Airports / China / KWL
Guilin Liangjiang International Airport
ZGKL / KWLGuilin (Lingui), ChinaELEV 570 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
70 nm
To the nearest alternate
Liuzhou Bailian Airport / Bailian Air Base (LZH).
Overview
Located in Guilin (Lingui), China, Guilin Liangjiang International Airport (ZGKL / KWL) operates as a large commercial airport. Field elevation is 570 feet above sea level. Scheduled carriers operate here, and the field also sees regular private and charter activity.
While no charter operators list KWL as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Liuzhou Bailian Airport / Bailian Air Base (LZH, 70 nm), Liping Airport (HZH, 82 nm), and Shaoyang Wugang Airport (WGN, 101 nm).
Trip costs from KWL are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from KWL to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
ZGKL
IATA
KWL
FAA / Local
ZGKL
Elevation
570 ft
Coordinates
25.2198° N · 110.0396° 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
Large
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs China fields
state range 6–14,472 ft
At 570 ft, KWL sits lower than 56% of the 227 China fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 70nmLZHLiuzhou Bailian Airport / Bailian Air BaseLiuzhou (Liujiang)
- 82nmHZHLiping AirportLiping
- 101nmWGNShaoyang Wugang AirportShaoyang (Wugang)
- 108nmLLFYongzhou Lingling AirportYongzhou
- 113nmCN-0063Guiping Mengxu Air BaseGuiping (Guigang)
- 123nmWUZWuzhou Xijiang AirportTangbu
Location
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