Ngari Gunsa Airport

阿里昆莎机场

📍 Ngari (Shiquanhe) ✈️ NGQ / ZUAL 🗓️ 2010

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🛫 Airport facts

IATA codeNGQ

ICAO codeZUAL

Terminals1 terminal

Opened2010

📍 Airport address

Kunsha, Gar County, Ngari Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region

Address in Chinese (for taxis): 西藏自治区阿里地区噶尔县昆莎乡

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🚇 Getting to the city centre

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Getting to the city centre

About 45 km from Shiquanhe town (Ngari's centre). No metro; airport shuttle or private car/taxi about an hour on high-altitude roads.

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Traveller notes

At about 4,274 m, one of the world's highest airports and the nearest to sacred Mount Kailash and Lake Manasarovar. Domestic flights to Lhasa, Kashgar and Chengdu. Very remote; prepare for cold, thin air and minimal facilities.

🚌 Buses & cost to the city centre

🆓 Free shuttleNo free shuttle; the airport bus is paid at about ¥25.

🚌 Bus routes民航大巴 (昆莎机场—狮泉河镇民航售票厅)

🚕 Taxi costA charter to Shiquanhe town costs about ¥200 over 54-60 km, taking roughly one hour.

💱 Prices are approximate in Chinese yuan (¥) and may change; confirm before boarding.

Source: Wikipedia; Skybrary; TibetTravel

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