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Urumqi Airport, Urumqi diwopu international airport

Saturday, July 2nd, 2011

 

Urumqi airport, officially named Urumqi Diwopu International Airport (IATA:URC, ICAO:ZWWW) is located in Diwopu, 16km northwest of Urumqi city center. At present, Urumqi airport has 3 terminals – T1, T2 and T3.
 
Terminal 1 is mainly for international flights on Urumqi – the countries in the middle Asia line, like Kazakhstan, Uzbekstan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan, Afghnistan and more.

Terminal 1 for Middle Asia Flight Lines

 
Terminal 2 is focused on Air China. If you take a flight from Air China, you arrive at or leave from Terminal 3 of Urumqi airport.

Terminal 2 focused on Air China flights

 
Terminal 3 is newly built largely for China Southern Airline as well as the flights in and out on Urumqi Hong Kong and Macao lines.

Terminal 3 for China Southern Airline

 
The best way for Urumqi airport and Urumqi downtown transfer is to take a taxi. The Urumqi Taxi fare is about RMB 30 per cab.

Urumqi taxi at Urumqi airport

 

Departure at the second floor of the Terminal 2

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Uyghur People in Urumqi, Urumqi Uyghur People

Saturday, June 25th, 2011

 

Urumqi is the capital of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in China. The Uyghur are a Turkic ethnic group. About 45 % of the total population in Urumqi are uyghur people who largely inhabitate around the Grand Bazaar area.
 
Today I visited the world famous bazaar in Urumqi, officially named “International Grand Bazaar”, the largest bazaar of this kind in the world. It combines Islamic culture, architecture, ethnic commerce, tourism and entertainment. It is also one of the most important landmarks in Urümqi, and in Xinjiang.
 
International Grand Bazaar in Urumqi
 

International Grand Bazaar in Urumqi

 
Next to the Grand Bazaar is the Erdaoqiao Mosque (Dong Kuruk Mosque)

Next to the Grand Bazaar is the Erdaoqiao Mosque (Dong Kuruk Mosque)

 
One entrance to the International Bazaar

One entrance to the Internatioonal Bazaar

 
Selling arts and crafts

Selling arts and crafts

 
Selling Dried Fruits produced in Xinjiang
 

Selling Dried Fruits produced in Xinjiang

Small silver knives, Sword Shield Armor Knife
 

Small silver knives, Sword Shield Armor Knife

Ancient Arts and Crafts
 

Ancient Arts and Crafts

More local Arts and Crafts
 

More local Arts and Crafts

Sliced Hami Melons on sale, RMB 1 for one piece
 

Sliced Hami Melons on sale, RMB 1 for one piece

Eat Sliced Water Melons on a fruit vendor
 

Eat Sliced Water Melons on a fruit vendor

Uyghur People Walking on the street
 

Uyghur People Walking on the street

Crossing a street

Crossing a street

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How to get to Urumqi from Beijing

Saturday, June 25th, 2011

 

Beijing Urumqi Flight CA1901, June 24, 2011

Over a dozen of daily flights running Beijing Urumqi line, which take more than 4 hours’non-stop flight. The flight time is basically longer than that of almost all flights wittin West Europe. China is huge geographically.
 
The 4 hour flights are largely operated by Air China, Southern China Airline and Hainan Airline. Don’t get confused when you use different airlines for different termnals. Terminal 3 for Air China, Terminal 2 for Southern China Airline and Terminal 1 for Hainan Airline.
 
Urumqi Diwobao Airport is about 20 northwest of the center of Urumqi. The city of Umruqi has three terminals. Terminal 1 is designated for accommodating the passerngers going on Urumqi and 5 Central Asian countries (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan…); Terminal 2 for passengers using Southern Airline and also for Internatonal flights to Macao, Hong Kong…; Terminal 1 for Air China and domestic flights.
 
At the time of writing, only one fast and direct train connecting Beijing and Urumqi – T69(10:13 – next day 18:59), 33 hours and 46 minutes.
The train starts from Beijing West Railway Station.
 
Urumqi Railway Station is located in the south of the city of Urumqi.

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