AirportsDiqing Shangri-La Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Diqing (Shangri-La), in Yunnan Province, China. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is DIG.
Key facts
- IATA code
- DIG
- ICAO code
- ZPDQ
- City
- Diqing (Shangri-La)
- State or region
- Yunnan Province
- Country
- China
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 27.7936° N, 99.6772° E
- Elevation
- 3,280 m (10,761 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 3,550 m (11,647 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, DIG means Diqing Shangri-La Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: ZPDQ. 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 27.7936° N, 99.6772° E. It stands 3,280 metres (10,761 feet) above sea level. That is high for an airport. Thin air at this height means aircraft need a longer run to take off.
Local time
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Time zone Asia/Shanghai, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Diqing Shangri-La Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 3,550 metres (11,647 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 48.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16/34 | 3,550 m 11,647 ft | not listed | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Ninglang Luguhu AirportNinglang | NLH | 110 km |
| Lijiang Sanyi International AirportLijiang | LJG | 136 km |
| Daocheng Yading AirportGarzê (Daocheng) | DCY | 173 km |
| Putao AirportPutao, Myanmar | PBU | 228 km |
| Dali Fengyi AirportDali (Xiaguan) | DLU | 247 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 2,212 km | 3 h 10 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 2,894 km | 4 h 00 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 4,394 km | 5 h 50 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 8,280 km | 10 h 30 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 12,376 km | 15 h 25 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 12,065 km | 15 h 00 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 2,976 km | 4 h 05 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 3,865 km | 5 h 10 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 8,748 km | 11 h 00 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.
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