Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps
The airport received approval from the State Council of China and the Central Military Commission in January 2014. Construction officially began on 12 March 2016, with a total investment of 631 million yuan, and the airport was opened on 26 December 2018 with an inaugural China Southern Airlines flight from Ürümqi. It is the second airport built and managed by the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps, and the 21st civil airport in Xinjiang.