Shaoguan Danxia Airport , or Shaoguan Air Base, formerly named Shaoguan Guitou Airport, is a dual-use military and civil airport in

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, China. It is located in the town of Guitou in

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, 18 km southeast of Lechang Township, 25 km northwest of the city center. The air base was built in 1970 and briefly served commercial flights from 1986 to 1989. Shaoguan was planning to expand the airport in early 2008. Due to the Wuguang High-Speed Railway put into service since late 2009, Shaoguan Railway Station has become a major and the most convenient transportation hub connecting

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cities. Also, Lechang Township has promised a 100 million CNY investment for Lechang East Railway Station. Construction for the airport expansion project began in October 2017, and it opened on November 27, 2021.

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