Flight from Chengdu to Shigatse, Tibet

The Chengdu-Shigatse flight is a new route to Tibet announced by Air China on July 8, 2011. It is the first civil aviation service to Shigatse, the second-largest city in the Tibet Autonomous Region. The Chengdu-Shigatse flight operates 3 times a week (Monday, Wednesday, and Friday). The flights of Chengdu-Shigatse leaves at 6:55am from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport, and arrives in Tibet's Peace Airport at 9:20 am; while the Shigatse-Chengdu flights will depart at 10:10am and arrive at 12:10pm in Chengdu.
The Peace Airport is the fifth civilian airport to be built in Tibet. Built at an altitude of 3,783 meters, it is also the fifth-highest airport in China.