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Airport in Ngari, Tibet, China
Ngari Burang Airport
阿里普兰机场
Summary
Elevation AMSL13,944 ft / 4,250 m
Coordinates30°23′51″N 81°08′19″E / 30.39750°N 81.13861°E / 30.39750; 81.13861
Map
APJ is located in TibetAPJAPJLocation of airport in Tibet
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
4,500
Ngari Burang Airport
Simplified Chinese阿里普兰机场
Traditional Chinese阿里普蘭機場
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinĀlǐ Pǔlán Jīchǎng

Ali Pulan Airport (Ngari Burang Airport) (IATA: APJ, ICAO: ZUPL) is a dual-use military-civilian airport in Burang County, Ngari Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region. It is located at an elevation of 4,250 m (13,940 ft), 12 km from Burang Town. The airport is designed for 150,000 passengers and 600 tons of cargo annually.

Construction of the airport was approved in April 2021. It is located in a strategic location along China's southwestern border at just 400 km from New Delhi. Ali Pulan Airport opened on 27 December 2023.

See also

References

  1. "西部机场集团援建西藏阿里机场,海拔高度4250米". k.sina.cn. 2018-06-09. Retrieved 2021-08-17.
  2. "普兰机场项目环境影响评价公众参与第一次公告-阿里地区普兰县人民政府". pl.al.gov.cn. Retrieved 2021-08-17.
  3. "China's Tibet to build three new airports - Xinhua | English.news.cn". www.xinhuanet.com. Retrieved 2021-08-17.
  4. "印度人该急了!中国2021年将在中印边境新建3座新机场,总投资超过136亿元!--见道网". seetao.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 2021-08-17.
  5. "民航西藏区局深化改革纪实". 2023-12-27.
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