Changdu Bangda Airport

Coordinates: 30°33′13″N 97°06′31″E / 30.55361°N 97.10861°E / 30.55361; 97.10861
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Changdu Bangda Airport

昌都邦达机场
ཆབ་མདོ་སྤང་མདའ་གནམ་གྲུ་ཐང་
Summary
Airport typePublic
ServesQamdo, Tibet A.R., China
LocationBamda, Baxoi County, Tibet A.R.
Elevation AMSL4,334 m / 14,219 ft
Coordinates30°33′13″N 97°06′31″E / 30.55361°N 97.10861°E / 30.55361; 97.10861
Map
BPX is located in Tibet
BPX
BPX
Location of airport in Tibet
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
14/32 4,500 14,764 Grooved Asphalt
Statistics (2021)
Passengers402,165
Aircraft movements4,754
Cargo (metric tons)1,461.6
Sources:[1]
Changdu Bangda Airport
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese昌都机场
Traditional Chinese昌都邦達機場
Tibetan name
Tibetanཆབ་མདོ་སྤང་མདའ་གནམ་གྲུ་ཐང་

Changdu Bangda Airport (IATA: BPX, ICAO: ZUBD), also known as Qamdo Bamda Airport, is an airport serving Qamdo (Changdu), Tibet Autonomous Region, China. It is located in the village of Bamda (Bangda).

Background[edit]

At an elevation of 4,334 m (14,219 ft) above sea level, Qamdo Airport was formerly the highest airport in the world. It was surpassed by Daocheng Yading Airport, with an elevation of 4,411 m (14,472 ft), on 16 September 2013.[2] It has a very long runway, 4.5 km (2.8 mi), a necessary feature to accommodate the reduced engine and lift performance that affect aircraft at high altitude, requiring higher than normal takeoff speeds and therefore longer takeoff and landing runs.[1][3]

Runway repairs took place in 2007 and 2013 after decay from the weather. A new 4,500-metre-long (14,800 ft) runway was built, and the original 5,500-metre-long (18,000 ft) runway was closed.[citation needed]

Airlines and destinations[edit]

[1]

AirlinesDestinations
Air China Chengdu–Shuangliu
Tibet Airlines Chengdu–Shuangliu, Chongqing, Lanzhou, Lhasa, Xi'an
West Air Chongqing

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Airport information for Qamdo Bamda Airport at Great Circle Mapper.
  2. ^ Ben Blanchard (16 September 2013). "China opens world's highest civilian airport". Reuters. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
  3. ^ Carter, Ben (2013-06-22). "How long is the runway in Fast & Furious 6?". BBC News Magazine. BBC. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
Records
Preceded by World's highest airport
4,334 m (14,219 ft)

1994–2013
Succeeded by