URUMQI -- Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region saw its new airport in Kashgar prefecture open to traffic on Thursday, according to the regional airport authorities.

It is the region's third Class A general aviation airport, said the Xinjiang airport group.

The Yecheng Mierdai airport, located in Yecheng county, boasts a runway that is 2,000 meters long and 30 meters wide, and a terminal complex with a total area of 3,180 square meters, said the group.

Yecheng county is a transportation hub for the circulation of goods in Xinjiang and Southwest China's Xizang autonomous region.