URC — Urumqi Diwopu International Airport
Opened in 1973, the main airport of Xinjiang and the natural staging point for routes into Central Asia. Long runways for the long distances involved.
The airport
- City
- Urumqi
- Country/region
- China
- Runway
- 3,600 m
- Slots
- 180
- Open
- 1973 onwards
- International flights
- Accepted
- Playable in
- China Reform & Opening · China Reform to Modern · East Asia Open Skies · China Modern
Its 3,600 m runway takes 182 of the game's 182 aircraft types — up to the Airbus A380-800.
About Urumqi
Capital of Xinjiang and the most inland city on earth, some 2,500 km from the nearest coast. Oil, cotton and Central Asian trade sustain it.
Population about 2,900,000 at the game's 2010 snapshot.
Urumqi is a business market: its traffic comes from companies and connections rather than from holidays, which rewards frequency over seat count.