Tibet has Lhasa Konggar, Qamdo Bangdam and Nyingchi airports, with 14 routes leading to Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Chengdu, Chongqing, Kunming, Xi'an and Xining, and so on, one international route to Katmandu, as well as charter flights to Hong Kong. In July 2006, air passenger transportation entered a new period of highspeed development alongside with the opening to traffic of the Qinghai-Tibet Railway. In 2007, Tibet handled 1.3125 million person-times by air, an increase of 19.2 percent, and 11,800 tons of cargo, up 10.2 percent.

In 2007, infrastructure construction in the aviation sector was accelerated. After Nyingchi Airport was officially opened to traffic, preliminary construction began on Ngari gunsa Airport for expected completion in October 2010. Furthermore, reconstruction and expansion of Lhasa Konggar Airport and Qamdo Bangdam Airport also began, along with upgrading of the air control system. With the constant improvement of infrastructure and flight network, Tibet's civil aviation sector is expected to see further improvement.

(Source: China's Tibet Facts & Figures 2008 )