Airport profile · China
Xigaze Peace Airport / Shigatse Air Base
Xigazê (Samzhubzê) · Tibet Autonomous Region · China
Airport overview
Xigaze Peace Airport / Shigatse Air Base serves Xigazê (Samzhubzê), China. The longest reported open paved runway is 5,000 metres (16,404 feet).
- ICAO code
- ZURK
- IATA code
- RKZ
- Local / reference code
- ZURK
- Location
- Xigazê (Samzhubzê) · Tibet Autonomous Region · China
- Coordinates
- 29.350876, 89.299157
- Elevation above sea level
- 3,782 m / 12,408 ft
- Time zone
- Asia/Shanghai
- Reported access
- Not reported
- Longest open paved runway
- 5,000 m / 16,404 ft
- Business-aviation facilities
- 0 FBOs · 0 handling providers
- Fuel types
- Not reported
- Control tower
- Not reported
- Customs airport designation
- Not reported
- Landing-rights designation
- Not reported
Runway dimensions alone do not determine which jets can operate here; consult the current AIP, NOTAMs, declared distances and aircraft performance requirements.
Runways (2 recorded)
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lighting / status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/27 | 5,000 m16,404 ft | 60 m197 ft | CON | UnlightedReported open |
| 07/25 | 3,000 m9,843 ft | 11 m35 ft | CON | UnlightedReported open |
Runway 09/27 · threshold & approach details
| Runway end | True heading | Elevation | Displaced threshold | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09 | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| 27 | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
Runway 07/25 · threshold & approach details
| Runway end | True heading | Elevation | Displaced threshold | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07 | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| 25 | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
FBOs & handling
No named FBO or handling provider has been matched to this airport in the directory. Contact the airport operator to confirm business-aviation arrangements.
History & management
Wikidata records 2010 as the airport’s inception year.
- Inception year
- 2010
- Airport activation date
- Not reported
- Recorded owner
- Not reported
- Recorded operator
- Not reported
- Airport manager
- Not reported
- Manager telephone
- Not reported
An inception year and an airport activation date are different facts. Confirm current ownership and management with the airport.
Airport communications
No communication frequencies are reported in the current airport snapshot.
Use current official aeronautical publications for operational communications.