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Jiuzhai Huanglong Airport

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Airport type
  
Public

Elevation AMSL
  
3,448 m / 11,312 ft

02/20
  
3,200

Code
  
JZH

Phone
  
+86 837 724 3770

Passenger count
  
1,416,980

Location
  
Songpan, Sichuan

Website
  
www.jzairport.com

Elevation
  
3,448 m

Province
  
Sichuan

Yearly aircraft movements
  
12,898

Jiuzhai Huanglong Airport

Operator
  
Sichuan Jiuzhaihuanglong Airport Co. Ltd.

Address
  
Songpan, Aba, Sichuan, China, 623300

Jiuzhai huanglong airport landing


Jiuzhai Huanglong Airport (IATA: JZH, ICAO: ZUJZ), also known as Jiuzhaigou Airport (simplified Chinese: 九寨沟机场; traditional Chinese: 九寨溝機場) and Jiuhuang Airport, is an airport in Songpan County, Sichuan province, China. This airport serves two major scenic places of interest in this area, namely Huanglong, 53 kilometres (33 mi) away, and Jiuzhaigou, 88 km (55 mi) away. It is 3,448 metres (11,312 ft) above sea level .

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Jiuzhai Huanglong Airport is about 240 km (150 mi) (40 minutes' flight) from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport, an aviation hub of Southwest China. It started flights on September 28, 2003, and has one runway of length 3,200 m (10,500 ft) and width 60 m (200 ft).

Due to the elevation of 3,448 m (11,312 ft), some passengers may experience symptoms of altitude sickness. This should be taken into consideration when planning to fly into or out of Jiuzhai Huanglong airport. The first aid center at the airport has small canisters of oxygen and Tibetan herbal medicine for sale.

Jiuzhai huanglong airport to chengdu airport


Airlines and destinations

As of April 2012, the airport is served by the following airlines.

References

Jiuzhai Huanglong Airport Wikipedia