Lhasa Gonggar Airport
Lhasa Gonggar Airport 拉萨贡嘎机场 | |||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||
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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.
Airlines and destinations
- Air China (Beijing, Chengdu, Kathmandu, Qamdo)
- China Eastern Airlines (Diqing/Shangri-La, Kunming, Shanghai-Pudong, Xi'an)
- China Southern Airlines (Beijing, Chongqing, Guangzhou)
- Sichuan Airlines (Chengdu, Chongqing)
See also
References
- ^ Gonggar Airport of Lhasa, in "Travel Guide to Tibet of China"
- ^ China Travel Guide: Lhasa Airport
- ^ Lhasa destinations at FareCompare.com
External links
- Template:Zh icon Lhasa Gonggar Airport, official site
- Airport information for LXA at Great Circle Mapper.
- Accident history for LXA at Aviation Safety Network