Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA) serves Lhasa, Tibet, and handles both domestic and limited international traffic from a modern terminal complex adapted for high-altitude operations. Major Chinese carriers such as Air China, China Eastern and China Southern maintain regular services, with popular routes to Beijing, Chengdu, Chengdu and regional hubs across China; seasonal flights may connect to neighboring countries. Passengers can check the airport’s online flight board for real-time arrivals and departures information, and should allow extra time for altitude-related procedures, baggage checks and transfers between domestic and international processing areas.
Frequently asked questions
The IATA airport code for Lhasa Gonggar Airport is LXA.
The ICAO code for Lhasa Gonggar Airport is ZULS.
Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA) is located in Lhasa, China.
The local time zone at Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA) is Asia/Shanghai (GMT+8).
About 80 scheduled departures were counted at Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA) when flight schedules were last measured on July 19, 2026.
For international flights, arrive at least 3 hours before departure; for domestic flights, about 2 hours.
Based on the current departures board at Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA), scheduled flights are operated by Xizang Airlines, Air China, Sichuan Airlines, China Eastern Airlines, and Lucky Air.
Destinations on the current departures board at Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA) include Chengdu, Chongqing, Xi'an, Kunming, Mianyang, and Shiquanhe.
The board on this page shows arrivals and departures for Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA). It re-checks for updates while the page is open, and every board states how old its data is — busy hubs are refreshed within hours, quieter airports less often.