Ninglang Luguhu Airport Explained

Ninglang Luguhu Airport
Iata:NLH
Icao:ZPNL
Coordinates:27.5438°N 100.7574°W
Pushpin Map:China Yunnan
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of airport in Yunnan
Pushpin Label:NLH
Type:Public
City-Served:Ninglang County, Yunnan
Location:Shifoshan, Hongqiao, Ninglang County
Opened:12 October 2015
Metric-Elev:y
Elevation-M:3293
Metric-Rwy:y
R1-Number:05/23
R1-Length-M:3,400
R1-Surface:Concrete
Stat-Year:2021
Stat1-Header:Passengers
Stat1-Data:74,373
Stat2-Header:Aircraft movements
Stat2-Data:1,380
Stat3-Header:Cargo (metric tons)
Stat3-Data:106.6
Order:st
T:寧蒗瀘沽湖機場
P:Nínglàng Lúgūhú Jīchǎng

Ninglang Luguhu Airport is an airport serving Ninglang Yi Autonomous County and Lugu Lake (Luguhu), in northwestern Yunnan province, China. It is located in the village of Shifoshan, Hongqiao Town, from Lugu Lake and from the Ninglang county seat, at an elevation of . Construction began in April 2013, and the airport, the 13th in Yunnan, was opened on 12 October 2015. The airports cost 1.298 billion yuan to build.[1]

In 2019 the airport handled 2,168 flights and 200,000 passengers.[2]

The airport facilities include an oxygen bar for passengers struggling with the high altitude. The airport is also notorious for commonly having challenging weather conditions for flight.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. News: http://www.yndaily.com/html/2015/zhoushi_1013/21710.html . zh-cn . zh:宁蒗泸沽湖机场正式通航 . 2015-10-13 . Yunnan Daily.
  2. Web site: 云南宁蒗泸沽湖机场通航七周年:山巅之上是空港-中国民航网 . 2024-06-12 . www.caacnews.com.cn.
  3. Web site: 2024-05-09 . 泸沽湖机场航务部:航行服务保安全 辛勤耕耘写春秋 .