AirportsLhasa Gonggar International Airport is a large airport serving Shannan (Gonggar), in Tibet Autonomous Region, China. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is LXA.
Key facts
- IATA code
- LXA
- ICAO code
- ZULS
- City
- Shannan (Gonggar)
- State or region
- Tibet Autonomous Region
- Country
- China
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 29.2980° N, 90.9120° E
- Elevation
- 3,570 m (11,713 ft)
- Runways
- 3
- Longest runway
- 4,000 m (13,123 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, LXA means Lhasa Gonggar International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: ZULS. 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 29.2980° N, 90.9120° E. It stands 3,570 metres (11,713 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 Chéngguān Qū, about 40 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
Lhasa Gonggar 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 13.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/27 | 4,000 m 13,123 ft | 45 m | Concrete | Yes |
| 10L/28R | 4,000 m 13,123 ft | 45 m | Concrete | Yes |
| 10R/28L | 4,000 m 13,123 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Xigaze Peace Airport / Shigatse Air BaseXigazê (Samzhubzê) | RKZ | 156 km |
| Shannan Longzi AirportShannan | LGZ | 170 km |
| Bathpalathang AirportJakar, Bhutan | BUT | 194 km |
| Yongphulla AirportYongphulla, Bhutan | YON | 235 km |
| Paro International AirportParo, Bhutan | PBH | 256 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 1,346 km | 2 h 05 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 2,149 km | 3 h 05 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 3,528 km | 4 h 45 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 7,594 km | 9 h 40 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 12,080 km | 15 h 05 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 12,337 km | 15 h 20 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 3,402 km | 4 h 35 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 4,593 km | 6 h 00 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 9,462 km | 11 h 55 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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