Garze Gesar Airport Explained

Garze Gesar Airport
Nativename-A:Chinese: {{nobold|甘孜格萨尔机场
Iata:GZG
Icao:ZUGZ
Coordinates:31.7575°N 99.5542°W
Pushpin Map:China Sichuan
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of airport in Sichuan
Pushpin Label:GZG
Type:Public
City-Served:Garzê County, Sichuan, China
Elevation-M:4068
Metric-Elev:y
Metric-Rwy:y
R1-Number:12/30
R1-Length-M:4,000
Stat-Year:2021
Stat1-Header:Passengers
Stat1-Data:80,788
Stat2-Header:Aircraft movements
Stat2-Data:1,718
Stat3-Header:Cargo (metric tons)
Stat3-Data:6.6
Order:st
S:甘孜格萨尔机场
T:甘孜格薩爾機場
P:Gānzī Gésàěr Jīchǎng

Ganzi Gesaer Airport is an airport in Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan, China. It is located at the border of Laima Town (来马镇) of Garzê County and Cuo'a Town (错阿镇) of Dêgê County, about from Garzê Town and from the seat of Dege.[1]

The airport project received approval from the National Development and Reform Commission in October 2015, with a projected investment of 2.26 billion yuan.[2] Construction began in June 2017, and the airport opened on 16 September 2019.

With an elevation of, Garze Airport is the fifth airport in China that is above 4,000 meters. It is the third airport in Garze Prefecture, after Kangding Airport and Daocheng Yading Airport.

The airport has a 4,000-meter-long runway (class 4C). It is designed to handle 150,000 passengers per year.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 四川甘孜格萨尔机场正式通航 海拔4068米. 2019-09-16. China News. 2019-09-19.
  2. Web site: http://news.carnoc.com/list/326/326109.html. 2015-10-13. Carnoc. zh. zh:投资22.6亿 甘孜格萨尔机场项目获发改委通过.