Qamdo Bamda Airport 昌都邦达机场 ཆབ་མདོ་སྤང་མདའ་གནམ་གྲུ་ཐང་ | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Serves | Qamdo, Tibet A.R., China | ||||||||||
Location | Bamda, Baxoi County, Tibet A.R. | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 4,334 m / 14,219 ft | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 30°33′13″N 97°06′31″E / 30.55361°N 97.10861°E | ||||||||||
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Chinese name | |||||||
Simplified Chinese | 昌都邦达机场 | ||||||
Traditional Chinese | 昌都邦達機場 | ||||||
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Tibetan name | |||||||
Tibetan | ཆབ་མདོ་སྤང་མདའ་གནམ་གྲུ་ཐང་ | ||||||
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Changdu Bangda Airport (IATA: BPX, ICAO: ZUBD), also known as Qamdo Bamda Airport, is an airport serving Qamdo (Changdu), Tibet Autonomous Region, China. It is located in the village of Bamda (Bangda).
Background
[edit]At an elevation of 4,334 m (14,219 ft) above sea level, Qamdo Airport was formerly the highest airport in the world. It was surpassed by Daocheng Yading Airport, with an elevation of 4,411 m (14,472 ft), on 16 September 2013.[2] It has a very long runway, 4.5 km (2.8 mi), a necessary feature to accommodate the reduced engine and lift performance that affect aircraft at high altitude, requiring higher than normal takeoff speeds and therefore longer takeoff and landing runs.[1][3]
Runway repairs took place in 2007 and 2013 after decay from the weather. A new 4,500-metre-long (14,800 ft) runway was built, and the original 5,500-metre-long (18,000 ft) runway was closed. [citation needed]
Airlines and destinations
[edit]Airlines | Destinations |
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Air China | Chengdu–Shuangliu |
Tibet Airlines | Beijing–Capital,[4] Chengdu–Shuangliu, Chongqing, Lhasa, Xi'an |
West Air | Chongqing |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Airport information for Qamdo Bamda Airport at Great Circle Mapper.
- ^ Ben Blanchard (16 September 2013). "China opens world's highest civilian airport". Reuters. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
- ^ Carter, Ben (2013-06-22). "How long is the runway in Fast & Furious 6?". BBC News Magazine. BBC. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
- ^ "西藏航空2024年夏航季航线计划新鲜出炉!". Retrieved 6 April 2024.
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