Daocheng Yading Airport

Daocheng Yading Airport 稻城亚丁机场
IATA: none – ICAO: none
Summary
Airport type		Public
Location		Daocheng, Sichuan, China
Elevation AMSL		4,410 m / 14,469 ft

Daocheng Yading Airport (Chinese: 稻城亚丁机场) is an airport scheduled for construction in Daocheng County in Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Sichuan Province, China. The site is located in Sangdui Township, 50 kilometers north of the county seat and 130 kilometers from Yading scenic area.^[1] Construction is scheduled to start in late 2011 and the airport is expected to open in 2013.^[2]

At 4,410 m (14,469 ft) above sea level, Daocheng Yading Airport will be higher than Qamdo Bangda Airport, the world's current highest airport (elevation 4,334 m (14,219 ft)),^[2] but will be lower than Nagqu Dagring Airport, another airport scheduled for construction in Tibet at 4,436 m (14,554 ft).^[3]

See also

• List of airports in the People's Republic of China
• List of the busiest airports in the People's Republic of China

References

1. ^ 稻城亚丁机场建设获立项　成都一小时飞稻城
2. ^ ^{a b} 稻城亚丁机场明年试飞后年通航
3. ^ "Tibet to be location of highest airport in the world". The Guardian. January 12, 2010. http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/jan/12/tibet-world-highest-airport?CMP=AFCYAH. Retrieved Oct 21, 2011.