Ninglang Luguhu Airport

Airport in Hongqiao, Ninglang County

NLH

Location of airport in Yunnan

Runways

Direction	Length		Surface
Direction	m	ft	Surface
05/23	3,400	11,155	Concrete

Statistics (2021)

Passengers	74,373
Aircraft movements	1,380
Cargo (metric tons)	106.6

Ninglang Luguhu Airport

Simplified Chinese

宁蒗泸沽湖机场

Traditional Chinese

寧蒗瀘沽湖機場

Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Nínglàng Lúgūhú Jīchǎng

Ninglang Luguhu Airport (IATA: NLH, ICAO: ZPNL) is an airport serving Ninglang Yi Autonomous County and Lugu Lake (Luguhu), in northwestern Yunnan province, China. It is located in the village of Shifoshan (石佛山村), Hongqiao Town, 25 kilometres (16 mi) from Lugu Lake and 50 kilometres (31 mi) from the Ninglang county seat, at an elevation of 3,293 metres (10,804 ft). Construction began in April 2013, and the airport, the 13th in Yunnan, was opened on 12 October 2015. The airports cost 1.298 billion yuan to build.^[1]

In 2019 the airport handled 2,168 flights and 200,000 passengers.^[2]

The airport facilities include an oxygen bar for passengers struggling with the high altitude.^[2] The airport is also notorious for commonly having challenging weather conditions for flight.^[3]

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
China Eastern Airlines	Kunming

References

^ 宁蒗泸沽湖机场正式通航. Yunnan Daily (in Chinese (China)). 2015-10-13.
^ ^a ^b "云南宁蒗泸沽湖机场通航七周年：山巅之上是空港-中国民航网". www.caacnews.com.cn. Retrieved 2024-06-12.
^ "泸沽湖机场航务部：航行服务保安全辛勤耕耘写春秋". 2024-05-09.

Airports in China

Civil aviation in China, Statistics

North
Beijing	Beijing (Capital) Beijing (Daxing)
Tianjin	Tianjin
Hebei	Chengde Handan Qinhuangdao Shijiazhuang Tangshan Xingtai Zhangjiakou
Shanxi	Changzhi Datong Linfen Lüliang Shuozhou Taiyuan Wutaishan Yuncheng
Inner Mongolia	Alxa Left Banner Alxa Right Banner Arxan Baotou Bayannur Chifeng Ejin Banner Erenhot Hailar Hohhot Holingol Manzhouli Ordos Tongliao Ulanhot Ulanqab Wuhai Xilinhot Zhalantun

Northeast
Liaoning	Anshan Changhai Chaoyang Dalian Dandong Jinzhou Shenyang Yingkou
Jilin	Baicheng Changbaishan Changchun Songyuan Tonghua Yanji
Heilongjiang	Daqing Fuyuan Harbin Heihe Jiagedaqi Jiamusi Jiansanjiang Jixi Mohe Mudanjiang Qiqihar Wudalianchi Yichun

East
Shanghai	Shanghai (Hongqiao) Shanghai (Pudong)
Jiangsu	Changzhou Huaian Lianyungang Nanjing Nantong Wuxi Xuzhou Yancheng Yangzhou & Taizhou
Zhejiang	Hangzhou Ningbo Quzhou Taizhou Wenzhou Yiwu Zhoushan
Anhui	Anqing Chizhou Fuyang Hefei Huangshan Wuhu & Xuancheng
Fujian	Fuzhou Liancheng Quanzhou Sanming Wuyishan Xiamen
Jiangxi	Ganzhou Jingdezhen Jinggangshan Jiujiang Nanchang Shangrao Yichun
Shandong	Dongying Heze Jinan Jining Linyi Qingdao Rizhao Weifang Weihai Yantai

South Central
Henan	Anyang Luoyang Nanyang Xinyang Zhengzhou
Hubei	Enshi Ezhou Jingzhou Shennongjia Shiyan Wuhan Xiangyang Yichang
Hunan	Changde Changsha Chenzhou Hengyang Huaihua Wugang Xiangxi Yongzhou Yueyang Zhangjiajie
Guangdong	Foshan Guangzhou Huizhou Jieyang Meixian Shaoguan Shenzhen Zhanjiang Zhuhai
Guangxi	Baise Beihai Guilin Hechi Liuzhou Nanning Wuzhou Yulin
Hainan	Haikou Qionghai Sanya Xisha

Southwestern
Chongqing	Chongqing Qianjiang Wanzhou Wulong Wushan
Sichuan	Bazhong Chengdu (Shuangliu) Chengdu (Tianfu) Daocheng Dazhou Garze Guangyuan Hongyuan Jiuzhai Kangding Langzhong Luzhou Mianyang Nanchong Panzhihua Xichang Yibin
Guizhou	Anshun Bijie Guiyang Huangping Libo Liping Liupanshui Renhuai Tongren Xingyi Zunyi
Yunnan	Baoshan Cangyuan Dali Dehong Diqing Kunming Lancang Lijiang Lincang Luguhu Pu'er Tengchong Wenshan Xishuangbanna Zhaotong
Tibet	Burang Lhasa Longzi Ngari Nyingchi Qamdo Shigatse Tingri

Northwestern
Shaanxi	Ankang Hanzhong Xi'an Yan'an Yulin
Gansu	Dunhuang Jiayuguan Jinchang Lanzhou Longnan Qingyang Tianshui Xiahe Zhangye
Qinghai	Delingha Golmud Golog Huatugou Qilian Xining Yushu
Ningxia	Guyuan Yinchuan Zhongwei
Xinjiang	Aksu Altay Aral Bole Fuyun Hami Hotan Kanas Karamay Kashgar Korla Kuqa Nalati Qiemo Ruoqiang Shache Shihezi Tacheng Tashkurgan Tumxuk Turpan Ürümqi Yining Yutian Zhaosu

Under construction
Balikun Bengbu Bozhou Dejiang Dingbian Foshan (Gaoming) Fugu Gonghe Hejing Hohhot (new) Honghe Jiaxing Leshan Lishui Panzhou Qitai Ruijin Suifenhe Weining Xiamen (new) Zaozhuang Zhaotong (new)

Defunct
Ankang (old) Beijing (Nanyuan) Changchun (Dafangshen) Changsha (Datuopu) Chongqing (Baishiyi) Datong (Huairen) Dazhou (Heshi) Ganzhou (old) Guangzhou (old) Guilin (Qifengling) Hangzhou (Jianqiao) Hanzhong (old) Hefei (old) Hengyang (old) Jilin Jining (old) Jinzhou (old) Kunming (old) Lanzhou (old) Lianyungang (Baitabu) Luzhou (old) Nanchang (Xiangtang) Nanjing (old) Qiemo (old) Qinhuangdao (Shanhaiguan) Qingdao (old) Shanghai (Longhua) Shantou Shashi Wanxian Wuhu (Wanli) Wuzhou (old) Xi'an (old) Yan'an (old) Yantai (Laishan) Yibin (old) Yulin (old) Zhanjiang (old)

Defunct

Ankang (old)

Beijing (Nanyuan)

Changchun (Dafangshen)

Changsha (Datuopu)

Chongqing (Baishiyi)

Datong (Huairen)

Dazhou (Heshi)

Ganzhou (old)

Guangzhou (old)

Guilin (Qifengling)

Hangzhou (Jianqiao)

Hefei (old)

Kunming (old)

Lianyungang (Baitabu)

Luzhou (old)

Nanchang (Xiangtang)

Nanjing (old)

Qiemo (old)

Qinhuangdao (Shanhaiguan)

Qingdao (old)

Shantou

Xi'an (old)

Yantai (Laishan)

Zhanjiang (old)

Note: bold indicates international airports.

Airports in Yunnan

Current

International	Dehong Mangshi Kunming Changshui Lijiang Sanyi Xishuangbanna Gasa
Domestic	Baoshan Yunrui Cangyuan Washan Dali Fengyi Diqing Shangri-La Lancang Jingmai Lincang Boshang Ninglang Luguhu Pu'er Simao Tengchong Tuofeng Wenshan Yanshan Zhaotong
Military	Luliang Mengzi Pingyuanjie Yunnanyi Zhanyi