World's second highest airport opens in Sichuan
2008-10-22 15:58:22 GMT2008-10-22 23:58:22 (Beijing Time) China Daily
Local people welcome the travelers as the first plane arrives at the newly opened Kangding Airport in Kangding, capital of Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Southwest China's Sichuan Province, October 22, 2008. At an altitude of 4,280 meters, the newly opened Kangding airport is second only to Qamdo in Tibet Autonomous Region which sits 4,334 meters above sea level. [CFP]
Travelers get aboard a China Eastern airplane at the newly opened Kangding Airport in Kangding, capital of Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Southwest China's Sichuan Province, October 22, 2008. At an altitude of 4,280 meters, the newly opened Kangding airport is second only to Qamdo in Tibet Autonomous Region which sits 4,334 meters above sea level. [CFP]
An airplane flies over snow mountains to Chengdu after taking off from the newly opened Kangding Airport in Kangding, capital of Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Southwest China's Sichuan Province, October 22, 2008. At an altitude of 4,280 meters, the newly opened Kangding airport is second only to Qamdo in Tibet Autonomous Region which sits 4,334 meters above sea level. [CFP]
The terminal building of the Kangding Airport in Kangding, capital of Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Southwest China's Sichuan Province, on its inauguration, October 22, 2008. At an altitude of 4,280 meters, the newly opened Kangding airport is second only to Qamdo in Tibet Autonomous Region which sits 4,334 meters above sea level. [CFP]
Local people welcome the travelers as the first plane arrives at the newly opened Kangding Airport in Kangding, capital of Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Southwest China's Sichuan Province, October 22, 2008. At an altitude of 4,280 meters, the newly opened Kangding airport is second only to Qamdo in Tibet Autonomous Region which sits 4,334 meters above sea level.
