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Diqing Shangri-La Airport
ZPDQ / DIGDiqing (Shangri-La), ChinaELEV 10,761 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
60 nm
To the nearest alternate
Ninglang Luguhu Airport (NLH).
Overview
Diqing Shangri-La Airport, listed as ZPDQ / DIG, is a mid-sized airport in Diqing (Shangri-La), China. The field lies at an elevation of 10,761 feet. The airport supports scheduled airline service as well as private jet and charter movements.
DIG has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include Ninglang Luguhu Airport (NLH, 60 nm), Lijiang Sanyi International Airport (LJG, 74 nm), and Daocheng Yading Airport (DCY, 94 nm).
Quotes for flights out of DIG vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from DIG, or browse verified operators serving the area.
Field capability
ICAO
ZPDQ
IATA
DIG
FAA / Local
ZPDQ
Elevation
10,761 ft
Coordinates
27.7936° N · 99.6772° 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 10,761 ft, DIG sits higher than 94% 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.
- 60nmNLHNinglang Luguhu AirportNinglang
- 74nmLJGLijiang Sanyi International AirportLijiang
- 94nmDCYDaocheng Yading AirportGarzê (Daocheng)
- 123nmPBUPutao AirportPutao
- 133nmDLUDali Fengyi AirportDali (Xiaguan)
- 134nmXICXichang Qingshan AirportLiangshan (Xichang)
Location
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