Gangqiong
in Tibet Autonomous Region, China

How to get there and get around
Noteable things around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
29.285 and 90.997 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 29° 17' 6" and E 90° 59' 48"
Currency and Currency Code:
Yuan Renminbi - CNY
Spoken languages:
Chinese, Uighur, Zhuang
Local electricity:
230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
Local Time: 07:32 AM (Thursday)
Timezone: Asia/Urumqi
UTC/GMT offset: 8 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
5:19 am and 6:28 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-33.637 and -78.834 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Robinson Crusoe
References
This place on Geonames.org
Current travel safety evaluation for China in Eastern Asia

Safety Score: 3,4 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning please reconsider your need to travel to China.

Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning China. Last Update: 2024-04-24 08:14:40

Delve into Gangqiong

Gangqiong in Tibet Autonomous Region is a city located in China about 1,612 mi (or 2,595 km) south-west of Beijing, the country's capital town.

Current time in Gangqiong is now 07:32 AM (Thursday). The local timezone is named Asia / Urumqi with an UTC offset of 6 hours. We know of 3 airports closer to Gangqiong. The closest airport in China is Lhasa Gonggar Airport in a distance of 5 mi (or 8 km), West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

There is one Unesco world heritage site nearby. It's Historic Ensemble of the Potala Palace, Lhasa in a distance of 27 mi (or 43 km), North.

Since you are here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Konggar, Caina, Nam, Niu and Dagar. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 12°C / 54 °F

Morning Temperature 4°C / 39 °F
Evening Temperature 15°C / 60 °F
Night Temperature 11°C / 52 °F
Chance of rainfall 0%
Air Humidity 20%
Air Pressure 1005 hPa
Wind Speed Moderate breeze with 9 km/h (6 mph) from East
Cloud Conditions Broken clouds, covering 63% of sky
General Conditions Broken clouds

Friday, 26th of April 2024

13°C (55 °F)
10°C (50 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, scattered clouds.

Saturday, 27th of April 2024

14°C (56 °F)
13°C (55 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, broken clouds.

Sunday, 28th of April 2024

16°C (60 °F)
12°C (53 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, scattered clouds.

Videos from this area

These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.

Where's the runway? Approach and landing at Gonggar airport for Lhasa Tibet

Published: May 22, 2010
Length: 38:55 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: steve1478953

The spectacular approach between the mountains to Gonggar airport Tibet. Gonggar was the nearest suitable airport sized flat area to Lhasa, which lies some 30km North over a mountain range....


拉萨-雅鲁藏布江河谷风光2

Published: January 19, 2015
Length: 26:59 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: 黄俊伟

拉萨-雅鲁藏布江河谷风光2.


國航知音Air China A330-200成都双流机场 / 拉萨贡嘎机场

Published: December 04, 2009
Length: 00:42 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: TheAviation2009

國航知音Air China Airbus A330-200. TakeOff from Chengdu Intl Airport (China) to Lasa Gongga Intl Airport. Lhasa Tibet (Feb 2008) 成都双流机场.


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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Gangqiong, 岗琼