Garze Kangding Airport
Kangding Airport 康定机场 Kāngdìng Jīchǎng | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Sichuan Airport Group | ||||||||||
| Location | Kangding, Sichuan, China | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 4,280 m / 14,042 ft | ||||||||||
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  KGT Location of airport in Sichuan | |||||||||||
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Kangding Airport (Chinese: 康定机场) (IATA: KGT, ICAO: ZUKD) is an airport serving Kangding, the capital of Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in western Sichuan Province, China. It is located 40 kilometres (25 mi) northwest of the city center. Construction of the airport began in September 2006 and the airport started operation on April 26, 2009.[1]
Situated at 4,280 m (14,042 ft) above sea level, Kangding Airport is the third highest airport in the world behind Daocheng Yading Airport and Qamdo Bamda Airport, and just higher than Ngari Gunsa Airport (elevation 4,274 m (14,022 ft)).[2]
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| China Eastern Airlines | Chengdu |
| Lucky Air | Chengdu, Lhasa |
| Sichuan Airlines | Chongqing, Daocheng, Hangzhou, Kunming |