AviatDataLhasa Gonggar International Airport LXA / ZULS
Lhasa, Tibet Autonomous Region · China · Civil Aviation Tibet Autonomous Region Airport Group Co., Ltd. (民航西藏自治区机场集团有限公司 / "Tibet Airport Group") — wholly state-owned, spun off from the CAAC Tibet Regional Administration (registered Oct 2022, formally inaugurated Dec 2023 alongside the newly separated Tibet regulatory-bureau and air-traffic-management-center entities); operates all 8 civil airports in the Tibet Autonomous Region — Lhasa Gonggar, Qamdo Bangda, Nyingchi Mainling, Ngari Gunsa, Shigatse Peace, Shannan Lhünzê (Longzi), Xigazê Dingri and Ngari Purang
6.3Mpax · 2025
H24International · customs & immigrationJet A-1
ICAO / IATAZULS / LXA
OperatorCivil Aviation Tibet Autonomous Region Airport Group Co., Ltd. (民航西藏自治区机场集团有限公司 / "Tibet Airport Group") — wholly state-owned, spun off from the CAAC Tibet Regional Administration (registered Oct 2022, formally inaugurated Dec 2023 alongside the newly separated Tibet regulatory-bureau and air-traffic-management-center entities); operates all 8 civil airports in the Tibet Autonomous Region — Lhasa Gonggar, Qamdo Bangda, Nyingchi Mainling, Ngari Gunsa, Shigatse Peace, Shannan Lhünzê (Longzi), Xigazê Dingri and Ngari Purang
Coordinates29.2978°N, 90.9119°E
Elevation11,713 ft · 3,570 m
Time zoneCST (UTC+8, no DST)
Passengers / yr6,284,823 (2025)
CustomsYes
Border controlYes
SchengenNo
FuelJet A-1
Bonded—
AIP referenceZULS — AIP China / CAAC (Civil Aviation Administration of China)
Operating hoursH24, no published curfew — night operations are supported via RNP AR instrument approaches, unlike daylight/VFR-only Himalayan-plateau fields such as Paro; pilots and aircraft must be specifically qualified for high-altitude performance
TerminalsThree terminals — T1, T2 (renovated 2023 as the international terminal, approx. 13,700 sqm) and T3 (opened 7 Aug 2021, 88,000 sqm, lotus-roofed Tibetan-style building handling the bulk of scheduled traffic)
Runways (2)
- 10R/28L · 4,000 m / 13,123 ft · 45 m wide · Asphalt · ILS CAT I (28L only, per AIP chart ZULS AD2.24-1); 10R end flown via RNP AR, no ILS — which physical end is asphalt vs. concrete could not be independently re-confirmed beyond this source (a separate check found the pairing reversed); verify against current AIP before relying on it
- 10L/28R · 4,000 m / 13,123 ft · 45 m wide · Concrete · ILS Not confirmed in available sources; this is the new parallel runway — construction began Apr 2022 (CNY 4.28bn investment), completed Aug 2023, entered service 26 Dec 2023, making LXA China's first dual-runway high-plateau airport
Airport contact
One of the world's highest commercial airports (3,570m/11,713ft) and the principal hub for Tibet Airlines; became China's first dual-runway high-plateau airport when its new concrete parallel runway entered service 26 Dec 2023 (construction began Apr 2022, CNY 4.28bn investment, completed Aug 2023). Thin air forces roughly 17% higher true airspeed for equivalent lift, restricting most service to narrowbodies (737-700, A319/320 under weight limits) with only limited widebody (A330) operations; a COMAC C919 "plateau variant" is reportedly in development for Tibet routes, targeted around 2028-2029 (unverified beyond secondary reporting). International service is limited to Himalaya Airlines flights to Kathmandu and Pokhara, Nepal, via the T2 international terminal.
Services
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On request / PPR
Seasonal / ageing
Unconfirmed / not listed
Ground handling
Available · 2 providers
民航西藏自治区机场集团有限公司 (Civil Aviation Tibet Autonomous Region Airport Group Co., Ltd. / "Tibet Airport Group")
State airport operator; self-provides ramp and passenger ground-handling agency services at Lhasa Gonggar (LXA) — named as the sole-source ground-handling agent for Air China's Lhasa station in Air China Group's 2025 single-source procurement disclosure ("独购", supplier: 民航西藏自治区机场集团有限公司, project: 拉萨机场地面代理服务项目).
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西藏航空有限公司 (Tibet Airlines Co., Ltd.)
Self-handled, Tibet Airlines — the carrier's new ~52,200 sqm "Lhasa Operations Support Centre" at LXA (groundbreaking Sep 2023, RMB 826m budget, 245-mu site) is independently confirmed as planned to include a dedicated ground-service support centre (地面服务保障中心) alongside its maintenance-support centre, for the carrier's own home-base ramp/passenger handling; independent confirmation that this specific building is now operational was not found.
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Verified 3 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Aircraft fuel
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中国航空油料有限责任公司西藏分公司 (China National Aviation Fuel Supply Corporation, Tibet Branch)
Into-plane jet-fuel (Jet A-1) supplier and fuelling agent for LXA (and Nyingchi Mailin airport 600km away); on-airport depot registered at 甲竹林镇西藏拉萨贡嘎机场中国航油西藏公司, est. 2018 (predecessor entity registered 2007). A new RMB 140 million fuel depot completed in 2024 raised jet-fuel storage capacity from 1,500 to 9,000 cubic metres, a 6x increase — independently confirmed, part of a wider seven-airport Tibet depot network now exceeding 16,500 cubic metres total capacity.
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Verified 3 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
De-icing
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Part-145 line maintenance
Available
西藏航空有限公司 (Tibet Airlines Co., Ltd.)
In-house line/transit maintenance and AOG support; the Lhasa Maintenance Branch of Tibet Airlines' Maintenance Department is based at LXA (its home base) with a reported 120+ maintenance staff; also performs contracted third-party line maintenance for other carriers (e.g. Himalaya Airlines A319CEO, EASA-standard check, Mar 2024) and co-developed a high-altitude composite-repair technique validated at LXA (Nov 2025).
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Part-145 base maintenance
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Component shops & overhaul
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Flight catering
Available
西藏佰翔天厨食品有限公司 (Tibet Fliport Tianchu Food Co., Ltd.)
Flight-kitchen / in-flight catering operator serving LXA; joint venture between Xiamen Fliport (Baixiang) Food Group (51%) and the former Civil Aviation Administration of Tibet (49%), established 27 Nov 2012, registered capital ~RMB 20.06m; ~4,000 sqm production facility located on Lhasa Gonggar Airport grounds. Independently confirmed to operate a Gonggar Airport terminal branch (贡嘎机场候机楼分公司) holding a current customs border-port hygiene permit (Aug 2025). 2018 recruitment material describes it as the only licensed in-flight-meal producer in the Tibet Autonomous Region.
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Aircraft cleaning
Unconfirmed
民航西藏自治区机场集团有限公司 (Civil Aviation Tibet Autonomous Region Airport Group Co., Ltd. / "Tibet Airport Group")
Cabin-cleaning crew reportedly organised under the Apron Operations Support Department services all inbound/outbound flights at LXA (reported ~3.4 million seats cleaned in 2025); airport group also reportedly tenders terminal-building cleaning contracts (2024 T1/T2 outsourced-cleaning procurement, 2026 T3 comprehensive-cleaning tender). Carried over from prior research; could not be due to search access limits.
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Verified 3 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Ground support equipment
Unconfirmed
民航西藏自治区机场集团有限公司 (Civil Aviation Tibet Autonomous Region Airport Group Co., Ltd. / "Tibet Airport Group")
Apron Operations Support Department (站坪运行保障部) reportedly operates airfield special vehicles (特种车辆) and aircraft cargo-hold loading/unloading equipment on the LXA ramp; carried over from prior research as the core department for apron/ramp safety operations, but could not be due to search access limits.
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Verified 3 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Cargo handling
Available
民航西藏自治区机场集团有限公司 (Civil Aviation Tibet Autonomous Region Airport Group Co., Ltd. / "Tibet Airport Group")
Operates the airport cargo terminal (拉萨贡嘎机场货站), a 30,000+ sqm facility (built 2021, ~10,800 sqm warehouse) at Gonggar; opened Tibet's first aviation-port international cargo station in April 2025 (customs-cleared 3 Apr 2025), independently confirmed operational with import/export cargo trade recorded since launch. Cargo station phone •••.
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Aviation security
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民航西藏自治区机场集团有限公司 (Civil Aviation Tibet Autonomous Region Airport Group Co., Ltd. / "Tibet Airport Group")
Operates the aviation Security Check Station (西藏机场集团安全检查站, formerly 民航西藏自治区局贡嘎机场安全检查站) covering both T3 passenger screening and cargo/mail screening at LXA. Note: a Feb 2026 dedicated cargo/mail security-quality complaint hotline (•••) is carried over from prior research and could not be.
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Verified 3 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Passenger & crew transport
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民航西藏自治区机场集团有限公司 (Civil Aviation Tibet Autonomous Region Airport Group Co., Ltd. / "Tibet Airport Group")
Owns/procures the fleet for the civil-aviation shuttle bus (民航班车) linking LXA with central Lhasa (~85km away); confirmed by the 2025 tender "西藏机场集团2025年度拉萨贡嘎国际机场旅客大巴车辆采购" and by independently verified schedule details: enquiry line •••, runs 04:30-19:30 roughly every 10-15 min from Liuwu Bus Station on the city side.
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Verified 3 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Flight support
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Hotel & travel
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民航西藏自治区机场集团有限公司 (Civil Aviation Tibet Autonomous Region Airport Group Co., Ltd. / "Tibet Airport Group")
Operates the airport's own overnight-accommodation building (拉萨贡嘎机场旅客过夜用房), a 21,000 sqm facility opened July 2024 a 4-minute walk from T3, confirmed built explicitly to strengthen "overnight crew service support capability" (过夜机组服务保障能力) for based/overnighting carrier crews; also runs an airport-side guest house (机场自营宾馆) next to the terminal.
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Verified 3 weeks ago · unconfirmed source