AirportsLanzhou Zhongchuan International Airport is a large airport serving Lanzhou (Yongdeng), in Gansu Province, China. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is LHW.
Key facts
- IATA code
- LHW
- ICAO code
- ZLLL
- City
- Lanzhou (Yongdeng)
- State or region
- Gansu Province
- Country
- China
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 36.5152° N, 103.6200° E
- Elevation
- 1,947 m (6,388 ft)
- Runways
- 3
- Longest runway
- 4,000 m (13,123 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, LHW means Lanzhou Zhongchuan International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: ZLLL. 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 36.5152° N, 103.6200° E. It stands 1,947 metres (6,388 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 Lanzhou, about 55 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
Lanzhou Zhongchuan International Airport has 3 runways in the data. The longest is 4,000 metres (13,123 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 12.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/19 | 4,000 m 13,123 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 18L/36R | 4,000 m 13,123 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 18R/36L | 3,600 m 11,811 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | 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 | 141 km |
| Zhongwei Shapotou AirportZhongwei (Shapotou) | ZHY | 180 km |
| Gannan Xiahe AirportGannan (Xiahe) | GXH | 209 km |
| Guyuan Liupanshan AirportGuyuan (Yuanzhou) | GYU | 238 km |
| Jinchang Jinchuan AirportJinchang | JIC | 252 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 2,629 km | 3 h 40 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 3,567 km | 4 h 50 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 4,720 km | 6 h 10 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 7,772 km | 9 h 50 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 11,432 km | 14 h 15 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 11,051 km | 13 h 50 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 3,910 km | 5 h 15 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 3,235 km | 4 h 25 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 9,256 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.
Links
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