Qamdo Bangda Airport

Infobox Airport
name = Qamdo Bangda Airport
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IATA = BPX
ICAO = ZUBD
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location = Qamdo
elevation-f = 14,219
elevation-m = 4,334
coordinates = Coord|30|33|13|N|097|06|31|E|type:airport|display=inline,title
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r1-number = 14/32
r1-length-f = 18,045
r1-length-m = 5,500
r1-surface = Grooved Asphalt
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Qamdo Bangda Airport Airport codes|BPX|ZUBD (Chinese: 昌都邦达机场, Tibetan: "fill in"), located in Bangda, Qamdo, Tibet, is the highest airport in the world, with an altitude of convert|4334|m|0|lk=on. At convert|5500|m|0|abbr=on, runway 14/32 is the longest public use runway in the world. The low air pressure at this altitude makes a higher takeoff and landing speed necessary, and therefore a longer runway.

cheduled services

*Air China (Chengdu, Lhasa)

ee also

*List of airports in the People's Republic of China
*El Alto International Airport (AMSL 13,325')
*Extreme points of the World

Sources

* [http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=zh-CN&u=http://www.changdu.gov.cn/pic_list.php%3Fid%3D2050&sa=X&oi=translate&resnum=1&ct=result&prev=/search%3Fq%3D%2522%25E6%2598%258C%25E9%2583%25BD%25E9%2582%25A6%25E8%25BE%25BE%25E6%259C%25BA%25E5%259C%25BA%2522%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26safe%3Doff%26sa%3DG Translated version of the article]
* [http://gc.kls2.com/airport/ZUBD Chamdo Bangda Airport at Great Circle Mapper]