AirportsGolog Maqên Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Golog (Maqên), in Qinghai Province, China. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is GMQ.
Key facts
- IATA code
- GMQ
- ICAO code
- ZLGL
- City
- Golog (Maqên)
- State or region
- Qinghai Province
- Country
- China
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 34.4181° N, 100.3011° E
- Elevation
- 3,787 m (12,426 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 3,800 m (12,467 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, GMQ means Golog Maqên Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: ZLGL. 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 34.4181° N, 100.3011° E. It stands 3,787 metres (12,426 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 Tongren, about 198 km away in a straight line.
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
Golog Maqên Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 3,800 metres (12,467 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 19.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/30 | 3,800 m 12,467 ft | 46 m | Asphalt | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Gannan Xiahe AirportGannan (Xiahe) | GXH | 217 km |
| Xining Caojiabao International AirportHaidong (Huzhu Tu Autonomous County) | XNN | 283 km |
| Garze Gesar AirportGarzê (Garzê) | GZG | 304 km |
| Yushu Batang AirportYushu (Batang) | YUS | 350 km |
| Jiuzhai Huanglong AirportNgawa (Songpan) | JZH | 358 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 2,289 km | 3 h 15 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 3,196 km | 4 h 20 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 4,415 km | 5 h 50 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 7,755 km | 9 h 50 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 11,647 km | 14 h 30 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 11,410 km | 14 h 15 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 3,697 km | 4 h 55 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 3,575 km | 4 h 50 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 9,266 km | 11 h 40 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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