Lhasa Gonggar Airport

Lhasa Gonggar Airport

拉萨贡嘎机场
Lhasa Gonggar Airport; 拉萨贡嘎机场
	IATA: LXA; ICAO: ZULS;
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	China Civil Aviation Administration of the Tibet Autonomous Region
Serves	Lhasa, Tibet Autonomous Region
Location	Gonggar County, Shannan Prefecture
Elevation AMSL	13,136 ft / 4,004 m
Coordinates	29°17′52″N 090°54′43″E / 29.29778°N 90.91194°E
Runways

Lhasa Gonggar Airport (拉萨贡嘎机场) (IATA: LXA, ICAO: ZULS) is an airport that serves the city of Lhasa, Tibet, People’s Republic of China. It is located about 98 kilometers (about 61 miles) south of Lhasa on the southern banks of the Yarlung Zangbo River.^[1]

Airport description

Lhasa Gonggar is located more than 3500 metres above sea level making one of the highest airport in the world. Its runway, at 4000 metres (4374 yards) is designed to handle wide-body aircraft in the thin Tibetan air.^[2] The airport began operation in 1956 with flights to Beijing and Chengdu commencing that March. Recent addition included the expansion of the existing terminal in 2004.

It is also connected to the rest of China (see below) which includes cities such as Beijing, Chengdu, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Hong Kong, Chongqing, Xian, Xining, Kunming, Diqing and Chamdo Region and an international route connects Katmandu, Nepal and Lhasa.