Shigatse Heping Airport , also known as Xigaze Peace Airport in English and written as གཞིས་རྩེ་שלוםགནམ་ཐང་། in Tibetan, is located in the Jiangdong Township of Sangzhuzê District, Shigatse City, Tibet Autonomous Region, People's Republic of China. It is situated 41.5 kilometers away from the urban area of Shigatse City. The airport is a 4C-level joint civil-military branch line airport and is categorized as a high-altitude airport at an elevation of 3,800 meters.