AirportsZhongwei Shapotou Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Zhongwei (Shapotou), in Ningxia Autonomous Region, China. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is ZHY.
Key facts
- IATA code
- ZHY
- ICAO code
- ZLZW
- City
- Zhongwei (Shapotou)
- State or region
- Ningxia Autonomous Region
- Country
- China
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 37.5731° N, 105.1545° E
- Elevation
- 1,246 m (4,088 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,800 m (9,186 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, ZHY means Zhongwei Shapotou Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: ZLZW. 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 37.5731° N, 105.1545° E. It stands 1,246 metres (4,088 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
Zhongwei Shapotou Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,800 metres (9,186 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 256 airports of China on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 124.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/27 | 2,800 m 9,186 ft | not listed | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Alxa Left Banner Bayanhot AirportBayanhot | AXF | 136 km |
| Yinchuan Hedong International AirportYinchuan | INC | 137 km |
| Lanzhou Zhongchuan International AirportLanzhou (Yongdeng) | LHW | 180 km |
| Guyuan Liupanshan AirportGuyuan (Yuanzhou) | GYU | 191 km |
| Jinchang Jinchuan AirportJinchang | JIC | 268 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 2,787 km | 3 h 50 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 3,740 km | 5 h 00 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 4,859 km | 6 h 20 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 7,769 km | 9 h 50 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 11,318 km | 14 h 10 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 10,877 km | 13 h 35 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 4,030 km | 5 h 20 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 3,084 km | 4 h 15 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 9,267 km | 11 h 40 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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