep 2026. Dual north 4F runways leftover 42 movements/hour.

English leftover T1/T2/T3-as-live, leftover three-runway infobox, leftover Diwopu-as-current-name, leftover 240-hour TWOV, leftover Metro-as-T4-one-seat.

Do not merge leftover Turpan Jiaohe (TLQ), leftover Kashgar (KHG), leftover ZWWW as a public slug, or leftover CSAir T3 taxi ranks. Hotline leftover 96556.

Typical delay mix from the same editorial snapshot — not a live feed. Current operations are on Overview.

Typical departure delays0 min · 0%

Typical arrival delays0 min · 0%

Typical cancellations0 min · 0%

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Operational status

Normal operations

No Flighty-reported operational issues for this airport.

Source: Flighty Airports

Status response Sep 21, 21:57 UTC · Confirm live conditions with official sources before travel.

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