Chamdo Chengdu Chamdo Flight

The operation of Chamdo Chengdu flight greatly improves air traffice of Tibet. All the flights departing from Chamdo are before noon, and the return flight to Chengdu departs one hour after the plane from Chengdu lands at Chamdo airport. Now it runs two airlines, Chengdu to Chamdo and Lhasa to Chamdo. Because of the harsh weather in the plateau, plane schedules are not regular. So it is best to buy tickets in advance.
Chamdo Bangdag Airport (BDU), with an altitude of 4,300 meters, is the highest airport in the world and can now handle jumbo jets. The total volume of passengers travel was 28,300 in 1999. Chamdo airport is 128 km away from downtown.
Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU) is seated in the center of Shuanxi Plain and is 16km southwest to the downtown Chengdu. First built in 1938, it has 69 domestic airlines and 23 international airlines. Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport has become the biggest airport in southwest China.