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The airport is the highest airport in the world, at an elevation of {{convert|4334|m|0}}.<ref name="guardian">[http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/jan/12/tibet-world-highest-airport Tibet to be location of highest airport in the world]</ref> and has the longest publicly used paved runway in the world, at {{convert|5.5|km|0|abbr=on}}.<ref>[http://gc.kls2.com/airport/ZUBD Chamdo Bangda Airport at Great Circle Mapper]</ref><ref name=BBC-1>{{cite web|last=Carter|first=Ben|title=How long is the runway in Fast & Furious 6?|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-magazine-monitor-23005848|work=BBC News Magazine|publisher=BBC|accessdate=22 June 2013}}</ref> |
The airport is the 2nd highest airport in the world, at an elevation of {{convert|4334|m|0}}.<ref name="guardian">[http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/jan/12/tibet-world-highest-airport Tibet to be location of highest airport in the world]</ref> and has the longest publicly used paved runway in the world, at {{convert|5.5|km|0|abbr=on}}.<ref>[http://gc.kls2.com/airport/ZUBD Chamdo Bangda Airport at Great Circle Mapper]</ref><ref name=BBC-1>{{cite web|last=Carter|first=Ben|title=How long is the runway in Fast & Furious 6?|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-magazine-monitor-23005848|work=BBC News Magazine|publisher=BBC|accessdate=22 June 2013}}</ref> |
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The low air density at this altitude makes a higher takeoff and landing [[true airspeed]] necessary, and therefore a longer runway. Also, the aircraft's engines produce less thrust at higher elevation than near sea-level. |
The low air density at this altitude makes a higher takeoff and landing [[true airspeed]] necessary, and therefore a longer runway. Also, the aircraft's engines produce less thrust at higher elevation than near sea-level. |
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Qamdo Bamda Airport 昌都邦达机场 Chāngdū Bāngdá Jīchǎng | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Serves | Qamdo, Tibet, China | ||||||||||
| Location | Bamda | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 4,400 m / 14,436 ft | ||||||||||
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  BPX Location of airport in Tibet | |||||||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 昌都邦达机场 | ||||||
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Qamdo Bamda Airport (IATA: BPX, ICAO: ZUBD), also known as Changdu Bangda Airport, located in Bamda, Qamdo, Tibet, China.
Background
The airport is the 2nd highest airport in the world, at an elevation of 4,334 metres (14,219 ft).[1] and has the longest publicly used paved runway in the world, at 5.5 km (3 mi).[2][3]
The low air density at this altitude makes a higher takeoff and landing true airspeed necessary, and therefore a longer runway. Also, the aircraft's engines produce less thrust at higher elevation than near sea-level.
The airport is 2.5 hours by mountain road from the county seat of Qamdo. The long commute is the result of no flat land closer to the city being available to construct an airport.
Qamdo Airport will soon lose its title of being the highest airport in the world, with the opening of the new Nagqu Dagring Airport in China at an elevation of 4,436 metres (14,554 ft). Construction began in 2011 and is estimated to be finished by 2014.[1][4]
Visitors are warned before landing to move slowly on leaving the plane and that they may feel light headed or dizzy because of the thin air.
Scheduled services
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Air China | Chengdu |
| Tibet Airlines | Chengdu, Lhasa |
See also
- List of airports in China
- List of statistically superlative objects by country
- Extreme points of Earth
References
- ^ a b Tibet to be location of highest airport in the world
- ^ Chamdo Bangda Airport at Great Circle Mapper
- ^ Carter, Ben. "How long is the runway in Fast & Furious 6?". BBC News Magazine. BBC. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
- ^ USATODAY.com