AirportsShigatse Tingri Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Xigazê (Dingri), in Tibet Autonomous Region, China. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is DDR.
Key facts
- IATA code
- DDR
- ICAO code
- ZUDR
- City
- Xigazê (Dingri)
- State or region
- Tibet Autonomous Region
- Country
- China
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 28.6046° N, 86.7980° E
- Elevation
- 4,300 m (14,108 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 4,500 m (14,764 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, DDR means Shigatse Tingri Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: ZUDR. ICAO codes that begin with Z belong to China, Mongolia and North Korea. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 28.6046° N, 86.7980° E. It stands 4,300 metres (14,108 feet) above sea level. That is high for an airport. Thin air at this height means aircraft need a longer run to take off. The nearest large city in our data is Madhyapur Thimi, about 172 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone Asia/Kathmandu, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Shigatse Tingri Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 4,500 metres (14,764 feet). A runway of this length can take the largest long-distance aircraft. Among the 256 airports of China on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 4.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/27 | 4,500 m 14,764 ft | 45 m | Concrete | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Tenzing-Hillary AirportLukla, Nepal | LUA | 102 km |
| Tumling Tar AirportTumling Tar, Nepal | TMI | 149 km |
| Taplejung AirportTaplejung, Nepal | TPJ | 165 km |
| Tribhuvan International AirportKathmandu, Nepal | KTM | 173 km |
| Janakpur AirportJanakpur, Nepal | JKR | 228 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 947 km | 1 h 40 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 1,766 km | 2 h 40 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 3,129 km | 4 h 15 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 7,381 km | 9 h 25 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 12,059 km | 15 h 00 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 12,572 km | 15 h 40 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 3,538 km | 4 h 45 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 4,993 km | 6 h 30 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 9,704 km | 12 h 10 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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