AirportsGannan Xiahe Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Gannan (Xiahe), in Gansu Province, China. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is GXH.
Key facts
- IATA code
- GXH
- ICAO code
- ZLXH
- City
- Gannan (Xiahe)
- State or region
- Gansu Province
- Country
- China
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 34.8190° N, 102.6223° E
- Elevation
- 3,203 m (10,510 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 3,200 m (10,499 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, GXH means Gannan Xiahe Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: ZLXH. 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 34.8190° N, 102.6223° E. It stands 3,203 metres (10,510 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 95 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
Gannan Xiahe Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 3,200 metres (10,499 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 67.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/28 | 3,200 m 10,499 ft | not listed | not listed | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Xining Caojiabao International AirportHaidong (Huzhu Tu Autonomous County) | XNN | 197 km |
| Lanzhou Zhongchuan International AirportLanzhou (Yongdeng) | LHW | 209 km |
| Golog Maqên AirportGolog (Maqên) | GMQ | 217 km |
| Jiuzhai Huanglong AirportNgawa (Songpan) | JZH | 239 km |
| Tianshui Maijishan AirportTianshui (Maiji) | THQ | 297 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 2,506 km | 3 h 30 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 3,409 km | 4 h 35 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 4,628 km | 6 h 05 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 7,859 km | 10 h 00 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 11,616 km | 14 h 30 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 11,258 km | 14 h 05 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 3,724 km | 5 h 00 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 3,358 km | 4 h 35 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 9,165 km | 11 h 30 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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