Airports / China / ZHY
Zhongwei Shapotou Airport
ZLZW / ZHYZhongwei (Shapotou), ChinaELEV 4,088 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
73 nm
To the nearest alternate
Alxa Left Banner Bayanhot Airport (AXF).
Overview
Zhongwei Shapotou Airport, listed as ZLZW / ZHY, is a mid-sized airport in Zhongwei (Shapotou), China. Field elevation is 4,088 feet above sea level. Scheduled carriers operate here, and the field also sees regular private and charter activity.
While no charter operators list ZHY as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Alxa Left Banner Bayanhot Airport (AXF, 73 nm), Yinchuan Hedong International Airport (INC, 74 nm), and Lanzhou Zhongchuan International Airport (LHW, 97 nm).
Trip costs from ZHY 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 ZHY to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
ZLZW
IATA
ZHY
FAA / Local
ZLZW
Elevation
4,088 ft
Coordinates
37.5731° N · 105.1545° 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 4,088 ft, ZHY sits higher than 80% 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.
- 73nmAXFAlxa Left Banner Bayanhot AirportBayanhot
- 74nmINCYinchuan Hedong International AirportYinchuan
- 97nmLHWLanzhou Zhongchuan International AirportLanzhou (Yongdeng)
- 103nmGYUGuyuan Liupanshan AirportGuyuan (Yuanzhou)
- 109nmCN-0123Lanzhou Air BaseLanzhou (Yuzhong)
- 125nmCN-0136Wuwei Air BaseWuwei
Location
Open the full mapZLZW · Zhongwei Shapotou Airport · Zhongwei (Shapotou), China