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Golog Maqên Airport - Airport Information
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About Golog Maqên Airport
Overview
Golog Maqên Airport is a medium-sized airport located in the Golog region of China at an extremely high elevation of 12,426 feet above mean sea level. Positioned at coordinates 34.418066, 100.301144, the airport serves the remote Qinghai province in western China, providing critical aviation infrastructure in a challenging high-altitude environment.
Flying Conditions
The airport's extreme elevation at 12,426 feet MSL presents significant challenges for aircraft performance and pilot operations. High-altitude environments dramatically reduce aircraft lift, engine performance, and require careful calculations for takeoff and landing distances, especially given the airport's primary runway length of 12,467 feet.
Notable Features
The single runway (12/30) is constructed with an asphalted (ASP) surface, which is typical for medium-sized airports in challenging terrain. The airport's geographic location in the Tibetan Plateau suggests potential for rapidly changing meteorological conditions and significant terrain-induced wind variations that pilots must carefully anticipate.
Approach Considerations
Pilots should be prepared for complex approach conditions due to the high-altitude terrain surrounding Golog Maqên Airport. The 12,467-foot runway provides substantial landing distance, which is crucial for aircraft operating in this challenging high-elevation environment, allowing additional margin for reduced aerodynamic performance.
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