Shigatse Peace Airport , Shigatse Heping Airport, or Shigatse Air Base, is a dual-use military and civilian airport serving
Shigatse
Shigatse, officially known as Xigazê (; Nepali: ''सिगात्से''), is a prefecture-level city of the Tibet Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China. Its area of jurisdiction, with an area of , corresponds to the histor ...
, the second largest city in
Tibet Autonomous Region
The Tibet Autonomous Region or Xizang Autonomous Region, often shortened to Tibet or Xizang, is a province-level autonomous region of the People's Republic of China in Southwest China. It was overlayed on the traditional Tibetan regions of ...
, China. It is located in
Jangdam Township,
from Shigatse. Situated at an elevation of , it is one of the
highest airports in the world.
Construction of Shigatse Airport started in 1968 and was completed in 1973. It was solely for military use until 2010, when a 532 million yuan expansion was completed. On 30 October 2010, the airport was opened as the fifth civilian airport in Tibet.
Facilities
The airport has a runway with a asphalt overrun at each end. It is the longest public runway in the world.
It also features a terminal building. It is projected to handle 230,000 passengers and of cargo annually by 2020.
Post-
Doklam crisis, a new runway of approximately was constructed for military purposes. The runway is located at the west-end of its primary runway.
Gallery
File:Shigatse Peace Airport 6.jpg, Inside the terminal
File:Shigatse Peace Airport5.jpg, Airport taxiways
File:Shigatse Peace Airport 9.jpg, Airport taxiways
File:Shigatse_Peace_Airport_4.jpg, Airport terminal (a view from tarmac)
File:Shigatse_Airport_Sentinel-2.jpg, Satellite view of the airport (2017)
Airlines and destinations
Map and location markers
See also
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List of airports in China
This is a list of public airports in the People's Republic of China grouped by provincial level division and sorted by main city served. It includes airports that are being built or scheduled for construction, but excludes defunct airports and ...
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List of the busiest airports in China
China's busiest airports are a series of lists ranking the 100 busiest airports in Mainland China according to the number of total passengers, including statistics for total aircraft movements and total cargo movements, following the officia ...
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List of People's Liberation Army Air Force airbases
This is a list of air bases operated by the People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF). Facilities included in the list include all aerodromes at which the PLAAF operates a regular presence. These may include those exclusively for military use ...
References
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Airports in the Tibet Autonomous Region
Chinese Air Force bases
Airports established in 1973
1973 establishments in China
Airports established in 2010
2010 establishments in China
Shigatse