Gannan Xiahe Airport

甘南夏河机场
ཀན་ལྷོ་བསང་ཆུ་ནམ་གྲུ་ཐང་།
Summary
Airport typePublic
ServesHezuo and Xiahe
LocationXiahe County, Gansu
Opened19 August 2013; 10 years ago (2013-08-19)
Elevation AMSL3,203 m / 10,509 ft
Coordinates34°48′38″N 102°38′41″E / 34.81056°N 102.64472°E / 34.81056; 102.64472
Map
GXH is located in Gansu
GXH
GXH
Location of airport in Gansu
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
10/28 3,200 10,499
Statistics (2021)
Passengers88,502
Aircraft movements1,552
Cargo (metric tons)12.5
Source:[1][2]
Gannan Xiahe Airport
Simplified Chinese甘南夏河机场
Traditional Chinese甘南夏河機場

Gannan Xiahe Airport (IATA: GXH, ICAO: ZLXH) is an airport in Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Gansu Province, China. It is located above Amuquhu Town (Amqog) in Xiahe County, 72 kilometres (45 mi) from the county seat and 56 km (35 mi) from Hezuo, the capital of Gannan Prefecture. Construction started in September 2010 with a total investment of 722 million yuan,[2] and the airport was opened on 19 August 2013.[3]

Facilities

The airport has a 3,200 meter runway and a 3,000 square-meter terminal building. It is projected to handle 140,000 passengers annually by 2020.[2]

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Sichuan Airlines Chengdu–Tianfu

See also

References

  1. ^ Airport information for ZLXH at Great Circle Mapper.
  2. ^ a b c "甘南夏河机场开工建设". Archived from the original on 21 October 2011. Retrieved 27 October 2011.
  3. ^ 甘肃少数民族地区首座民航机场夏河机场通航. Carnoc (in Chinese). 19 August 2013. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
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