AirportsNgari Gunsa Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Shiquanhe, in Tibet Autonomous Region, China. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is NGQ.
Key facts
- IATA code
- NGQ
- ICAO code
- ZUAL
- City
- Shiquanhe
- State or region
- Tibet Autonomous Region
- Country
- China
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 32.0979° N, 80.0540° E
- Elevation
- 4,274 m (14,022 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 4,500 m (14,764 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, NGQ means Ngari Gunsa Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: ZUAL. 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 32.0979° N, 80.0540° E. It stands 4,274 metres (14,022 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 town in our data is Gar, about 45 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
Ngari Gunsa Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 4,500 metres (14,764 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 6.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15/33 | 4,500 m 14,764 ft | not listed | Asphalt | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Kullu Manali AirportBhuntar, India | KUU | 275 km |
| Dehradun Jolly Grant AirportDehradun (Jauligrant), India | DED | 277 km |
| Simikot AirportSimikot, Nepal | IMK | 290 km |
| Leh Kushok Bakula Rimpochee AirportLeh, India | IXL | 325 km |
| Silgadi Doti AirportSilgadi Doti, Nepal | SIH | 326 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 486 km | 1 h 05 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 1,615 km | 2 h 25 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 2,519 km | 3 h 30 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 6,652 km | 8 h 30 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 11,492 km | 14 h 20 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 12,422 km | 15 h 30 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 4,240 km | 5 h 35 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 5,446 km | 7 h 05 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 10,450 km | 13 h 05 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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