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Nyingchi Mainling Airport

Nyingchi (Mainling), China

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Nyingchi Mainling Airport

Nyingchi (Mainling), China
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ICAO
9675 ft
Elevation
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High-altitude gateway to Tibet's Yarlung Tsangpo region.

Opened
2006
Location
Nyingchi, China
Nyingchi Mainling Airport (IATA: LZY, ICAO: ZUNZ) is a domestic airport serving Nyingchi, a prefecture-level city in the Tibet Autonomous Region of China. Situated at an elevation of approximately 2,949 meters (9,675 feet) above sea level, it is one of the higher-altitude airports in China, though lower than Lhasa's Gonggar Airport. The airport provides essential air connectivity for a region otherwise accessible only by road or the Sichuan–Tibet and Yunnan–Tibet highways. It serves as an important link for tourism to the Yarlung Tsangpo Grand Canyon and surrounding scenic areas. Flights primarily connect Nyingchi to major Chinese cities including Chengdu, Beijing, and Lhasa, operated by Chinese carriers. The airport plays a strategic role in supporting regional development and military logistics in southeastern Tibet.
Terminals
The airport has a single terminal building designed to handle domestic passenger traffic.
Getting to & from
Ground transport between the airport and Nyingchi city center is available via shuttle buses and taxis, covering a distance of approximately 50 kilometers.
Airlines here
Air China and Sichuan Airlines are among the primary carriers operating scheduled domestic routes through Nyingchi Mainling Airport.
Notable facts
  • ›Elevation of approximately 2,949 meters (9,675 feet) makes it one of China's higher-altitude airports.
  • ›The airport serves as a key access point to the Yarlung Tsangpo Grand Canyon, one of the world's deepest gorges.
  • ›Located in Mainling County, about 50 km from central Nyingchi.
  • ›All passengers traveling to Tibet, including Nyingchi, require a Tibet Travel Permit in addition to standard Chinese entry documents.
  • ›The airport supports both civilian aviation and has strategic importance in the Tibet Autonomous Region.
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Routes

LZY → CTU3U · 319
LZY → CTUCA · 319
LZY → CTUTV · 319
LZY → LXATV · 319
LZY → CTUZH · 319

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Nyingchi Mainling Airport
Encyclopaedia

Linzhi Milin Airport, also called Nyingchi Mainling Airport, is a dual-use military and civilian airport in Mainling, Nyingchi, Tibet Autonomous Region, China. It is suggested to be one of the most challenging instrument approaches in the world, since the airport is in a winding valley.

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