Lhasa-Qamdo Flights

At the altitude of 3658 meters, Lhasa is the holy land of Tibetan Buddhism, also famed as ‘the Sunshine City’ for its annual sunshine time. Lhasa is not only the capital city of Tibet Autonomous Prefecture, but also the political, economical, cultural and regional center of Tibet. Qamdo is located in the key link of the boundary among Tibet, Sichuan, Qinghai and Yunnan and the place that Sichuan-Tibet Railway and Yunnan-Tibet Railway must pass through. In ancient time, Qamdo is the important stop of Tea Horse Route and famed as the ‘Pearl of Tibet’ due to its pivot position on Tibetan commerce and trade.

There are two airport connecting Lhasa and Qamdo, Lhasa Gonggar Airport and Qamdo Bamda Airport. There are transfer flights everyday, but not direct flights every day. For transfer flights, the flights usually transfer in Xi’an, Chengdu or Chongqing, as well as the transit time ranges 6.5-7 hours. Direct flights mainly concentrate on Friday to Sunday. It takes 1 hour and 20 minutes by direct flight from Lhasa to Qamdo.

Lhasa Gonggar Airport拉萨贡嘎机场
Address: Jiazhulin Town, Gonggar County, Shannan山南市贡嘎县甲竹林镇
Tel: 0893-6246465
Brief Introduction: Lhasa Gonggar Airport is located in Jiazhulin Town, Gonggar County, Shannan City, Tibet Autonomous region. It lies on the southern bank of the magnificent Brahmaputra River, 3600 meters above sea level, 4000 meters long and 45 meters wide on the runway. Boeing 747, airbus and other large aircraft can take off and land here, it is one of the world’s highest civil airports.

Qamdo Bangda Airport昌都邦达机场
Address: Bangda Township, Baxoi, Qamdo, Tibet昌都市八宿县邦达乡
Brief Introduction: Bangda Airport is one of civilian airports with longest runway in the world, with an altitude of more than 4300 meters and a runway of 5 kilometers. The airport provides domestic services from Lhasa to Chengdu, Xining, Xi’an, Beijing, Chongqing and from Qamdo to Chengdu, as well as international services from Lhasa to Nepal.

Lhasa-Qamdo Flights Schedule

Qamdo-Lhasa Flight Schedule

Tips:

1. The above information is for reference, if any change is based on actual information.

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3. In the above tables, just direct flights are listed. There are transfer flights every day. Besides, the flights could be adjusted according to high season and off season. More flight information, you can search on the internet. 

4. The ticket price is changing, sometimes there are discounts, while sometimes not.