Airports / China / DDR
Shigatse Tingri Airport
ZUDR / DDRXigazê (Dingri), ChinaELEV 14,108 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
55 nm
To the nearest alternate
Tenzing-Hillary Airport (LUA).
Overview
Shigatse Tingri Airport, listed as ZUDR / DDR, is a mid-sized airport in Xigazê (Dingri), China. Field elevation is 14,108 feet above sea level. Scheduled carriers operate here, and the field also sees regular private and charter activity.
While no charter operators list DDR as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Tenzing-Hillary Airport (LUA, 55 nm), Taplejung Airport (TPJ, 89 nm), and Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM, 94 nm).
Trip costs from DDR are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. You may also see the field referenced as Rikaze Dingri. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from DDR to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
ZUDR
IATA
DDR
FAA / Local
ZUDR
Elevation
14,108 ft
Coordinates
28.6046° N · 86.7980° E
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Medium
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs China fields
state range 6–14,472 ft
At 14,108 ft, DDR sits higher than 99% of the 227 China fields on the register — a high-elevation field where density altitude can trim aircraft performance on warm days.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 55nmLUATenzing-Hillary AirportLukla
- 89nmTPJTaplejung AirportTaplejung
- 94nmKTMTribhuvan International AirportKathmandu
- 123nmJKRJanakpur AirportJanakpur
- 130nmBIRBiratnagar AirportBiratnagar
- 139nmRKZXigaze Peace Airport / Shigatse Air BaseXigazê (Samzhubzê)
Location
Open the full mapCN-0236 · Shigatse Tingri Airport · Xigazê (Dingri), China