Elevation-M: | 4250 |
R1-Length-M: | 4500 |
Ngari Burang Airport | |
Coordinates: | 30.3975°N 81.1386°W |
Pushpin Map: | China Tibet |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of airport in Tibet |
Icao: | ZUPL |
Iata: | APJ |
Pushpin Label: | APJ |
Order: | st |
S: | 阿里普兰机场 |
T: | 阿里普蘭機場 |
P: | Ālǐ Pǔlán Jīchǎng |
Ali Pulan Airport (Ngari Burang Airport) is a dual-use military-civilian airport in Burang County, Ngari Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region. It is located at an elevation of 4250m (13,940feet), 12 km from Burang Town.[1] The airport is designed for 150,000 passengers and 600 tons of cargo annually.[2]
Construction of the airport was approved in April 2021.[3] It is located in a strategic location along China's southwestern border at just 400 km from New Delhi. Ali Pulan Airport opened on 27 December 2023.[4] [5]