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]
Gannan Xiahe Airport 甘南夏河机场 ཀན་ལྷོ་བསང་ཆུ་ནམ་གྲུ་ཐང་། | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Serves | Hezuo and Xiahe | ||||||||||
| Location | Xiahe County, Gansu | ||||||||||
| Opened | 19 August 2013 | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 3,203 m / 10,509 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°48′38″N 102°38′41″E / 34.81056°N 102.64472°E | ||||||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 甘南夏河机场 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 甘南夏河機場 | ||||||
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Facilities
editThe 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
edit| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Sichuan Airlines | Chengdu–Tianfu |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Airport information for ZLXH at Great Circle Mapper.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.