Golog Maqin Airport Explained

Golog Maqin Airport
Iata:GMQ
Icao:ZLGL
Type:Public
City-Served:Golog, Qinghai, China
Opened:1 July 2016
Coordinates:34.4217°N 100.3015°W
Pushpin Map:China Qinghai
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of airport in Qinghai
Pushpin Label:GMQ
Elevation-M:3788
Metric-Elev:y
Metric-Rwy:y
R1-Number:12/30
R1-Length-M:3,800
Stat-Year:2021
Stat1-Header:Passengers
Stat1-Data:132,161
Stat2-Header:Aircraft movements
Stat2-Data:1,802
Stat3-Header:Cargo (metric tons)
Stat3-Data:186.5
Footnotes:Source:

Golog Maqin Airport [1] is an airport serving Golog Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in southeastern Qinghai Province, China. It is located in Caozichang (Chinese: 草子厂) on the Dawutan Grassland (Chinese: 大武滩草原). Construction began on 14 September 2012 with an estimated total investment of 1.24 billion yuan, and the airport started operations on 1 July 2016.[2] [3] Golog is the fifth civil airport in Qinghai.

Facilities

The airport has a 4,000-meter runway (class 4C), and a 3,000 square-meter terminal building. It is projected to handle 150,000 passengers and 375 tons of cargo annually by 2020.[2]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Airline and Airport Code Search. IATA. 3 May 2016.
  2. News: 果洛机场14日正式奠基 预计2015年竣工通航 . Carnoc . 2012-09-15 . 2012-09-15.
  3. News: 青海省新建果洛机场正式竣工通航 . Carnoc . 2016-07-01 . 2016-07-01 .