Airports / China / YUS
Yushu Batang Airport
ZLYS / YUSYushu (Batang), ChinaELEV 12,816 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
137 nm
To the nearest alternate
Qamdo Bangda Airport (BPX).
Overview
Yushu Batang Airport (ZLYS / YUS) is a mid-sized airport serving Yushu (Batang), China. The airport sits 12,816 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 YUS for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Qamdo Bangda Airport (BPX, 137 nm), Golog Maqên Airport (GMQ, 189 nm), and Golmud Airport (GOQ, 241 nm).
Charter pricing from YUS depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Yushu (Batang).
Field capability
ICAO
ZLYS
IATA
YUS
FAA / Local
ZLYS
Elevation
12,816 ft
Coordinates
32.8364° N · 97.0364° 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 12,816 ft, YUS sits higher than 97% 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.
- 137nmBPXQamdo Bangda AirportBangda
- 189nmGMQGolog Maqên AirportGolog (Maqên)
- 241nmGOQGolmud AirportGolmud
- 254nmLZYNyingchi Mainling AirportNyingchi (Mainling)
- 258nmHXDHaixi Delingha AirportDelingha
- 262nmDCYDaocheng Yading AirportGarzê (Daocheng)
Location
Open the full mapZLYS · Yushu Batang Airport · Yushu (Batang), China