Jiuzhai Huanglong Airport

Jiuzhai Huanglong Airport
IATA: JZH ICAO: ZUJZ
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Sichuan Jiuzhaihuanglong Airport Co. Ltd.
Location	Songpan, Sichuan
Elevation AMSL	3,448 m / 11,312 ft
Coordinates	32°51′15″N 103°41′07″E / 32.85417°N 103.68528°E / 32.85417; 103.68528Coordinates: 32°51′15″N 103°41′07″E / 32.85417°N 103.68528°E / 32.85417; 103.68528
Website	www.jzairport.com
Map
JZH Location of airport in Sichuan
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 02/20 3,200 10,499 Concrete
Statistics (2015)
Passengers 1,416,980 Aircraft movements 12,898 Cargo (metric tons) 232.9
Source: CAAC[1]

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 Scenic and Historic Interest Area, 53 kilometres (33 mi) away, and Jiuzhaigou, 88 km (55 mi) away. It is 3,448 metres (11,312 ft) above sea level .

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.

Airlines and destinations

As of April 2017, the airport is served by the following airlines.^[2]

See also

• List of airports in China
• List of highest airports

References