Guoluo Maqin Airport

Guoluo (or Golog) Maqin Airport (IATA: GMQ, ICAO: ZLGL)[3] is an airport serving Golog Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in southeastern Qinghai Province, China. It is located in Caozichang (草子厂) on the Dawutan Grassland (大武滩草原). Construction began on 14 September 2012 with an estimated total investment of 1.24 billion yuan, and the airport started operations on 1 July 2016.[2][4] Golog is the fifth civil airport in Qinghai.

Guoluo Maqin Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
ServesGolog, Qinghai, China
Opened1 July 2016
Elevation AMSL3,788 m / 12,428 ft
Coordinates34.42172°N 100.30151°E / 34.42172; 100.30151
Map
GMQ is located in Qinghai
GMQ
GMQ
Location of airport in Qinghai
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
12/30 3,800 12,467
Statistics (2021)
Passengers132,161
Aircraft movements1,802
Cargo (metric tons)186.5
Source:[1][2]
Guoluo Maqin Airport
Simplified Chinese果洛玛沁机场

Facilities

The airport has a 4,000-meter runway (class 4C), and a 3,000 square-meter terminal building. It is projected to handle 150,000 passengers and 375 tons of cargo annually by 2020.[2]

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
China Eastern Airlines Xi'an, Xining
Tibet Airlines Chengdu–Shuangliu,[5] Lhasa,[6] Xining[5]

See also

References

  1. Airport information for GMQ at Great Circle Mapper.
  2. "果洛机场14日正式奠基 预计2015年竣工通航". Carnoc. 2012-09-15. Retrieved 2012-09-15.
  3. "Airline and Airport Code Search". IATA. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
  4. "青海省新建果洛机场正式竣工通航". Carnoc. 2016-07-01. Retrieved 2016-07-01.
  5. "青海民航进入冬航季". Retrieved January 5, 2023.
  6. "最新!2023年夏航季西宁机场航班时刻表发布!". Retrieved 11 May 2023.
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