{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Airport","name":"Xigaze Peace Airport / Shigatse Air Base","iataCode":"RKZ","icaoCode":"ZURK","city":"Xigazê (Samzhubzê)","country":"CN","airportType":"medium_airport","cargoCapable":false,"cargoRank":null,"confidenceLevel":null,"coordinates":{"latitude":29.3519,"longitude":89.311401},"elevationMeters":1153,"runwayLengthMeters":null,"description":"An extra-long runway compensates for the thin air at 3,782 m: aircraft departing Xigaze Peace Airport (RKZ) need far more pavement and accept lower payloads than at sea level. The dual-use field, opened to civilian traffic in 2010, links Tibet's second-largest city mainly with Chengdu. Payload restrictions and the absence of any freight terminal rule out meaningful cargo operations. Shipments for the Shigatse region move through Lhasa Gonggar (LXA), the only Tibetan airport with proper cargo han","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/airports/xigaze-peace-airport-shigatse-air-base-airport-rkz","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/airports/en/xigaze-peace-airport-shigatse-air-base-airport-rkz","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Xigaze Peace Airport / Shigatse Air Base · (IATA: RKZ) · Xigazê (Samzhubzê), CN · 1153 m"}