Shannan Longzi Airport Explained

Elevation-M:3980
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Shannan Longzi Airport
City-Served:Shannan, Tibet
Location:Longzi County
Pushpin Map:China Tibet
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Pushpin Map Caption:Location of airport in Tibet
Coordinates:28.4225°N 92.3444°W
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S:山南隆子机场
T:山南隆子機場
P:Shānnán Lóngzi Jīchǎng

Shannan Longzi Airport is a dual-use military and civilian airport in Shannan, Tibet and is located at an elevation of . It is around from the seat of Longzi County in Shannan City, Tibet Autonomous Region, and is about from the disputed border of Arunachal Pradesh. The airport is designed to have a long (Class 4C) runway with 7 parking stands and is expected to handle 180,000 passengers per year by 2030.[1] Shannan Airport handled its first flight on 12 January 2023.[2]

Shannan Airport was first proposed in conjunction with the development of Ali Pulan Airport and Rikaze Dingri Airport, with the site being approved in 2019. The project was approved by the National Development and Reform Commission[3] and construction was started in April 2021.[4] [5]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 山南报社数字报刊平台. epaper.xzsnw.com.
  2. Web site: 公司山南隆子机场投入服务. 2023-01-13. zh. 2023-01-30.
  3. Web site: China's Tibet to build three new airports - Xinhua | English.news.cn. www.xinhuanet.com.
  4. Web site: 中建六局承建的西藏山南隆子机场项目正式开工. cscec.com.cn.
  5. Web site: 雪域高原上筑起"空中天路"——中建六局西藏隆子机场建设纪实. sohu.com.