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Qamdo Bamda Airport

Airport in Baxoi, Tibet, China

Changdu Bangda Airport 昌都邦达机场 ཆབ་མདོ་སྤང་མདའ་གནམ་གྲུ་ཐང་
IATA: BPX ICAO: ZUBD
Summary
Airport type	Public
Serves	Qamdo, Tibet A.R., China
Location	Bamda, Baxoi County, Tibet A.R.
Elevation AMSL	4,334 m / 14,219 ft
Coordinates	30°33′13″N 97°06′31″E / 30.55361°N 97.10861°E / 30.55361; 97.10861
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BPX Location of airport in Tibet
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 14/32 4,500 14,764 Grooved Asphalt
Statistics (2021)
Passengers 402,165 Aircraft movements 4,754 Cargo (metric tons) 1,461.6
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Changdu Bangda Airport (IATA: BPX, ICAO: ZUBD), also known as Qamdo Bamda Airport, is an airport serving Qamdo (Changdu), Tibet Autonomous Region, China. It is located in the village of Bamda (Bangda).

Background[edit]

At an elevation of 4,334 m (14,219 ft) above sea level, Qamdo Airport was formerly the highest airport in the world. It was surpassed by Daocheng Yading Airport, with an elevation of 4,411 m (14,472 ft), on 16 September 2013.^[2] It has a very long runway, 4.5 km (2.8 mi), a necessary feature to accommodate the reduced engine and lift performance that affect aircraft at high altitude, requiring higher than normal takeoff speeds and therefore longer takeoff and landing runs.^[1][3]

Runway repairs took place in 2007 and 2013 after decay from the weather. A new 4,500-metre-long (14,800 ft) runway was built, and the original 5,500-metre-long (18,000 ft) runway was closed. ^{[citation needed]}

Airlines and destinations[edit]

See also[edit]

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

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