Langzhong Gucheng Airport guide

Langzhong Gucheng Airport serves Langzhong, a historic walled town in northern Sichuan Province, in the Hexi area about 10 km from the ancient town. The airport carries the IATA code LZG and the ICAO code ZULA.

Planning began in the 1990s, and work resumed in December 2018 after a long pause. The airport opened on 17 December 2023, when the first three flights arrived from Guangzhou, Shanghai and Beijing. On opening day the Southwest Regional Administration of the Civil Aviation Administration of China issued its transport airport use permit.

The airfield is rated 4C and has one runway, 03/21, which handles Airbus A320, Boeing 737-800 and COMAC C919 aircraft. The terminal covers about 7,200 square metres and has two boarding bridges, with 11 aircraft stands on the apron. The airport is designed for 650,000 passengers and 2,000 tonnes of cargo and mail a year. All services are domestic, and the airport has no international routes at present.