The China Southern Xinjiang Branch will re-launch its international air route from Beijing to Tehran via Urumqi with a total flight time of nine hours.

There are three flights arranged each week on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays. Flight No. CZ6025 will leave Beijing Capital International Airport and get to Urumqi Diwopu International Airport at 21:00, and then arrive at Tehran Airport at 21:30 local time. Return flight CZ6026 will depart from Tehran at 23:00 local time and get to the stopover airport in Urumqi at 8:10 local time.

This route was first launched in September 2006. To get a visa on arrival, passengers holding Chinese passports need to apply for e-visa via the website of Iran's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and then print it out.

With 15 international air routes, China Sourthern Xinjiang Branch will launch Urumqi to Samarkand, and Urumqi to Lahore routes soon.