Garze (Ganzi) Gesar Airport () is an airport in
Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture
Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, often shortened to Ganzi Prefecture, is an autonomous prefecture in the western arm of Sichuan province, China, bordering Yunnan to the south, the Tibet Autonomous Region to the west, and Gansu to the nor ...
,
Sichuan
Sichuan (; zh, c=, labels=no, ; zh, p=Sìchuān; alternatively romanized as Szechuan or Szechwan; formerly also referred to as "West China" or "Western China" by Protestant missions) is a province in Southwest China occupying most of the ...
, China. It is located at the border of Laima Town (来马镇) of
Garzê County
Garzê County or Ganzi County (; ) is one of the 18 subdivisions of the Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, in northwestern Sichuan province, China. The Yalong River passes just south of the town Garzê, also known as Ganzi, the capital town of ...
and Cuo'a Town (错阿镇) of
Dêgê County
Dêgê County (; ) is a county in southern China, which was formerly one of the Kham region's five independent kingdoms - the Kingdom of Derge - but is now administered as a county in Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in far northwestern Sichu ...
, about from
Garzê Town
Garzê or Ganzi (; ; Kandze), is a town and county seat in Garzê County, Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in western Sichuan Province, China. Despite Garzê Prefecture being named after the town, the prefecture capital is Kangding, 365 km to ...
and from the seat of Dege.
The airport project received approval from the
National Development and Reform Commission
The National Development and Reform Commission of the People's Republic of China (NDRC), formerly State Planning Commission and State Development Planning Commission, is a macroeconomic management agency under the State Council, which has br ...
in October 2015, with a projected investment of 2.26 billion yuan.
Construction began in June 2017, and the airport opened on 16 September 2019.
With an elevation of , Garze Airport is the fifth airport in China that is above 4,000 meters.
It is the third airport in Garze Prefecture, after
Kangding Airport
Kangding Airport is an airport serving Kangding, the capital of Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in western Sichuan Province, China. It is located northwest of the city center. Construction of the airport began in September 2006 and the a ...
and
Daocheng Yading Airport
Daocheng Yading Airport ( zh, 稻城亚丁机场, bo, འདབ་པའི་ཉི་བརྟེན་གནམ་གྲུ་ཐང་, ) is an airport serving Daocheng County in the Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Sichuan province, ...
.
The airport has a 4,000-meter-long runway (class 4C). It is designed to handle 150,000 passengers per year.
Airlines and destinations
See also
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List of airports in China
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List of the busiest airports in China
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List of highest airports
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* List of lowest airports
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References
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Airports in Sichuan
Buildings and structures in the Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture
Airports established in 2019
2019 establishments in China