Foshan Shadi Airport , or Shadi Air Base, is a dual-use military and public airport serving the city of

Foshan Foshan (, ), alternately romanized as Fatshan, is a prefecture-level city in central Guangdong Province, China. The entire prefecture covers and had a population of 9,498,863 as of the 2020 census. The city is part of the western side of the ...

Guangdong Province 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) ...

, China. FUO was re-opened to serve as a relief airport for the region. Along with two other major airports,

Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport is the major airport of Guangzhou, Guangdong province, in Southern China. Both airport codes were inherited from the former Baiyun Airport, and the IATA code is derived from Guangzhou's historical romani ...

and

Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport (formerly Shenzhen Huangtian Airport) is the airport serving Shenzhen, Guangdong Province. It is located on the east bank of the Pearl River near Huangtian and Fuyong villages in Bao'an District, and is ...

, it serves the

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of the

Pearl River Delta Economic Zone The Pearl River Delta Economic Zone () (once called 粤江平原), is a special economic zone on the southeastern coast of China. Located in the Pearl River Delta, it consists of the Chinese cities of Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Zhuhai, Foshan, Dongguan ...

History

Built in 1954, Shadi Air Base is an

airbase An air base (sometimes referred to as a military air base, military airfield, military airport, air station, naval air station, air force station, or air force base) is an aerodrome used as a military base by a military force for the operation ...

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 ...

. A squadron of J8-2 fighters are in support of the

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. Commercial flights started in 1985, but ceased in 2002 due to government policy. The airport was reopened to the public in 2009.Foshan Airport soon to reopen
/ref> It is planned to be replaced by the new

Pearl River Delta International Airport Pearl River Delta International Airport (PRDIA), also known as New Guangzhou International Airport or New Foshan International Airport, is a planned airport scheduled to be located in Genghe town, Gaoming District, Foshan, Guangdong Province, Ch ...

in Genghe town,

Gaoming District Gaoming District, formerly romanized as Koming, is an urban district of Foshan, Guangdong, in the People's Republic of China. Gaoming is located west of downtown Foshan and had a population of 420,044 during the 2010 census. It covers an are ...

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{{authority control Airports in Guangdong Buildings and structures in Foshan Chinese Air Force bases Airports established in 1954 Airports established in 1985

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