Airports / China / JGN
Jiayuguan International Airport
ZLJQ / JGNJiayuguan, ChinaELEV 5,112 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
31 nm
To the nearest alternate
Qingshui Air Base (CN-0127).
Overview
Jiayuguan International Airport (ZLJQ / JGN) sits in Jiayuguan, China, where it functions as a large commercial airport. The field lies at an elevation of 5,112 feet. The airport supports scheduled airline service as well as private jet and charter movements.
JGN has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include Qingshui Air Base (CN-0127, 31 nm), Dingxin-Shuangchengzi Air Base (CN-0190, 74 nm), and Zhangye Ganzhou Airport (YZY, 126 nm).
Quotes for flights out of JGN vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from JGN, or browse verified operators serving the area.
Field capability
ICAO
ZLJQ
IATA
JGN
FAA / Local
ZLJQ
Elevation
5,112 ft
Coordinates
39.8591° N · 98.3393° 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 5,112 ft, JGN sits higher than 85% 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.
- 31nmCN-0127Qingshui Air BaseJiuquan (Suzhou)
- 74nmCN-0190Dingxin-Shuangchengzi Air BaseJiuquan (Jinta)
- 126nmYZYZhangye Ganzhou AirportZhangye (Ganzhou)
- 163nmDNHDunhuang Mogao International AirportDunhuang
- 172nmHXDHaixi Delingha AirportDelingha
- 203nmJICJinchang Jinchuan AirportJinchang
Location
Open the full mapZLJQ · Jiayuguan International Airport · Jiayuguan, China