Qamdo Bangda Airport
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| Qamdo Bangda Airport | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| IATA: BPX - ICAO: ZUBD | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | N/A | ||
| Serves | Qamdo | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 14,219 ft (4,334 m) | ||
| Coordinates | |||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 14/32 | 18,045 | 5,500 | Grooved Asphalt |
Qamdo Bangda Airport (IATA: BPX, ICAO: ZUBD) (Chinese: 昌都邦达机场, Tibetan: fill in), located in Bangda, Qamdo, Tibet, is the highest airport in the world, with an altitude of 4,334 metres (14,219 ft). At 5,500 m (18,045 ft), runway 14/32 is the longest public use runway in the world. The low air pressure at this altitude makes a higher takeoff and landing speed necessary, and therefore a longer runway.
[edit] Scheduled services
- Air China (Chengdu, Lhasa)
[edit] See also
- List of airports in the People's Republic of China
- El Alto International Airport (AMSL 13,325')
- Extreme points of the World
[edit] Sources
- Article about the airport
- Translated version of the article
- Chamdo Bangda Airport at Great Circle Mapper
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