Shantou Waisha Airport () is a military air base in the city of
Shantou in
Guangdong
Guangdong (, ), alternatively romanized as Canton or Kwangtung, is a coastal province in South China on the north shore of the South China Sea. The capital of the province is Guangzhou. With a population of 126.01 million (as of 2020) ...
province, China. It was formerly the main public airport serving the Shantou until
Jieyang Chaoshan Airport was opened on 15 December 2011 and all civilian flights were transferred to the new airport.
Shantou Waisha Airport is located in
Longhu District
Longhu District () is a district of Shantou, Guangdong province, China. It is the birthplace of the famous Shantou Special Economic Zone.
Administrative divisions
There are 10 subdistricts in the district:
Shantou Special Economic Zone
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and opened in 1956 as a military airport for
People's Liberation Army Air Force
The People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF; ), also known as the Chinese Air Force (中国空军) or the People's Air Force (人民空军), is an aerial service branch of the People's Liberation Army, the regular armed forces of the Peo ...
. It opened for commercial air carriers on 15 April 1974.
See also
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List of airports in China
This is a list of public airports in the People's Republic of China grouped by provincial level division and sorted by main city served. It includes airports that are being built or scheduled for construction, but excludes defunct airports and ...
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List of People's Liberation Army Air Force airbases
This is a list of air bases operated by the People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF). Facilities included in the list include all aerodromes at which the PLAAF operates a regular presence. These may include those exclusively for military use ...
References
Airports in Guangdong
Defunct airports in China
Transport in Shantou
Chinese Air Force bases
Airports established in 1956
Airports established in 1974
Airports disestablished in 2011
1956 establishments in China
1974 establishments in China
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