Burqin Kanas Airport — Burqin, China

Burqin Kanas Airport sits in the far north of Xinjiang, China, providing access to the Kanas Lake scenic area, one of the country's most popular alpine tourism destinations near the borders with Kazakhstan, Russia, and Mongolia. KJI was constructed specifically to support tourism growth in this remote Altai Mountains region, cutting travel time from major cities like Urumqi from over a day by road to roughly ninety minutes by air. The airport primarily operates seasonally, with traffic peaking during the warmer months when Kanas Lake's turquoise waters and forested mountains draw domestic tourists. Winter operations can be limited by heavy snow in this high-altitude, high-latitude location.