AirportsGolmud Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Golmud, in Qinghai Province, China. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is GOQ.
Key facts
- IATA code
- GOQ
- ICAO code
- ZLGM
- City
- Golmud
- State or region
- Qinghai Province
- Country
- China
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 36.4006° N, 94.7861° E
- Elevation
- 2,845 m (9,334 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 4,800 m (15,748 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, GOQ means Golmud Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: ZLGM. 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 36.4006° N, 94.7861° E. It stands 2,845 metres (9,334 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
Golmud Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 4,800 metres (15,748 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 2.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/27 | 4,800 m 15,748 ft | 49 m | Concrete | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Haixi Delingha AirportDelingha | HXD | 235 km |
| Huatugou AirportMengnai | HTT | 403 km |
| Dunhuang Mogao International AirportDunhuang | DNH | 418 km |
| Yushu Batang AirportYushu (Batang) | YUS | 447 km |
| Jiayuguan International AirportJiayuguan | JGN | 494 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 1,871 km | 2 h 45 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 2,878 km | 4 h 00 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 3,932 km | 5 h 15 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 7,257 km | 9 h 15 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 11,369 km | 14 h 10 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 11,469 km | 14 h 20 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 4,011 km | 5 h 20 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 4,013 km | 5 h 20 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 9,764 km | 12 h 15 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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