AirportsNyingchi Mainling Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Nyingchi (Mainling), in Tibet Autonomous Region, China. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is LZY.
Key facts
- IATA code
- LZY
- ICAO code
- ZUNZ
- City
- Nyingchi (Mainling)
- State or region
- Tibet Autonomous Region
- Country
- China
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 29.3033° N, 94.3353° E
- Elevation
- 2,949 m (9,675 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 3,000 m (9,843 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, LZY means Nyingchi Mainling Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: ZUNZ. 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 29.3033° N, 94.3353° E. It stands 2,949 metres (9,675 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
Nyingchi Mainling Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 3,000 metres (9,843 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 90.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/23 | 3,000 m 9,843 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Dibrugarh AirportDibrugarh, India | DIB | 213 km |
| Shannan Longzi AirportShannan | LGZ | 217 km |
| Lilabari North Lakhimpur AirportLilabari, India | IXI | 224 km |
| Itanagar Donyi Polo Hollongi AirportHollongi, India | HGI | 269 km |
| Jorhat AirportJorhat, India | JRH | 287 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 1,678 km | 2 h 30 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 2,450 km | 3 h 25 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 3,860 km | 5 h 10 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 7,814 km | 9 h 55 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 12,142 km | 15 h 10 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 12,185 km | 15 h 10 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 3,272 km | 4 h 25 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 4,284 km | 5 h 40 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 9,226 km | 11 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.
Links
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