ZURK · RKZ
Xigaze Peace Airport / Shigatse Air Base
Xigaze Peace Airport / Shigatse Air Base (ZURK / RKZ) is a large airport with scheduled airline service serving Xigazê (Samzhubzê), Tibet Autonomous Region. The field lies at 12,408 ft (3,782 m) above sea level and has two crossing runways, the longest 16,404 ft (5,000 m), concrete. Its nearest neighbour is Lhasa Gonggar International Airport (LXA), 84 nm E.
Alārium shows aircraft arriving at and departing from RKZ in real time and in three dimensions, with current weather from the field’s own METAR, the runway the wind favours, and the movements observed there.
Location
- Elevation
- 12,408 ft (3,782 m)
- Coordinates
- 29.3509, 89.2992
- Serving
- Xigazê (Samzhubzê)
- Region
- Tibet Autonomous Region
- Time zone
- Asia/Shanghai
Runways2 · longest 16,404 ft
Orientation and relative length from the designator: runway 09 points 90° magnetic. No published thresholds here, so strips sit about the field centre. Not a chart to navigate by.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lighting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/27 | 16,404 ft5,000 m | 197 ft | Concrete | — |
| 07/25 | 9,843 ft3,000 m | 35 ft | Concrete | — |
Nearby airfields
- Nearest paved 3,000 ft
- LXALhasa Gonggar International Airport · 84 nm E
Field data: OurAirports, public domain. Positions: ADS-B, which does not carry every aircraft.