AirportsXining Caojiabao International Airport is a large airport serving Haidong (Huzhu Tu Autonomous County), in Qinghai Province, China. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is XNN.
Key facts
- IATA code
- XNN
- ICAO code
- ZLXN
- City
- Haidong (Huzhu Tu Autonomous County)
- State or region
- Qinghai Province
- Country
- China
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 36.5277° N, 102.0402° E
- Elevation
- 2,170 m (7,119 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 3,800 m (12,467 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, XNN means Xining Caojiabao International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: ZLXN. 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 36.5277° N, 102.0402° E. It stands 2,170 metres (7,119 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
Xining Caojiabao International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 3,800 metres (12,467 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 26.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/29 | 3,800 m 12,467 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Lanzhou Zhongchuan International AirportLanzhou (Yongdeng) | LHW | 141 km |
| Gannan Xiahe AirportGannan (Xiahe) | GXH | 197 km |
| Haibei Qilian AirportHaibei (Qilian) | HBQ | 206 km |
| Jinchang Jinchuan AirportJinchang | JIC | 226 km |
| Zhangye Ganzhou AirportZhangye (Ganzhou) | YZY | 280 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 2,492 km | 3 h 30 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 3,440 km | 4 h 40 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 4,579 km | 6 h 00 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 7,680 km | 9 h 45 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 11,424 km | 14 h 15 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 11,128 km | 13 h 55 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 3,917 km | 5 h 15 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 3,374 km | 4 h 35 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 9,345 km | 11 h 45 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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