![]() ![]() The terminal at the airport serves about 330,000 passengers and 1,980t of cargo per year. The airport’s 4,000m long runway caters to medium sized passenger / cargo aircraft, such as the Airbus A319-100 and Boeing 737-700. At 4,280m elevation above sea level, it is the world’s third highest-altitude commercial airport. Kangding Airport is located in the Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, approximately 38km from Kangding, the capital of Sichuan Province. The project will involve conversion of the existing terminal into a warehouse, construction of a new terminal covering 4,000m², a new apron and repairs to the runway and apron surface. The expansion project is worth RMB 270m (approximately $45m) and is being funded by the NDRC and the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC). An expansion project is currently underway, which upon completion in 2015, will enable the airport to handle 180,000 passengers a year. ![]() The airport features the world’s longest paved runway, measuring 5,500m long, and a terminal building. It is located at an elevation of 4,334m, serving the town of Qamdo (Changdu) in Tibet, China. Qamdo Bamda Airport, also known as Changdu Bangda Airport, is the world’s second highest-altitude commercial airport. The airport is expected to serve 280,000 passengers a year and flight services to Guangzhou, Shanghai and Xi’an are expected to start in 2014. The travel time from Daocheng to Chengdu, which formerly required a two-day bus trip, has been reduced to just one hour with the opening of the airport. The airport was constructed with an investment of CNY1.58bn ($255m). ![]()
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