Lanzhou Zhongchuan International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Lanzhou (Yongdeng), Gansu Province (China)

IATA: LHW ICAO: ZLLL

Longest Active Runway

13,123 ft

4,000 meters

Field Elevation

6,388 ft

1,947 m MSL

Runway Inventory

3 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

36.5152°, 103.6200°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

tied #56 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#103 of 7558

Top 1.8% percentile worldwide

For airports with equal runway length, the worldwide order does not indicate a length difference.

National Standing (China)

tied #4 of 55 in CN

same length as 4 others; nearest TFU, 375 NM · #13 of 264 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+31.2%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 LHW in numbers: 13,123 ft longest runway · tied #56 of 650 published · #103 of 7,558 worldwide (top 1.8%) · tied #4 in China.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway ≥10,500 ft

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Elevation & National Context

High-Altitude Aerodrome (≥5,000 ft)

LHW lies at 1,947 m (6,388 ft), #24 of 650 published airports by elevation and 95.6 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 6,163 ft above the China median (225 ft, 54 airports); RKZ is highest at 12,408 ft, 6,020 ft higher than LHW.

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Regional Density & Alternates (100 NM)

1 Qualifying Aerodrome in Vicinity

Closest of 1 paved-runway (≥5,000 ft) neighbour within 100 NM: Xining Caojiabao International Airport (XNN), 76.2 NM, 12,467 ft. LHW has the longest runway in this radius, 656 ft over XNN.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 13,123 ft (4,000 m)

LHW runways: 18L/36R 13,123 × 148 ft asphalt (asp); 01/19 13,123 × 148 ft asphalt (asph); 18R/36L 11,811 × 148 ft asphalt (asph). National standing: tied #4 of 55 in China with LXA/KWE/TFU/PVG at 13,123 ft; RKZ leads by 3,281 ft (16,404 ft). +31.2% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
18L/36R	13,123 ft (4000 m / 4.000 km)	148 ft (45m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active
01/19	13,123 ft (4000 m / 4.000 km)	148 ft (45m)	`Asphalt (ASPH)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active
18R/36L	11,811 ft (3600 m / 3.600 km)	148 ft (45m)	`Asphalt (ASPH)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active

🧭 Comparative Aerodromes (100 NM Radius, ≥5,000 ft Paved)

Great-circle Haversine spatial proximity matching for commercial facilities with paved runway capacity within 100 NM.

Aerodrome Name	IATA	Distance	Longest Runway	Lighting
Xining Caojiabao International Airport (Haidong (Huzhu Tu Autonomous County))	`XNN`	76.2 NM (141.1 km)	12,467 ft	✅ Lighted

🛡️ Source: OurAirports Open Aviation Database, snapshot 2026-09-01 · Provenance →