Shigatse Peace Airport

Shigatse Peace Airport
Shigatse Peace Airport
Simplified Chinese	日喀则和平机场
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Rìkāzé Hépíng Jīchǎng

Shigatse Peace Airport
Shigatse Peace Airport
	IATA: RKZ; ICAO: ZURK;
Summary
Airport type	Military/Public
Location	Shigatse, Tibet, China
Opened	1973 (military); 30 October 2010 (public)
Elevation AMSL	3,782 m / 12,408 ft
Coordinates	29°21′06″N 89°18′25″E / 29.35167°N 89.30694°E
Map
	RKZ Location of airport in Tibet
Runways
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Shigatse Peace Airport (IATA: RKZ, ICAO: ZURK), Shigatse Heping Airport, or Shigatse Air Base, is a dual-use military and civilian airport serving Shigatse, the second largest city in Tibet Autonomous Region, China. It is located in Jiangdang Township, 43 kilometres (27 mi) from Shigatse. Situated at an elevation of 3,782 metres (12,408 ft), it is one of the highest airports in the world.^[2]

Construction of Shigatse Airport started in 1968 and was completed in 1973. It was solely for military use until 2010, when a 532 million yuan expansion was completed. On 30 October 2010, the airport was opened as the fifth civilian airport in Tibet.^[2]

Facilities

The airport has a 5,000 meter runway with a 60-meter asphalt overrun at each end. It also features a 4,500 square-metre terminal building. It is projected to handle 230,000 passengers and 1,150 tonnes of cargo annually by 2020.^[2]^[1]

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
China Eastern Airlines	Shanghai-Pudong, Xi'an
Tibet Airlines	Chengdu
West Air	Chongqing^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b Airport information for Shigatse Airport at Great Circle Mapper.
^ ^a ^b ^c 西藏第五个民用机场日喀则机场正式通航
^ "China West Air flight PN6450". Flightradar24.

[gcm-1] Airport information for Shigatse Airport at Great Circle Mapper.

[xinhua-2] 西藏第五个民用机场日喀则机场正式通航

[3] "China West Air flight PN6450". Flightradar24.

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Facilities

Airlines and destinations

See also

References