RKZZURK

Xigaze Peace Airport / Shigatse Air Base

Xigazê (Samzhubzê), China · Asia

Asia Asia/Shanghai

4direct destinations

2airlines

2runways

5,000 mLongest runway

2010opened

Shigatse (Rikaze) Peace Airport (IATA: RKZ, ICAO: ZURK), Shigatse Heping Airport, or Shigatse Air Base, is a dual-use military and civilian airport serving Shigatse, the second largest city in Tibet Autonomous Region, China. It is located in Jangdam Township, approximately 43 kilometres (27 mi) from Shigatse. Situated at an elevation of 3,782 metres (12,408 ft), it is one of the highest airports in the world. Construction of Shigatse Airport started in 1968 and was completed in 1973. It was solely for military use until 2010, when a 532 million yuan expansion was completed. On 30 October 2010, the airport was opened as the fifth civilian airport in Tibet.

Location

29.351°N, 89.299°E · 1.153 m s. n. m. (3.782 ft)

General data

CountryChina

CityXigazê (Samzhubzê)

IATA codeRKZ

ICAO codeZURK

Coordinates29.351°N, 89.299°E

Elevation1.153 m s. n. m. (3.782 ft)

Time zoneAsia/Shanghai

Runways2

Longest runway5,000 m

Opened2010

Direct destinations4

Runways · 2

09/27

Length5,000 m16,404 ft

Width60 m197 ft

SurfaceConcrete

07/25

Length3,000 m9,843 ft

Width11 m36 ft

SurfaceConcrete

Lengths and surfaces from the public OurAirports register; open runways only.

Airlines operating here · 2

Other airlines with direct routes

Tibet Airlines China Eastern Airlines

Airlines with current passenger routes from here, according to Wikipedia route tables cross-checked from both ends (October 2026).

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BibTeX

@misc{vuelopedia_en_airport_rkz,
  author       = {{Vuelopedia}},
  title        = {{Xigaze Peace Airport / Shigatse Air Base (RKZ)}},
  publisher    = {Fundación Poderia},
  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-10-15},
  url          = {https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/RKZ},
  howpublished = {\url{https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/RKZ}},
  urldate      = {2026-10-24},
  note         = {Accessed 2026-10-24}
}

Wikipedia

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