IATA Code: DIG
ICAO Code: ZPDQ
Open Year: 1999
Cities Served: Shangri-La
Status: In Operation
Shangri-La Diqing Airport is a limited capacity airport that is made to serve the town of Shangri-La in the Yunnan. The high-altitude and winters cause irregularities in flight schedule from November-March. Otherwise there are regular flights to Kunming (almost 36 weekly flights), Chengdu, Lhasa, Chongqing and Shenzhen. These ports are serviced by Lucky Air, China Eastern, China Southern, Tibet, Chongqing and Shenzhen Airlines. The close-by town, 6 kms apart, can be reached in 15 minutes.