Nyingchi Mainling Airport

Nyingchi Mainling Airport

林芝米林机场
Nyingchi Mainling Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
ServesNyingchi
LocationMainling, Tibet Autonomous Region
Elevation AMSL2,949 m / 9,675 ft
Coordinates29°18′12″N 94°20′07″E / 29.30333°N 94.33528°E / 29.30333; 94.33528
Map
LZY
Location of airport in Tibet
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
05/23 3,000 9,843 Concrete
Statistics (2021)
Passengers515,780
Aircraft movements6,666
Cargo (metric tons)2,834.8
Source: CAAC
Nyingchi Mainling Airport
Simplified Chinese林芝米林机场
Traditional Chinese林芝米林機場
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinLínzhī Mǐlín Jīchǎng

Linzhi Milin Airport, also called Nyingchi Mainling Airport, (IATA: LZY, ICAO: ZUNZ) is a dual-use military and civilian airport in Mainling, Nyingchi, Tibet Autonomous Region, China. It is suggested to be one of the most challenging instrument approaches in the world, since the airport is in a winding valley.