# Golmud Airport (GOQ)

> Golmud, CN · IATA: GOQ · ICAO: ZLGM · Medium Airport

## Quick Facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| IATA | `GOQ` |
| ICAO | `ZLGM` |
| City | Golmud |
| Country | CN |
| Type | Medium Airport |
| Elevation | 2845 m |
| Cargo | ❌ |
| GPS | 36.40060, 94.78610 |

## Description

Potash from the Qarhan Salt Lake and lithium brine are the economic signature of Golmud, Qinghai's second city – commodities that travel by rail, not by air. Golmud Airport (GOQ), at 2,842 metres on the Tibetan plateau, maintains a small domestic passenger network to Xining, Xi'an and a handful of other cities. There is no cargo terminal and no scheduled freight uplift. The city's real logistics role is as the rail and road staging point towards Lhasa on the Qinghai–Tibet corridor; air cargo for the region is handled at Xining Caojiabu (XNN).

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