Situated east of Dunhuang City, Dunhuang Airport is about 13 km (about 8 miles) from the downtown area. The Mogao Caves are closer to the airport than to the downtown area. If you are pressed for time, you can go 
to the Mogao Caves directly from the airport.
Brief Intro: Established in 1982, Dunhuang Airport now has a 2,800-meter (about 9,186 feet) runway, a 4C flight area, five gate positions and a 12-thousand-square-meter (about 14,352 square yards) Terminal Building. It serves about 38 domestic flights weekly to destinations such as Beijing, Xian, Lanzhou, Urumqi and Jiayuguan, etc.
Facilities:
Terminal Building: Covering an area of about 12,000 square meters, the Terminal Building holds a throughput of about 600 person-times at the peak hour.
Services:
Airport Inquires: 0937 – 8825292
Airport Ticket Office
Tel: 0937 – 8822389 0937 – 8825699
Address: No. 12 Yangguan Dong Lu
Airport Transportation: From the airport to downtown Dunhuang, the most convenient vehicle should be taxi. The starting rate for taxies in Dunhuang ranges from 5 Yuan to 10 Yuan depending on the type of taxi. For the detailed information on taxis, please refer to Dunhuang Transportation by Taxi.
June 18th, 2011 at 3:33 pm
Is it safe to take a taxi at Dunhuang Airport? I am arriving in late evening and it is my first time in Dunhuang.
September 8th, 2011 at 11:18 pm
We are three people ( 2 adults and 1 kid) we are in Urumqi now and we will travel Dunhuang on the 3rd of October. so is there a direct flight from Urumqi to Dunhuang? thanks a million.
September 27th, 2011 at 7:06 am
Yes, there is direct flight from Urumqi to Dunhuang.It operate a series of scheduled flights to Beijing, Shanghai, Xian, Lanzhou and Urumqi.