Lhasa Gonggar International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Shannan (Gonggar), Tibet Autonomous Region (China)

IATA: LXA ICAO: ZULS

Longest Active Runway

13,123 ft

4,000 meters

Field Elevation

11,713 ft

3,570 m MSL

Runway Inventory

3 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

29.2980°, 90.9120°

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

#101 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, 707 NM · #12 of 264 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+31.2%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 LXA in numbers: 13,123 ft longest runway · tied #56 of 650 published · #101 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)

LXA lies at 3,570 m (11,713 ft), #4 of 650 published airports by elevation and 97.3 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 11,488 ft above the China median (225 ft, 54 airports); RKZ is highest at 12,408 ft, 695 ft higher than LXA.

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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: Xigaze Peace Airport / Shigatse Air Base (RKZ), 84.5 NM, 16,404 ft. RKZ has the radius's longest runway, 3,281 ft more than LXA.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

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

LXA runways: 10R/28L 13,123 × 148 ft asphalt (asph); 09/27 13,123 × 148 ft concrete; 10L/28R 13,123 × 148 ft concrete (con). National standing: tied #4 of 55 in China with LHW/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
10R/28L	13,123 ft (4000 m / 4.000 km)	148 ft (45m)	`Asphalt (ASPH)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active
09/27	13,123 ft (4000 m / 4.000 km)	148 ft (45m)	`Concrete`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active
10L/28R	13,123 ft (4000 m / 4.000 km)	148 ft (45m)	`Concrete (CON)`	✅ 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
Xigaze Peace Airport / Shigatse Air Base (Xigazê (Samzhubzê))	`RKZ`	84.5 NM (156.5 km)	16,404 ft	—

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