Airport, 4,068 m above sea level, opens in Sichuan(1/6)

A view of the newly-opened Garze Gesar Airport, situated at 4,068 meters above sea level in Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in Sichuan Province, Sept. 16, 2019. It is China's fifth airport located at more than 4,000 meters above sea level. The airport is expected to handle 500,000 passengers annually. (Photo: China News Service/Liu Zhongjun)

A view of the newly-opened Garze Gesar Airport, situated at 4,068 meters above sea level in Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in Sichuan Province, Sept. 16, 2019. It is China's fifth airport located at more than 4,000 meters above sea level. The airport is expected to handle 500,000 passengers annually. (Photo: China News Service/Liu Zhongjun)

A view of the newly-opened Garze Gesar Airport, situated at 4,068 meters above sea level in Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in Sichuan Province, Sept. 16, 2019. It is China's fifth airport located at more than 4,000 meters above sea level. The airport is expected to handle 500,000 passengers annually. (Photo: China News Service/Liu Zhongjun)

A view of the newly-opened Garze Gesar Airport, situated at 4,068 meters above sea level in Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in Sichuan Province, Sept. 16, 2019. It is China's fifth airport located at more than 4,000 meters above sea level. The airport is expected to handle 500,000 passengers annually. (Photo: China News Service/Liu Zhongjun)

A view of the newly-opened Garze Gesar Airport, situated at 4,068 meters above sea level in Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in Sichuan Province, Sept. 16, 2019. It is China's fifth airport located at more than 4,000 meters above sea level. The airport is expected to handle 500,000 passengers annually. (Photo: China News Service/Liu Zhongjun)

A view of the newly-opened Garze Gesar Airport, situated at 4,068 meters above sea level in Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in Sichuan Province, Sept. 16, 2019. It is China's fifth airport located at more than 4,000 meters above sea level. The airport is expected to handle 500,000 passengers annually. (Photo: China News Service/Liu Zhongjun)