Nyingchi-Mainling Airport
| Nyingchi-Mainling Airport | |
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| Characteristics | |
| ICAO code | ZUNZ |
| IATA code | LZY |
| Coordinates | |
| Height above MSL | 2949 m (9675 ft ) |
| Transport links | |
| Distance from the city center | 400 km from Lhasa |
| Basic data | |
| Capacity ( PAX per year) |
120,000 |
| Start-and runway | |
| 1 | 3000 m |
The Nyingchi-Mainling airport ( Chinese 林芝米林机场 , Pinyin Linzhi Mǐlín Jīchǎng , including: Linzhi Airport , IATA code : LZY , ICAO code : ZUNZ ) is a civilian airport in the People's Republic of China . It is located in Mainling , Nyingchi District , in the Tibet Autonomous Region at 2,949 meters above sea level, surrounded by very high mountains. Its capacity is designed for 120,000 passengers per year.
As there is no instrument landing system due to the location and visual approaches are only possible on less than 100 days a year, the airport is equipped with a GPS landing system based on differential GPS . The first approach with the system took place on September 1, 2006 with an appropriately equipped Boeing 757 .
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ Nyingchi Airport in Operation (China Highlights) ( Memento of the original from January 8, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Nyingchi Airport (VisitChina) ( Memento of the original from May 13, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
