Airports / China / GOQ
Golmud Airport
ZLGM / GOQGolmud, ChinaELEV 9,334 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
127 nm
To the nearest alternate
Haixi Delingha Airport (HXD).
Overview
Golmud Airport (ZLGM / GOQ) is a mid-sized airport serving Golmud, China. Field elevation is 9,334 feet above sea level. Scheduled carriers operate here, and the field also sees regular private and charter activity.
While no charter operators list GOQ as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Haixi Delingha Airport (HXD, 127 nm), Huatugou Airport (HTT, 217 nm), and Dunhuang Mogao International Airport (DNH, 226 nm).
Trip costs from GOQ 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 GOQ to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
ZLGM
IATA
GOQ
FAA / Local
ZLGM
Elevation
9,334 ft
Coordinates
36.4006° N · 94.7861° 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 9,334 ft, GOQ sits higher than 92% 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.
- 127nmHXDHaixi Delingha AirportDelingha
- 217nmHTTHuatugou AirportMengnai
- 226nmDNHDunhuang Mogao International AirportDunhuang
- 241nmYUSYushu Batang AirportYushu (Batang)
- 267nmJGNJiayuguan International AirportJiayuguan
- 271nmCN-0127Qingshui Air BaseJiuquan (Suzhou)
Location
Open the full mapZLGM · Golmud Airport · Golmud, China