Aksu Airport (AKU), also known as Aksu Hongqipo Airport, serves Aksu in Xinjiang with a compact passenger terminal handling mainly domestic flights. No airline is formally based at the airport, but services are commonly operated by Chinese carriers such as China Southern Airlines, Tianjin Airlines and Urumqi Air. Popular links include Urumqi and other Xinjiang or mainland China connections, with schedules varying by season. Check current flight status before travelling, and allow time for identity checks, security screening and possible weather-related changes.
Frequently asked questions
The IATA airport code for Aksu Airport is AKU.
The ICAO code for Aksu Airport is ZWAK.
Aksu Airport (AKU) is located in Aksu, China.
The local time zone at Aksu Airport (AKU) is Asia/Shanghai (GMT+8).
About 34 scheduled departures were counted at Aksu Airport (AKU) when flight schedules were last measured on July 19, 2026.
For international flights, arrive at least 3 hours before departure; for domestic flights, about 2 hours.
Based on the current departures board at Aksu Airport (AKU), scheduled flights are operated by China Express Airlines, China Southern Airlines, Chengdu Airlines, Loong Airlines, and Tianjin Airlines.
Destinations on the current departures board at Aksu Airport (AKU) include Urumqi, Bole, Chongqing, Yining, Karamay, and Zhengzhou.
The board on this page shows arrivals and departures for Aksu Airport (AKU). It re-checks for updates while the page is open, and every board states how old its data is — busy hubs are refreshed within hours, quieter airports less often.