Haibei Qilian Airport Explained

Haibei Qilian Airport
Nativename-A:Chinese: {{nobold|海北祁连机场
Iata:HBQ
Icao:ZLHB
Type:Public
City-Served:Qilian, Qinghai, China
Coordinates:38.012°N 100.644°W
Pushpin Map:China Qinghai
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of airport in Qinghai
Pushpin Label:HBQ
Elevation-M:3163
Metric-Elev:y
Metric-Rwy:y
R1-Number:10/28
R1-Length-M:3,400
R1-Surface:Concrete
Stat-Year:2021
Stat1-Header:Passengers
Stat1-Data:3,612
Stat2-Header:Aircraft movements
Stat2-Data:172
Stat3-Header:Cargo (metric tons)
Stat3-Data:41.2
Footnotes:Source:
Order:st
S:海北祁连机场
T:海北祁連機場
P:Hǎiběi Qílián Jīchǎng

Haibei Qilian Airport is an airport serving Qilian County in Haibei Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai province, China. It is located east of the county seat of Qilian. Construction began in July 2014, with an estimated investment of 1.203 billion yuan.[1] Qilian airport was opened on 28 August 2018. It is the seventh civil airport in Qinghai.[2]

Qilian Airport is a high-altitude airport located on the Tibetan Plateau, with an elevation of above sea level.[3]

Facilities

The airport has a 3,400-meter runway, a 3,000 square-meter terminal building, and four aircraft parking places.[1]

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: 青海省新建祁连民用机场项目获国家批复 . Carnoc . 20 September 2014.
  2. Web site: 天境通天途 青海海北祁连机场竣工投运. Li. Zezhong. 2018-08-28. Carnoc. 2018-09-18.
  3. Web site: 镶嵌在祁连大草原的现代化空港——祁连机场. Yin. Yaozeng. 2018-08-28. Qinghai Daily. 2018-09-18.