Ganzi Gesaer Airport is an airport in
Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture
Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, often shortened to Ganzi Prefecture, is an autonomous prefecture in the western arm of Sichuan province, China bordering Yunnan to the south, the Tibet Autonomous Region to the west, and Gansu to the north ...
,
Sichuan
Sichuan is a province in Southwestern China, occupying the Sichuan Basin and Tibetan Plateau—between the Jinsha River to the west, the Daba Mountains to the north, and the Yunnan–Guizhou Plateau to the south. Its capital city is Cheng ...
, China. It is located at the border of Laima Town (来马镇) of
Garzê County
Garzê County or Kardze County (), called Ganzi County in Chinese ( zh, s=甘孜县, p=Gānzī xiàn), is one of the 18 subdivisions of the Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, in northwestern Sichuan province, China. The Yalong River passes ju ...
and Cuo'a Town (错阿镇) of
Dêgê County
Dêgê County (; zh, s=德格县) is a county in southern China, which was formerly one of the Kham region's five independent kingdoms - the Kingdom of Derge - but is now administered as a county in Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in far no ...
, about from
Garzê Town
Kardze
or Garzê (), called Ganzi in Chinese (), is a town and county seat in Kardze County, Kardze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in western Sichuan Province, China. Despite Kardze Prefecture being named after the town, the prefecture capital ...
and from the seat of Dege.
The airport project received approval from the
National Development and Reform Commission
The National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) is the third-ranked executive department of the State Council of the People's Republic of China, which functions as a macroeconomic management agency. Established as the State Planning C ...
in October 2015, with a projected investment of 2.26 billion yuan.
Construction began in June 2017, and the airport opened on 16 September 2019.
With an elevation of , Garze Airport is the fifth airport in China that is above 4,000 meters.
It is the third airport in Garze Prefecture, after
Kangding Airport
Ganzi Kangding Airport is an airport serving Kangding, the capital of Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in western Sichuan Province, China. It is located northwest of the city center. Construction of the airport began in September 2006 and ...
and
Daocheng Yading Airport
Daocheng Yading Airport is an airport serving Daocheng County in the Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Sichuan province, China. It is located in Sangdui Township, north of the county seat and from the Yading Nature Reserve.
At abov ...
.
The airport has a 4,000-meter-long runway (class 4C). It is designed to handle 150,000 passengers per year.
Airlines and destinations
See also
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List of airports in China
This is a list of public airports in the People's Republic of China grouped by Provinces of China, provincial-level division and sorted by main city or county served. It includes civil airports and certified general airports, but excludes general ...
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List of the busiest airports in China
China's busiest airports are a series of lists ranking the 100 busiest airports in Mainland China according to the number of total passengers, including statistics for total aircraft movements and total cargo movements, following the official ...
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List of highest airports
This is a list of the world's highest civilian airports, situated at a minimum elevation of above mean sea level
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References
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Airports in Sichuan
Buildings and structures in the Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture
Airports established in 2019
2019 establishments in China