AirportsChengdu Tianfu International Airport is a large airport serving Chengdu (Jianyang), in Sichuan Province, China. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is TFU.
Key facts
- IATA code
- TFU
- ICAO code
- ZUTF
- City
- Chengdu (Jianyang)
- State or region
- Sichuan Province
- Country
- China
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 30.3125° N, 104.4413° E
- Elevation
- 439 m (1,440 ft)
- Runways
- 3
- Longest runway
- 4,000 m (13,123 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, TFU means Chengdu Tianfu International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: ZUTF. 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 30.3125° N, 104.4413° E. It stands 439 metres (1,440 feet) above sea level.
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
Chengdu Tianfu 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 15.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/19 | 4,000 m 13,123 ft | 60 m | Concrete | Yes |
| 11/29 | 3,800 m 12,467 ft | 45 m | Concrete | Yes |
| 02/20 | 3,200 m 10,499 ft | 45 m | Concrete | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Chengdu Shuangliu International AirportChengdu (Shuangliu) | CTU | 55 km |
| Leshan AirportLeshan (Wutongqiao) | LSG | 118 km |
| Mianyang Nanjiao AirportMianyang (Fucheng) | MIG | 127 km |
| Yibin Wuliangye AirportYibin (Cuiping) | YBP | 162 km |
| Nanchong Gaoping AirportNanchong (Gaoping) | NAO | 174 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 2,649 km | 3 h 40 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 3,410 km | 4 h 35 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 4,824 km | 6 h 20 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 8,355 km | 10 h 35 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 12,123 km | 15 h 05 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 11,573 km | 14 h 25 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 3,221 km | 4 h 25 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 3,332 km | 4 h 30 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 8,666 km | 10 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.
Links
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