Airports / China / NKG
Nanjing Lukou International Airport
ZSNJ / NKGNanjing, ChinaELEV 49 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
39 nm
To the nearest alternate
Wuhu Xuanzhou Airport (WHA) — 2 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Nanjing Lukou International Airport (ZSNJ / NKG) sits in Nanjing, China, where it functions as a large commercial airport. The airport sits 49 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 NKG for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Wuhu Xuanzhou Airport (WHA, 39 nm), Changzhou Benniu International Airport (CZX, 48 nm), and Feidong Air Base (CN-0147, 62 nm).
Charter pricing from NKG depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Nanjing.
Field capability
ICAO
ZSNJ
IATA
NKG
FAA / Local
ZSNJ
Elevation
49 ft
Coordinates
31.7350° N · 118.8659° 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 49 ft, NKG sits lower than 86% 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.
- 39nmWHAWuhu Xuanzhou AirportWuhu
- 48nmCZXChangzhou Benniu International AirportChangzhou
- 62nmCN-0147Feidong Air BaseHefei
- 66nmYTYYangzhou Taizhou AirportYangzhou
- 67nmCN-0321Anji Tianzihu General AirportAnji
- 81nmWUXSunan Shuofang International AirportWuxi
Location
Open the full mapZSNJ · Nanjing Lukou International Airport · Nanjing, China