Airports / China / LJG
Lijiang Sanyi International Airport
ZPLJ / LJGLijiang, ChinaELEV 7,359 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
59 nm
To the nearest alternate
Ninglang Luguhu Airport (NLH).
Overview
Located in Lijiang, China, Lijiang Sanyi International Airport (ZPLJ / LJG) operates as a large commercial airport. The airport sits 7,359 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 LJG for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Ninglang Luguhu Airport (NLH, 59 nm), Dali Fengyi Airport (DLU, 62 nm), and Diqing Shangri-La Airport (DIG, 74 nm).
Charter pricing from LJG depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. In directories and search listings it also appears under Yunlong Air Base and 丽江三义机场. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Lijiang.
Field capability
ICAO
ZPLJ
IATA
LJG
FAA / Local
ZPLJ
Elevation
7,359 ft
Coordinates
26.6775° N · 100.2449° 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 7,359 ft, LJG sits higher than 90% 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.
- 59nmNLHNinglang Luguhu AirportNinglang
- 62nmDLUDali Fengyi AirportDali (Xiaguan)
- 74nmDIGDiqing Shangri-La AirportDiqing (Shangri-La)
- 79nmCN-0049Xiangyun Midu Air BaseDali (Xiangyun)
- 84nmPZIPanzhihua Bao'anying AirportPanzhihua (Renhe)
- 105nmYUAYuanmou Air BaseChuxiong (Yuanmou)
Location
Open the full mapZPLJ · Lijiang Sanyi International Airport · Lijiang, China