AirportsXigaze Peace Airport / Shigatse Air Base is a large airport serving Xigazê (Samzhubzê), in Tibet Autonomous Region, China. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is RKZ.
Key facts
- IATA code
- RKZ
- ICAO code
- ZURK
- City
- Xigazê (Samzhubzê)
- State or region
- Tibet Autonomous Region
- Country
- China
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 29.3509° N, 89.2992° E
- Elevation
- 3,782 m (12,408 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 5,000 m (16,404 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, RKZ means Xigaze Peace Airport / Shigatse Air Base. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: ZURK. 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 29.3509° N, 89.2992° E. It stands 3,782 metres (12,408 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 Doilungdêqên, about 167 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
Xigaze Peace Airport / Shigatse Air Base has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 5,000 metres (16,404 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 1.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/27 | 5,000 m 16,404 ft | 60 m | Concrete | not listed |
| 07/25 | 3,000 m 9,843 ft | 11 m | Concrete | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Lhasa Gonggar International AirportShannan (Gonggar) | LXA | 156 km |
| Paro International AirportParo, Bhutan | PBH | 217 km |
| Bathpalathang AirportJakar, Bhutan | BUT | 244 km |
| Shigatse Tingri AirportXigazê (Dingri) | DDR | 257 km |
| Taplejung AirportTaplejung, Nepal | TPJ | 272 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 1,190 km | 1 h 55 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 2,016 km | 2 h 55 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 3,372 km | 4 h 35 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 7,485 km | 9 h 30 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 12,039 km | 15 h 00 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 12,398 km | 15 h 25 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 3,481 km | 4 h 40 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 4,736 km | 6 h 10 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 9,580 km | 12 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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