Airports / China / NLH
Ninglang Luguhu Airport
ZPNL / NLHNinglang, ChinaELEV 10,804 FT
Google rating
Google reviews
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
#54 / 230
China airports by Google rating
4.3★ across 6 Google ratings — ranked against 230 rated China fields.
59 nm
To the nearest alternate
Lijiang Sanyi International Airport (LJG).
Overview
Located in Ninglang, China, Ninglang Luguhu Airport (ZPNL / NLH) operates as a mid-sized airport. The airport sits 10,804 feet above sea level. Alongside scheduled airline service, the airport handles a steady flow of private and charter traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into NLH for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Lijiang Sanyi International Airport (LJG, 59 nm), Diqing Shangri-La Airport (DIG, 60 nm), and Xichang Qingshan Airport (XIC, 80 nm).
Charter pricing from NLH depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Ninglang.
Field capability
ICAO
ZPNL
IATA
NLH
FAA / Local
ZPNL
Elevation
10,804 ft
Coordinates
27.5403° N · 100.7593° 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 10,804 ft, NLH sits higher than 95% 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.
- 59nmLJGLijiang Sanyi International AirportLijiang
- 60nmDIGDiqing Shangri-La AirportDiqing (Shangri-La)
- 80nmXICXichang Qingshan AirportLiangshan (Xichang)
- 82nmPZIPanzhihua Bao'anying AirportPanzhihua (Renhe)
- 113nmDCYDaocheng Yading AirportGarzê (Daocheng)
- 116nmDLUDali Fengyi AirportDali (Xiaguan)
Location
Open the full mapNLH · Ninglang Luguhu Airport · Ninglang, China