# Lhasa Gonggar International Airport (LXA / ZULS)

**Lhasa Gonggar International Airport** (IATA: LXA, ICAO: ZULS) is a large airport in Shannan (Gonggar), Tibet Autonomous Region, China. It opened in 1956. It has 3 runways; the longest is 4,000 m (13,123 ft). In 2022 it handled 2.6 million passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/zuls

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: LXA / ZULS
- Type: Large airport
- Serves: Shannan (Gonggar), Tibet Autonomous Region, China
- Opened: 1956
- Elevation: 3,570 m / 11,713 ft
- Coordinates: 29.2980, 90.9120
- Runways: 3
- Longest runway: 4,000 m / 13,123 ft
- Passengers: 2,583,646 (2022)
- Time zone: UTC+8 · Asia/Shanghai
- Website: http://www.lsairport.cn/web/ui1/index.asp
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lhasa_Gonggar_International_Airport (30 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q786209
- Weather station: ZULS · WMO 55591
- Ident: ZULS

## Timeline

- 1956: Lhasa Gonggar International Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 10R/28L | 4,000 m / 13,123 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 089° / 269° | yes |
| 09/27 | 4,000 m / 13,123 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Concrete |  | yes |
| 10L/28R | 4,000 m / 13,123 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Concrete |  | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2011 | 1,581,538 | Wikidata |
| 2012 | 1,829,792 | Wikidata |
| 2013 | 2,296,958 | Wikidata |
| 2014 | 2,563,204 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 2,908,416 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 3,339,429 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 3,718,350 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 4,353,948 | Wikidata |
| 2019 | 4,572,428 | Wikidata |
| 2020 | 4,133,192 | Wikidata |
| 2021 | 4,779,386 | Wikidata |
| 2022 | 2,583,646 | Wikidata |

## Routes

50 destinations in 4 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (50)

- [KTM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vnkt.md) Tribhuvan International Airport · Nepal · 571 km / 355 mi · Himalaya Airlines
- [BPX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zubd.md) Qamdo Bangda Airport · China · 613 km / 381 mi · Tibet Airlines
- [PHH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/np-0003.md) Pokhara International Airport · Nepal · 684 km / 425 mi · Himalaya Airlines
- [GOQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zlgm.md) Golmud Airport · China · 869 km / 540 mi · West Air
- [DIG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zpdq.md) Diqing Shangri-La Airport · China · 872 km / 542 mi · China Eastern Airlines
- [LJG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zplj.md) Lijiang Sanyi International Airport · China · 961 km / 597 mi · Tibet Airlines
- [NGQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zual.md) Ngari Gunsa Airport · China · 1,083 km / 673 mi · Tibet Airlines
- [AHJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zuhy.md) Hongyuan Airport · China · 1,148 km / 713 mi · Air China
- [GXH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zlxh.md) Gannan Xiahe Airport · China · 1,262 km / 784 mi · Sichuan Airlines
- [CTU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zuuu.md) Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport · China · 1,263 km / 785 mi · Tibet Airlines, Chengdu Airlines, Sichuan Airlines, Air China
- [KMG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zppp.md) Kunming Changshui International Airport · China · 1,276 km / 793 mi · Tibet Airlines, Lucky Air, China Eastern Airlines, Sichuan Airlines
- [JHG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zpjh.md) Xishuangbanna Gasa International Airport · China · 1,279 km / 795 mi · Tibet Airlines
- [TFU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zutf.md) Chengdu Tianfu International Airport · China · 1,309 km / 813 mi · Tibet Airlines, Chengdu Airlines, Lucky Air, China Eastern Airlines, Sichuan Airlines, Air China
- [XNN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zlxn.md) Xining Caojiabao International Airport · China · 1,312 km / 815 mi · Tibet Airlines, Lucky Air, Sichuan Airlines
- [YBP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zuyb.md) Yibin Wuliangye Airport · China · 1,323 km / 822 mi · Tibet Airlines
- [MIG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zumy.md) Mianyang Nanjiao Airport · China · 1,347 km / 837 mi · Tibet Airlines, Lucky Air, Sichuan Airlines
- [LZO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zulz.md) Luzhou Yunlong Airport · China · 1,413 km / 878 mi · West Air, Tibet Airlines
- [LHW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zlll.md) Lanzhou Zhongchuan International Airport · China · 1,430 km / 889 mi · Tibet Airlines
- [GYS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zugu.md) Guangyuan Panlong Airport · China · 1,451 km / 902 mi · Tibet Airlines
- [NAO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zunc.md) Nanchong Gaoping Airport · China · 1,476 km / 917 mi · Tibet Airlines
- [WMT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zumt.md) Zunyi Maotai Airport · China · 1,521 km / 945 mi · West Air
- [CKG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zuck.md) Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport · China · 1,523 km / 946 mi · West Air, Chongqing Airlines, Tibet Airlines, Sichuan Airlines, Air China
- [KWE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zugy.md) Guiyang Longdongbao International Airport · China · 1,590 km / 988 mi · West Air, Tibet Airlines
- [DZH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zuda.md) Dazhou Jinya Airport · China · 1,599 km / 994 mi · Tibet Airlines
- [URC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zwww.md) Ürümqi Tianshan International Airport · China · 1,653 km / 1,027 mi · Sichuan Airlines
- [XIY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zlxy.md) Xi'an Xianyang International Airport · China · 1,777 km / 1,104 mi · Tibet Airlines, China Eastern Airlines, Sichuan Airlines
- [NNG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zgnn.md) Nanning Wuxu International Airport · China · 1,878 km / 1,167 mi · Tibet Airlines
- [WDS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zhsy.md) Shiyan Wudangshan Airport · China · 1,939 km / 1,205 mi · West Air
- [CSX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zgha.md) Changsha Huanghua International Airport · China · 2,175 km / 1,351 mi · Tibet Airlines, China Eastern Airlines
- [TYN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zbyn.md) Taiyuan Wusu International Airport · China · 2,214 km / 1,376 mi · Tibet Airlines
- [CGO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zhcc.md) Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport · China · 2,236 km / 1,389 mi · West Air, Tibet Airlines, Chengdu Airlines, Lucky Air
- [WUH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zhhh.md) Wuhan Tianhe International Airport · China · 2,245 km / 1,395 mi · Tibet Airlines, Chengdu Airlines, Lucky Air
- [HET](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zbhh.md) Hohhot Baita International Airport · China · 2,286 km / 1,420 mi · China Eastern Airlines
- [CAN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zggg.md) Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport · China · 2,321 km / 1,442 mi · China Eastern Airlines
- [SZX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zgsz.md) Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport · China · 2,400 km / 1,491 mi · Tibet Airlines
- [SJW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zbsj.md) Shijiazhuang Zhengding International Airport · China · 2,405 km / 1,494 mi · Tibet Airlines
- [HKG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vhhh.md) Hong Kong International Airport · Hong Kong SAR China · 2,425 km / 1,507 mi · Tibet Airlines
- [HFE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zsof.md) Hefei Xinqiao International Airport · China · 2,505 km / 1,557 mi · West Air
- [PEK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zbaa.md) Beijing Capital International Airport · China · 2,623 km / 1,630 mi · Tibet Airlines, Air China
- [TSN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zbtj.md) Tianjin Binhai International Airport · China · 2,652 km / 1,648 mi · Tibet Airlines
- [LYI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zsly.md) Linyi Qiyang Airport · China · 2,657 km / 1,651 mi · Tibet Airlines
- [SQJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zssm.md) Sanming Shaxian Airport · China · 2,660 km / 1,653 mi · Tibet Airlines
- [NKG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zsnj.md) Nanjing Lukou International Airport · China · 2,684 km / 1,668 mi · Tibet Airlines
- [CZX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zscg.md) Changzhou Benniu International Airport · China · 2,769 km / 1,721 mi · Tibet Airlines
- [TAO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zsqd.md) Qingdao Jiaodong International Airport · China · 2,825 km / 1,755 mi · Tibet Airlines
- [HGH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zshc.md) Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport · China · 2,843 km / 1,767 mi · Tibet Airlines, Sichuan Airlines
- [NTG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zsnt.md) Nantong Xingdong International Airport · China · 2,883 km / 1,791 mi · Tibet Airlines
- [SHA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zsss.md) Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport · China · 2,921 km / 1,815 mi · Tibet Airlines, China Eastern Airlines
- [PVG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zspd.md) Shanghai Pudong International Airport · China · 2,966 km / 1,843 mi · China Eastern Airlines
- [SIN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wsss.md) Singapore Changi Airport · Singapore · 3,402 km / 2,114 mi · West Air

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from LXA, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Hub airlines (1)

- TV [Tibet Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/tibet-airlines) · 36

### Passenger (8)

- 3U [Sichuan Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/sichuan-airlines) · 10
- MU [China Eastern Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/china-eastern-airlines) · 9
- PN [West Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/west-air) · 9
- 8L [Lucky Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/lucky-air) · 6
- CA [Air China](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-china) · 5
- EU [Chengdu Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/chengdu-airlines) · 4
- H9 [Himalaya Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/himalaya-airlines) · 2
- OQ [Chongqing Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/chongqing-airlines) · 1

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 2.6M (2022) | #507 of 3,974 | #154 in Asia | #51 in CN |
| Longest runway | 4,000 m / 13,123 ft | =111 of 29,858 | =22 in Asia | =10 in CN |
| Elevation | 3,570 m / 11,713 ft | #58 of 43,403 | #21 in Asia | #13 in CN |
| Age | Opened 1956 | =4,178 of 15,079 | =229 in Asia | =23 in CN |
| Runways | 3 | =151 of 29,978 | =10 in Asia | =6 in CN |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| GND | Ground Control | 121.650 |
| TWR | Tower | 118.250 |

## Nearby airports

- [CN-0033](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cn-0033.md) Damxung Air Base · 133 km / 83 mi

## In collections

- [Highest airports](https://dromopedia.com/collections/highest) #14

## Sources

- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Lhasa Gonggar International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lhasa_Gonggar_International_Airport&oldid=1373003063), revision of 3 Sep 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/zuls/data