Airports / China / BPX
Qamdo Bangda Airport
ZUBD / BPXBangda, ChinaELEV 14,219 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
137 nm
To the nearest alternate
Yushu Batang Airport (YUS).
Overview
Qamdo Bangda Airport (ZUBD / BPX) sits in Bangda, China, where it functions as a mid-sized airport. Field elevation is 14,219 feet above sea level. Scheduled carriers operate here, and the field also sees regular private and charter activity.
While no charter operators list BPX as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Yushu Batang Airport (YUS, 137 nm), Nyingchi Mainling Airport (LZY, 163 nm), and Daocheng Yading Airport (DCY, 171 nm).
Trip costs from BPX 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 BPX to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
ZUBD
IATA
BPX
FAA / Local
ZUBD
Elevation
14,219 ft
Coordinates
30.5536° N · 97.1083° 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 14,219 ft, BPX sits higher than 99% 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.
- 137nmYUSYushu Batang AirportYushu (Batang)
- 163nmLZYNyingchi Mainling AirportNyingchi (Mainling)
- 171nmDCYDaocheng Yading AirportGarzê (Daocheng)
- 187nmIXVAlong Airport
- 194nmPBUPutao AirportPutao
- 214nmDIGDiqing Shangri-La AirportDiqing (Shangri-La)
Location
Open the full mapZUBD · Qamdo Bangda Airport · Bangda, China