Airports / China / QSZ
Shache Airport
ZWSC / QSZShache, ChinaELEV 4,232 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
91 nm
To the nearest alternate
Tashikuergan Hongqilafu Airport (HQL).
Overview
Shache Airport, listed as ZWSC / QSZ, is a mid-sized airport in Shache, China. Field elevation is 4,232 feet above sea level. Scheduled carriers operate here, and the field also sees regular private and charter activity.
While no charter operators list QSZ as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Tashikuergan Hongqilafu Airport (HQL, 91 nm), Kashgar Laining International Airport (KHG, 92 nm), and Hotan Airport (HTN, 152 nm).
Trip costs from QSZ are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. You may also see the field referenced as Yarkant and Yeerqiang. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from QSZ to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
ZWSC
IATA
QSZ
FAA / Local
ZWSC
Elevation
4,232 ft
Coordinates
38.2454° N · 77.0561° 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 4,232 ft, QSZ sits higher than 81% 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.
- 91nmHQLTashikuergan Hongqilafu AirportTashikuergan
- 92nmKHGKashgar Laining International AirportKashgar
- 152nmHTNHotan AirportHotan
- 189nmKDUSkardu International AirportSkardu
- 191nmGILGilgit AirportGilgit
- 235nmAKUAksu Hongqipo AirportAksu (Onsu)
Location
Open the full mapZWSC · Shache Airport · Shache, China