Kangding Airport

Kangding Airport
康定机场
Kāngdìng Jīchǎng
IATA: KGT – ICAO: ZUKD
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Sichuan Airport Group
Location Kangding, Sichuan, China
Opened October 18, 2007 (2007-10-18)
Elevation AMSL 4,280 m / 14,042 ft
Coordinates 30°09′27″N 101°44′05″E / 30.15750°N 101.73472°E / 30.15750; 101.73472Coordinates: 30°09′27″N 101°44′05″E / 30.15750°N 101.73472°E / 30.15750; 101.73472
Map
KGT

Location of airport in Sichuan

Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
15/33 4,000 13,123 Concrete

Kangding Airport (Chinese: 康定机场) (IATA: KGT, ICAO: ZUKD) is an airport serving Kangding, the capital of Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in western Sichuan Province, China. It is located 40 kilometres (25 mi) northwest of the city center. Construction of the airport began in September 2006 and the airport started operation on April 26, 2009.[1]

Situated at 4,280 m (14,042 ft) above sea level, Kangding Airport is the third highest airport in the world behind Daocheng Yading Airport and Qamdo Bamda Airport, and just higher than Ngari Gunsa Airport (elevation 4,274 m (14,022 ft)).[2]

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
China Eastern Airlines Chengdu
Lucky Air Chengdu, Lhasa
Sichuan Airlines Chongqing, Daocheng, Hangzhou, Kunming

Incidents

Two China Eastern captains had their licences revoked and an assistant captain was suspended from flying after a failed landing at at Kangding Airport on the 1st of May, 2016.[3] They were attempting to land an Airbus 319 on a scheduled flight MU5443 from Chengdu to Kangding. An attempt was made to land during bad weather, with the aircraft hitting the ground outside the runway at great speed, almost causing a serious crash. The aircraft suffered damage to its landing gear and tail and returned to Chengdu. The co-pilot was seated in the cabin, with the assistant captain in the cockpit, however two experienced captains are required to be at the controls when landing at this high alitude airport.

See also

References

  1. ↑ 康定机场正式通航
  2. ↑ 西藏阿里昆莎机场迎来首航 为世界海拔第三高
  3. ↑ "Flight captains punished after failed landing" (10 May 2016). Shenzhen Daily. 10 May 2016. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
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