Airports / China / RKZ
Xigaze Peace Airport / Shigatse Air Base
ZURK / RKZXigazê (Samzhubzê), ChinaELEV 3,782 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
84 nm
To the nearest alternate
Lhasa Gonggar International Airport (LXA).
Overview
Xigaze Peace Airport / Shigatse Air Base (ZURK / RKZ) is a large commercial airport serving Xigazê (Samzhubzê), China. The field lies at an elevation of 3,782 feet. The airport supports scheduled airline service as well as private jet and charter movements.
RKZ has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include Lhasa Gonggar International Airport (LXA, 84 nm), Paro International Airport (PBH, 117 nm), and Shigatse Tingri Airport (DDR, 139 nm).
Quotes for flights out of RKZ vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from RKZ, or browse verified operators serving the area.
Field capability
ICAO
ZURK
IATA
RKZ
FAA / Local
ZURK
Elevation
3,782 ft
Coordinates
29.3509° N · 89.2992° 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 3,782 ft, RKZ sits higher than 77% 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.
- 84nmLXALhasa Gonggar International AirportShannan (Gonggar)
- 117nmPBHParo International AirportParo
- 139nmDDRShigatse Tingri AirportXigazê (Dingri)
- 147nmTPJTaplejung AirportTaplejung
- 159nmVEHXHashimara Air Force StationJalpaiguri
- 160nmGLUGelephu AirportGelephu
Location
Open the full mapZURK · Xigaze Peace Airport / Shigatse Air Base · Xigazê (Samzhubzê), China