Golog Maqin Airport

Golog Maqin Airport
果洛玛沁机场
Guǒluò Mǎqìn Jīchǎng
IATA: GMQ[1]ICAO: none
Summary
Airport type Public
Serves Dawu, Golog, Qinghai, China
Opened 1 July 2016
Elevation AMSL 3,787.6 m / 12,427 ft
Coordinates 34°24′57″N 100°18′40″E / 34.41583°N 100.31111°E / 34.41583; 100.31111Coordinates: 34°24′57″N 100°18′40″E / 34.41583°N 100.31111°E / 34.41583; 100.31111
Map
GMQ

Location of airport in Qinghai

Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
3,800 12,467
Source: [2]

Golog (or Guoluo) Maqin Airport (Chinese: 果洛玛沁机场) (IATA: GMQ) is an airport being built to serve Golog Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in southeastern Qinghai Province, China. The airport is located in Caozichang (草子厂) on the Dawutan Grassland (大武滩草原). Construction began on 14 September 2012 with an estimated total investment of 1.24 billion yuan, and the airport started operation in 1st July 2016.[2][3] Golog is the fifth civil airport in Qinghai.

Facilities

The airport will have a 4,000-meter runway (class 4C), and a 3,000 square-meter terminal building. It is projected to handle 150,000 passengers and 375 tons of cargo annually by 2020.[2]

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
China Eastern Airlines Xi'an, Xining

See also

References

  1. "Airline and Airport Code Search". IATA. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 "果洛机场14日正式奠基 预计2015年竣工通航". Carnoc. 2012-09-15. Retrieved 2012-09-15.
  3. "青海省新建果洛机场正式竣工通航". Carnoc. 2016-07-01. Retrieved 2016-07-01.
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