Airports / China / DCY
Daocheng Yading Airport
ZUDC / DCYGarzê (Daocheng), ChinaELEV 14,472 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
94 nm
To the nearest alternate
Diqing Shangri-La Airport (DIG).
Overview
Located in Garzê (Daocheng), China, Daocheng Yading Airport (ZUDC / DCY) operates as a mid-sized airport. The airport sits 14,472 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 DCY for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Diqing Shangri-La Airport (DIG, 94 nm), Kangding Airport (KGT, 101 nm), and Ninglang Luguhu Airport (NLH, 113 nm).
Charter pricing from DCY depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Garzê (Daocheng).
Field capability
ICAO
ZUDC
IATA
DCY
FAA / Local
ZUDC
Elevation
14,472 ft
Coordinates
29.3163° N · 100.0603° 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 14,472 ft, DCY sits higher than 100% 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.
- 94nmDIGDiqing Shangri-La AirportDiqing (Shangri-La)
- 101nmKGTKangding AirportGarzê (Kangding)
- 113nmNLHNinglang Luguhu AirportNinglang
- 137nmXICXichang Qingshan AirportLiangshan (Xichang)
- 159nmLJGLijiang Sanyi International AirportLijiang
- 171nmBPXQamdo Bangda AirportBangda
Location
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