Haibei Qilian Airport

Haibei Qilian Airport

海北祁连机场
Summary
Airport typePublic
ServesQilian, Qinghai, China
Elevation AMSL3,163 m / 10,377 ft
Coordinates38°00′43″N 100°38′38″E / 38.012°N 100.644°E / 38.012; 100.644
Map
HBQ
Location of airport in Qinghai
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
10/28 3,400 11,155 Concrete
Statistics (2021)
Passengers3,612
Aircraft movements172
Cargo (metric tons)41.2
Source:
Haibei Qilian Airport
Simplified Chinese海北祁连机场
Traditional Chinese海北祁連機場
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinHǎiběi Qílián Jīchǎng

Haibei Qilian Airport (IATA: HBQ, ICAO: ZLHB) is an airport serving Qilian County in Haibei Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai province, China. It is located 35 kilometres (22 mi) east of the county seat of Qilian. Construction began in July 2014, with an estimated investment of 1.203 billion yuan. Qilian airport was opened on 28 August 2018. It is the seventh civil airport in Qinghai.

Qilian Airport is a high-altitude airport located on the Tibetan Plateau, with an elevation of 3,163 metres (10,377 ft) above sea level.