# Ali Pulan Airport (APJ)

> Burang Town, CN · IATA: APJ · ICAO: ZUPL · Medium Airport

## Quick Facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| IATA | `APJ` |
| ICAO | `ZUPL` |
| City | Burang Town |
| Country | CN |
| Type | Medium Airport |
| Elevation | 4250 m |
| Cargo | ❌ |
| GPS | 30.39750, 81.13861 |

## Description

Ali Pulan Airport (APJ/ZUPL) in Burang County, Ngari Prefecture, is designed for just 600 tonnes of cargo and about 150,000 passengers a year — figures that place it firmly among regional access airports rather than freight gateways. Opened on 27 December 2023 at an elevation of roughly 4,250 m, it ranks among the highest civil airports in the world and operates as a joint civil-military field some 12 km from Burang town in western Tibet. All cargo travels as belly freight in passenger aircraft; there is no dedicated cargo terminal and no freighter service. Tibet Airlines is the sole operator so far, flying a seasonal link to Lhasa, with demand shaped largely by pilgrimage and tourist traffic to Mount Kailash and Lake Manasarovar. The altitude imposes practical limits familiar to anyone shipping into high-plateau destinations: reduced payload, weather-dependent slots and long road legs across the Tibetan plateau. Shippers, importers and forwarders sending air freight to western Tibet should plan around Ngari Gunsa (NGQ) further north or Lhasa Gonggar (LXA), then arrange trucking for final delivery.

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