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Kangding Airport (IATA: KGT, ICAO: ZUKD) is an airport serving Kangding, the capital of Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in western Sichuan Province, China. It is located 40 kilometres (25 mi) northwest of the city center. Construction of the airport began in September 2006 and the airport started operation on April 26, 2009.[2]

Kangding Airport 康定机场
IATA: KGT ICAO: ZUKD
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Sichuan Airport Group
Location	Kangding, Sichuan
Opened	April 26, 2009 (2009-04-26)
Elevation AMSL	4,280 m / 14,042 ft
Coordinates	30°09′27″N 101°44′05″E
Map
KGT Location of the airport
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 15/33 4,000 13,123 Concrete
Statistics (2021)
Passengers 25,417 Aircraft movements 944 Cargo (metric tons) 2.9
Sources:[1]

Kangding Airport
Simplified Chinese	康定机场
Traditional Chinese	康定機場
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Kāngdìng Jīchǎng

Situated at 4,280 m (14,042 ft) above sea level, Kangding Airport is the third highest airport in the world behind Daocheng Yading Airport and Qamdo Bamda Airport, and just higher than Ngari Gunsa Airport (elevation 4,274 m (14,022 ft)).[3]

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Lucky Air	Chengdu–Tianfu,[4] Lhasa[4]
Sichuan Airlines	Chengdu–Shuangliu, Chongqing,[5] Hangzhou[5]

Incidents

Two China Eastern pilots had their licences revoked and an assistant captain was suspended from flying after a failed landing at Kangding Airport on 1 May 2016.[6] They were attempting to land an Airbus 319 on a scheduled flight MU5443 from Chengdu to Kangding. An attempt was made to land during bad weather; the aircraft hit the ground outside the runway at great speed, almost causing a serious crash. The aircraft suffered damage to its landing gear and tail, and returned to Chengdu after missing the approach. The co-pilot was seated in the cabin, with the assistant captain in the cockpit, however two experienced captains are required to be at the controls when landing at this high altitude airport.

See also

• List of airports in China
• List of the busiest airports in China

References

На других языках

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[de] Flughafen Kangding

Der Flughafen Kangding (chinesisch .mw-parser-output .Hant{font-size:110%}康定機場 / 康定机场, Pinyin Kāngdìng Jīchǎng) ist ein im Mai 2008 in Betrieb genommener Flughafen im Kreis Kangding bzw. Dardo (康定县, Kāngdìngxiàn), der zum Verwaltungsgebiet des Autonomen Bezirks Garzê der Tibeter im Nordwesten der chinesischen Provinz Sichuan gehört. Mit seiner Lage auf 4280 m über dem Meeresspiegel ist er nach Dabba-Yardêng und Qamdo-Bamda der dritthöchstgelegene Flughafen der Welt. Die einzige Bahn des Flughafens (15C/33C) ist 4000 m lang.[2]

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- [en] Kangding Airport

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[fr] Aéroport de Kangding

L'aéroport de Kangding (chinois simplifié : 康定机场) (code IATA : KGT • code OACI : ZUKD) est un aéroport desservant Kangding, la capitale de la préfecture autonome tibétaine de Garzê, dans l'ouest de la Province du Sichuan, en Chine. Il est situé à 40 kilomètres au nord-ouest du centre-ville. La construction de l'aéroport a commencé en septembre 2006 et l'aéroport a commencé à fonctionner le 26 avril 2009[1].

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