Daocheng Yading Airport
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Daocheng Yading Airport is an airport scheduled for construction in Daocheng County
in Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture
of Sichuan Province, China
. The site is located in Sangdui Township, 50 kilometers north of the county seat and 130 kilometers from Yading
scenic area. Construction is scheduled to start in late 2011 and the airport is expected to open in 2013.
At 4410 m (14,469 ft) above sea level, Daocheng Yading Airport will be higher than Qamdo Bangda Airport
, the world's current highest airport (elevation 4334 m (14,219 ft)), but will be lower than Nagqu Dagring Airport
, another airport scheduled for construction in Tibet
at 4436 m (14,554 ft).
Daocheng County
Daocheng County is a county of Sichuan Province, China. It is under the administration of the Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture....
in Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture
Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture
Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture is an autonomous prefecture in Sichuan whose capital is Kangding . It is sometimes spelled as "Kardze" by non-government sources....
of Sichuan Province, China
China
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. The site is located in Sangdui Township, 50 kilometers north of the county seat and 130 kilometers from Yading
Yading
Yading is a national level reserve in Daocheng County, in the southwest of Sichuan Province, China. Unknown to the outside world until the late 1990s, it is a mountain sanctuary and major Tibetan pilgrimage site comprising three peaks sanctified by the 5th Dalai Lama...
scenic area. Construction is scheduled to start in late 2011 and the airport is expected to open in 2013.
At 4410 m (14,469 ft) above sea level, Daocheng Yading Airport will be higher than Qamdo Bangda Airport
Qamdo Bangda Airport
Qamdo Bamda Airport , also known as Bangda Airport, located in Bangda, Qamdo, Tibet, is the highest airport in the world, at an elevation of . Runway 14/32 is the longest publicly used runway in the world, at ....
, the world's current highest airport (elevation 4334 m (14,219 ft)), but will be lower than Nagqu Dagring Airport
Nagqu Dagring Airport
Nagqu Dagring Airport is an airport scheduled for construction near Nagqu in the Nagqu Prefecture of Tibet. When completed in 2014 it will be the highest airport in the world at , replacing Qamdo Bangda Airport as the highest. Construction will begin in 2011 and is scheduled to take three years...
, another airport scheduled for construction in Tibet
Tibet Autonomous Region
The Tibet Autonomous Region , Tibet or Xizang for short, also called the Xizang Autonomous Region is a province-level autonomous region of the People's Republic of China , created in 1965....
at 4436 m (14,554 ft).