中亚地区已成为中国民航业对接“一带一路”建设的重点区域。哈萨克斯坦、吉尔吉斯斯坦、乌兹别克斯坦、土库曼斯坦、塔吉克斯坦等中亚五国与中国间航空市场持续增长,乌鲁木齐西部门户国际枢纽地位正由此不断提高,一直致力于乌鲁木齐枢纽建设的南航也受益颇多。2016年南航已通航中亚五国8条航线,每周平均单向班次达到23班,以乌鲁木齐为节点,成为中国辐射中亚市场的中国最大航空承运人。在进入中 Central Asia has become a key area for the docking of China’s civil aviation industry and the construction of the “Belt and Road”. The aviation market between the five Central Asian countries such as Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan and Tajikistan continued to grow. As a result, the international hub of the western gateway to Urumqi continued to improve. China Southern Airlines, which has been devoting its efforts to the Urumqi hub construction, also benefited quite many. In 2016, China Southern Airlines (CNAC) has navigated eight routes in five Central Asian countries, with an average of 23 flights a week. With Urumqi as its node, China Southern Airlines became China’s largest air carrier that radiates Central Asia market. Entering