Altay Airport

阿勒泰机场

📍 Altay ✈️ AAT / ZWAT 🗓️ 1988

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🛫 Airport facts

IATA codeAAT

ICAO codeZWAT

Terminals1 terminal

Opened1988

📍 Airport address

Altay City, Altay Prefecture, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region

Address in Chinese (for taxis): 新疆维吾尔自治区阿勒泰市

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🚇 Getting to the city centre

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Getting to the city centre

About 20 km from central Altay. Taxis and airport bus reach the city in ~25-30 min; taxi ~CNY 40-50. No metro.

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Traveller notes

Serves the Altay region in far northern Xinjiang near the borders of Mongolia, Kazakhstan and Russia — a winter and nature tourism destination (Kanas Lake). Domestic flights to Ürümqi. Halal food available.

🚌 Buses & cost to the city centre

🆓 Free shuttleNo reliable free shuttle; travellers mainly rely on taxis to the city.

🚌 Bus routes机场大巴 (Airport Bus, limited/per-flight service)

🚕 Taxi costTaxi about ¥15-30 to the city centre (~12 km, ~30 min).

💱 Prices are approximate in Chinese yuan (¥) and may change; confirm before boarding.

Source: Wikipedia (Altay Airport, ZWAT)

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