AirportsLincang Boshang Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Lincang, in Yunnan Province, China. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is LNJ.
Key facts
- IATA code
- LNJ
- ICAO code
- ZPLC
- City
- Lincang
- State or region
- Yunnan Province
- Country
- China
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 23.7381° N, 100.0250° E
- Elevation
- 1,899 m (6,230 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,400 m (7,874 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, LNJ means Lincang Boshang Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: ZPLC. 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 23.7381° N, 100.0250° E. It stands 1,899 metres (6,230 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
Lincang Boshang Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,400 metres (7,874 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 221.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16/34 | 2,400 m 7,874 ft | not listed | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Cangyuan Washan AirportLincang (Cangyuan) | CWJ | 84 km |
| Pu'er Simao AirportPu'er | SYM | 142 km |
| Lancang Jingmai AirportPu'er (Lancang) | JMJ | 149 km |
| Dehong Mangshi International AirportDehong (Mangshi) | LUM | 169 km |
| Baoshan Yunrui AirportBaoshan (Longyang) | BSD | 170 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 2,347 km | 3 h 20 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 2,854 km | 3 h 55 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 4,501 km | 5 h 55 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 8,652 km | 10 h 55 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 12,828 km | 15 h 55 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 12,423 km | 15 h 30 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 2,526 km | 3 h 35 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 4,030 km | 5 h 20 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 8,388 km | 10 h 35 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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