# Ngari Gunsa Airport (NGQ)

> Shiquanhe, CN · IATA: NGQ · ICAO: ZUAL · Medium Airport

## Quick Facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| IATA | `NGQ` |
| ICAO | `ZUAL` |
| City | Shiquanhe |
| Country | CN |
| Type | Medium Airport |
| Elevation | 4274 m |
| Cargo | ❌ |
| GPS | 32.09794, 80.05397 |

## Description

At 4,274 metres above sea level, Ngari Gunsa Airport (IATA: NGQ) ranks among the highest civil airports on earth — and altitude defines everything here. The thin air at the dual-use civil-military field near Shiquanhe in western Tibet cuts aircraft payload sharply, and operations concentrate in the morning hours. Passenger flights, mainly to Lhasa, are the airport's purpose; there is no cargo terminal and no freighter traffic. Goods for the Ngari region travel overland on the G219 highway, and air freight is realistically handled via Lhasa Gonggar (LXA) or the Chengdu hubs.

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