Aviation

Xinjiang has 16 civil airports, including two major international airports in Urumqi and Kashgar, and other airports in Yining, Altai, Tacheng, Karamay, Hotan, Arksu and Korla.

By March, 2019, 250 air routes had been opened in Xinjiang, with Urumqi at the center, reaching all parts of the autonomous region and connecting to 80 major cities in China and 21 cities in 16 countries in Central Asia, the Middle East and Russia, and linking Urumqi with 15 prefectures, autonomous prefectures and cities in Xinjiang.

In the first quarter of 2019, 8.39 million people traveled by air and 40,200 tons of goods were transported by air in Xinjang.