Airports / China / JIC
Jinchang Jinchuan Airport
ZLJC / JICJinchang, ChinaELEV 4,740 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
35 nm
To the nearest alternate
Wuwei Air Base (CN-0136).
Overview
Jinchang Jinchuan Airport, listed as ZLJC / JIC, is a mid-sized airport in Jinchang, China. Field elevation is 4,740 feet above sea level. Scheduled carriers operate here, and the field also sees regular private and charter activity.
While no charter operators list JIC as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Wuwei Air Base (CN-0136, 35 nm), Zhangye Ganzhou Airport (YZY, 80 nm), and Xining Caojiabao International Airport (XNN, 122 nm).
Trip costs from JIC 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 JIC to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
ZLJC
IATA
JIC
FAA / Local
ZLJC
Elevation
4,740 ft
Coordinates
38.5422° N · 102.3483° 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 4,740 ft, JIC sits higher than 83% 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.
- 35nmCN-0136Wuwei Air BaseWuwei
- 80nmYZYZhangye Ganzhou AirportZhangye (Ganzhou)
- 122nmXNNXining Caojiabao International AirportHaidong (Huzhu Tu Autonomous County)
- 136nmLHWLanzhou Zhongchuan International AirportLanzhou (Yongdeng)
- 145nmZHYZhongwei Shapotou AirportZhongwei (Shapotou)
- 152nmAXFAlxa Left Banner Bayanhot AirportBayanhot
Location
Open the full mapZLJC · Jinchang Jinchuan Airport · Jinchang, China