Garze Kangding Airport

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Ganzi 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]

Garze Kangding Airport

甘孜康定机场
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorSichuan Airport Group
LocationKangding, Sichuan
Opened26 April 2009; 15 years ago (2009-04-26)
Elevation AMSL4,280 m / 14,042 ft
Coordinates30°09′27″N 101°44′05″E / 30.15750°N 101.73472°E / 30.15750; 101.73472
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KGT is located in Sichuan
KGT
KGT
Location of airport in Sichuan
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Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
15/33 4,000 13,123 Concrete
Statistics (2021)
Passengers25,417
Aircraft movements944
Cargo (metric tons)2.9
Sources:[1]
Garze Kangding Airport
Simplified Chinese甘孜康定机场
Traditional Chinese甘孜康定機場
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinGānzī Kāngdìng Jīchǎng

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

Airlines and destinations

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AirlinesDestinations
Sichuan Airlines Chengdu–Shuangliu

Incidents

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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.[4] They were attempting to land an Airbus A319 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

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References

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  1. ^ Airport information for KGT at Great Circle Mapper.
  2. ^ 康定机场正式通航. Sichuan Online (in Chinese (China)).
  3. ^ 西藏阿里昆莎机场迎来首航 为世界海拔第三高. chinanews.com (in Chinese (China)). 2010-07-01.
  4. ^ "Flight captains punished after failed landing". Shenzhen Daily. 10 May 2016.