Shannan Longzi Airport 山南隆子机场 | |||||||||||
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| Serves | Shannan, Tibet | ||||||||||
| Location | Longzi County | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 13,058 ft / 3,980 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 28°25′21″N92°20′40″E / 28.42250°N 92.34444°E /28.42250; 92.34444 | ||||||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 山南隆子机场 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 山南隆子機場 | ||||||
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Shannan Longzi Airport (IATA:LGZ,ICAO:ZUSH) is a dual-use military and civilian airport inShannan, Tibet and is located at an elevation of 3,980 metres (13,060 ft). It is around 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) from the seat ofLongzi County in Shannan City,Tibet Autonomous Region, and is about 45 kilometres (28 mi) from the disputed border ofArunachal Pradesh. The airport is designed to have a 4,500 metres (14,800 ft) 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 ofAli Pulan Airport andRikaze Dingri Airport, with the site being approved in 2019. The project was approved by theNational Development and Reform Commission[3] and construction was started in April 2021.[4][5]
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