Lijiang Sanyi International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Lijiang, Yunnan Province (China)

IATA: LJG ICAO: ZPLJ

Longest Active Runway

9,843 ft

3,000 meters

Field Elevation

7,359 ft

2,243 m MSL

Runway Inventory

1 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

26.6775°, 100.2449°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

tied #603 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#1,082 of 7558

Top 15.9% percentile worldwide

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

National Standing (China)

tied #53 of 55 in CN

same length as JGN, DAT · #88 of 264 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

-1.6%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 LJG in numbers: 9,843 ft longest runway · tied #603 of 650 published · #1,082 of 7,558 worldwide (top 15.9%) · tied #53 in China.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway 8,000–10,499 ft

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Elevation & National Context

High-Altitude Aerodrome (≥5,000 ft)

LJG lies at 2,243 m (7,359 ft), #15 of 650 published airports by elevation and 96.4 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 7,134 ft above the China median (225 ft, 54 airports); RKZ is highest at 12,408 ft, 5,049 ft higher than LJG.

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Regional Density & Alternates (100 NM)

0 Qualifying Aerodromes in Vicinity

No published neighbour with a paved runway of 5,000 ft or more within 100 NM of LJG. Nearest published airport: Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG), 173 NM, 14,764 ft (4,921 ft longer than LJG); 1 within 250 NM.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 9,843 ft (3,000 m)

LJG runway: 02/20 9,843 × 148 ft asphalt (asph). National standing: tied #53 of 55 in China with JGN/DAT at 9,843 ft; RKZ leads by 6,561 ft (16,404 ft). −1.6% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
02/20	9,843 ft (3000 m / 3.000 km)	148 ft (45m)	`Asphalt (ASPH)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active

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