Shigatse Tingri Airport Explained

Shigatse Tingri Airport
Pushpin Map:	China Tibet
R1-Length-M:	4500
Metric-Rwy:	y
Metric-Elev:	y
Elevation-M:	4300
Opened:	24 December 2022
Coordinates:	28.6025°N 86.8103°W
Pushpin Label:	DDR
Pushpin Map Caption:	Location of airport in Tibet
Location:	Tingri County, Xigazê
Nativename-A:	Chinese: {{nobold|日喀则定日机场
Type:	Public/Military
Icao:	ZUDR
Iata:	DDR

Order:	st
S:	日喀则定日机场
T:	日喀則定日機場
P:	Rìkāzé Dìngrì Jīchǎng

Shigatse Tingri Airport, also called Rikaze Tingri Airport is a high-altitude airport in Tingri County, Shigatse, Tibet Autonomous Region.^[1] Construction began in August 2019^{[2] [3]} and the airport was opened in December 2022.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2020-05-09. 西藏日喀则市今后主要的三座飞机场. The three main airports in Xigaze, Tibet in the future. 2021-07-31. k.sina.cn.
2. Web site: 19 August 2019. 日喀则市人民政府·区县动态. Substantial progress has been made in the construction of Tingri Airport. 2021-07-31. www.rikaze.gov.cn. Shigatse Municipal People's Government.
3. Web site: 日喀则市人民政府·政府工作报告. 2021 Shigatse City Government Work Report. 2021-07-31. www.rikaze.gov.cn. Shigatse Municipal People's Government.
4. Web site: 12 December 2022. 公司动态：公司重点保障项目——日喀则定日机场顺利通过行业验收. 23 May 2023. 中航质. weixin.qq.com.