AirportsXichang Qingshan Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Liangshan (Xichang), in Sichuan Province, China. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is XIC.
Key facts
- IATA code
- XIC
- ICAO code
- ZUXC
- City
- Liangshan (Xichang)
- State or region
- Sichuan Province
- Country
- China
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 27.9891° N, 102.1840° E
- Elevation
- 1,558 m (5,112 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 3,600 m (11,811 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, XIC means Xichang Qingshan Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: ZUXC. 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 27.9891° N, 102.1840° E. It stands 1,558 metres (5,112 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
Xichang Qingshan Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 3,600 metres (11,811 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 47.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18/36 | 3,600 m 11,811 ft | 50 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ninglang Luguhu AirportNinglang | NLH | 149 km |
| Panzhihua Bao'anying AirportPanzhihua (Renhe) | PZI | 166 km |
| Zhaotong Zhaoyang AirportZhaotong | ZAT | 172 km |
| Leshan AirportLeshan (Wutongqiao) | LSG | 222 km |
| Lijiang Sanyi International AirportLijiang | LJG | 241 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 2,453 km | 3 h 25 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 3,139 km | 4 h 15 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 4,635 km | 6 h 05 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 8,419 km | 10 h 40 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 12,373 km | 15 h 25 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 11,910 km | 14 h 50 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 2,968 km | 4 h 05 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 3,630 km | 4 h 50 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 8,604 km | 10 h 50 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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