Lhasa Gonggar Airport

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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, 90.91194
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
09/27 4,000 13,123 Asphalt

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]

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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.

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[edit] References

  1. ^ Gonggar Airport of Lhasa, in "Travel Guide to Tibet of China"
  2. ^ China Travel Guide: Lhasa Airport
  3. ^ Lhasa destinations at FareCompare.com

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