Jiuzhai Huanglong Airport Explained

Jiuzhai Huanglong Airport
Iata:JZH
Icao:ZUJZ
Coordinates:32.8542°N 103.6853°W
Pushpin Map:China Sichuan
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of airport in Sichuan
Pushpin Label:JZH
Type:Public
Operator:Sichuan Jiuzhaihuanglong Airport Co. Ltd.
Location:Songpan, Sichuan
Elevation-M:3448
Metric-Elev:y
Metric-Rwy:y
R1-Number:02/20
R1-Length-M:3,200
R1-Surface:Concrete
Stat-Year:2021
Stat1-Header:Passengers
Stat1-Data:150,029
Stat2-Header:Aircraft movements
Stat2-Data:2,222
Stat3-Header:Cargo (metric tons)
Stat3-Data:16.9
Footnotes:Source:CAAC[1]

Jiuzhai Huanglong Airport is an airport in Songpan County, Sichuan province, China. This airport serves two major scenic places of interest in this area, namely Huanglong Scenic and Historic Interest Area, away, and Jiuzhaigou, 88km (55miles) away. It is above sea level .

Jiuzhai Huanglong Airport is about 240km (150miles) (40 minutes' flight) from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport, an aviation hub of Southwest China. It started flights on September 28, 2003, and has one runway of length 3200m (10,500feet) and width 60m (200feet).

Due to the elevation of 3448m (11,312feet), some passengers may experience symptoms of altitude sickness. This should be taken into consideration when planning to fly into or out of Jiuzhai Huanglong airport. The first aid center at the airport has small canisters of oxygen and Tibetan herbal medicine for sale.

Airlines and destinations

As of October 2023, the airport is served by the following airlines.

See also

Notes and References

  1. http://www.caac.gov.cn/XXGK/XXGK/TJSJ/201603/P020160331391016414029.xls CAAC