"Ya'qub Beg" Airport
ياقۇپ بېك ئايروپورتى / 阿古柏 机场
Xinjiang “Ya’qūb Beg” Airport is a fictional airport in the Chinese province of Xinjiang.
History
During the 1990s, the Chinese government and the regional Uyghur rebel groups came to an agreement. The Xinjiang region would get a greater autonomy and could openly promote its Turkic heritage, while the regional government would accept Chinese hegemony.
In order to improve connectivity to and from the region, the regional government and Chinese government built a new airport. The airport would serve both regional flights and domestic and international operations.
The airport is named after Ya’qūb Beg, the Kokandi ruler of Yettishar (Kashgaria), which was a Turkic state he established during his invasion of Xinjiang from 1865 to 1877. He was recognized as Emir of Yettishar by the Ottomans.
Period
Layout
The airport has a terminal with room for eight narrowbody aircraft, with two additional spots available for up to widebody aircraft.