Zhangjiajie Hehua International Airport is a large airport serving Zhangjiajie (Yongding), in Hunan Province, China. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is DYG.
Key facts
- IATA code
- DYG
- ICAO code
- ZGDY
- City
- Zhangjiajie (Yongding)
- State or region
- Hunan Province
- Country
- China
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 29.1047° N, 110.4428° E
- Elevation
- 2,600 m (8,530 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,600 m (8,530 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, DYG means Zhangjiajie Hehua International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: ZGDY. 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 29.1047° N, 110.4428° E. It stands 2,600 metres (8,530 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
Zhangjiajie Hehua International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,600 metres (8,530 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 256 airports of China on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 144.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/26 | 2,600 m 8,530 ft | 45 m | not listed | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Xiangxi Biancheng AirportXiangxi | DXJ | 112 km |
| Changde Taohuayuan AirportChangde (Dingcheng) | CGD | 118 km |
| Qianjiang Wulingshan AirportQianjiang | JIQ | 163 km |
| Enshi Xujiaping AirportEnshi (Enshi) | ENH | 164 km |
| Tongren Fenghuang AirportTongren (Daxing) | TEN | 175 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 3,238 km | 4 h 25 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 3,954 km | 5 h 15 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 5,416 km | 7 h 00 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 8,813 km | 11 h 05 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 12,248 km | 15 h 15 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 11,325 km | 14 h 10 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 3,161 km | 4 h 20 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 2,837 km | 3 h 55 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 8,215 km | 10 h 25 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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