Jiayuguan Jiuquan Airport is an airport in Jiayuguan City, Gansu Province, China. It is located 9 kilometers northeast of Jiayuguan and also close to the city of Jiuquan. First built in 1938 for military use, the airport was rebuilt at the current location in 1953 and was formerly called Jiuquan Airport. It was expanded and reopened in August 2006. It is an important regional airport in Gansu Province and the only domestic and international E-class aircraft alternate (emergency) airport on the Lanzhou–Urumqi route and the Eurasian air route.