Qamdo Bangda Airport
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Qamdo Bamda Airport (IATA: BPX, ICAO: ZUBD), also known as Changdu Bangda Airport, located in Bamda, Qamdo, Tibet, China.
The airport is the highest airport in the world, at an elevation of 4,334 metres (14,219 ft). and has the longest publicly used paved runway in the world, at 5.5 km (3 mi).
The low air density at this altitude makes a higher takeoff and landing true airspeed necessary, and therefore a longer runway. Also, the aircraft's engines produce less thrust at higher elevation than near sea-level.
The airport is 2.5 hours by mountain road from the county seat of Qamdo. The long commute is the result of no flat land closer to the city being available to construct an airport.
Qamdo Airport will soon lose its title of being the highest airport in the world, with the opening of the new Nagqu Dagring Airport in China at an elevation of 4,436 metres (14,554 ft). Construction began in 2011 and is estimated to be finished by 2014.
Visitors are warned before landing to move slowly on leaving the plane and that they may feel light headed or dizzy because of the thin air.
Ranks in China Biggest 100 Airports
| 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 |
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| 84 th | 83 th | 81 th | 82 th | 94 th | 99 th | ||
| 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
Airlines and destinations
Please note: this table contains some of the Destinations
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