Qamdo Bamda Airport

Qamdo Bamda Airport (IATA: BPX, ICAO: ZUBD), also known as Changdu Bangda Airport, is an airport serving Qamdo (Changdu), Tibet Autonomous Region, China. It is located in the village of Bamda (Bangda).

Qamdo Bamda Airport

昌都邦达机场
ཆབ་མདོ་སྤང་མདའ་གནམ་གྲུ་ཐང་
Summary
Airport typePublic
ServesQamdo, Tibet A.R., China
LocationBamda, Baxoi County, Tibet A.R.
Elevation AMSL4,334 m / 14,219 ft
Coordinates30°33′13″N 97°06′31″E
Map
BPX is located in Tibet
BPX
BPX
Location of airport in the Tibet Autonomous Region
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
14/32 5,500 18,045 Grooved Asphalt
Statistics (2021)
Passengers402,165
Aircraft movements4,754
Cargo (metric tons)1,461.6
Sources:[1]
Qamdo Bamda Airport
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese昌都邦达机场
Traditional Chinese昌都邦達機場
Tibetan name
Tibetanཆབ་མདོ་སྤང་མདའ་གནམ་གྲུ་ཐང་

Background

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, at 4.5 km (2.8 mi), a necessary feature due to the reduction in engine and lift performance that aircraft are subject to at altitude, requiring higher than normal lift-off speeds and therefore longer take-off and landing runs.[1][3]

Runway repairs took place in 2007 and 2013 after decay from the weather. Construction of a new 4,500-metre-long (14,800 ft) runway has been completed, and the original 5,500-metre-long (18,000 ft) runway has been closed.

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Air China Chengdu–Shuangliu
Tibet Airlines Chengdu–Shuangliu, Chongqing, Lanzhou, Lhasa, Xi'an
West Air Chongqing

See also

References
  1. Airport information for Qamdo Bamda Airport at Great Circle Mapper.
  2. Ben Blanchard (16 September 2013). "China opens world's highest civilian airport". Reuters. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
  3. Carter, Ben (2013-06-22). "How long is the runway in Fast & Furious 6?". BBC News Magazine. BBC. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
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