Shantou Waisha Airport

Shantou Waisha Airport

汕头外砂机场
Summary
Airport typeMilitary
OwnerPeople's Liberation Army
OperatorPeople's Liberation Army Air Force
LocationLonghu, Guangdong, China
Opened15 April 1974 (1974-04-15)
(commercial)
Passenger services ceased15 December 2011 (2011-12-15)
Built1956 (1956)
(military)
Coordinates23°25′30″N 116°45′37″E / 23.42500°N 116.76028°E / 23.42500; 116.76028
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Waisha Airport is located in Guangdong
Waisha Airport
Waisha Airport
Location in Guangdong
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Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
04/22 2,500 8,202 Concrete

Shantou Waisha Airport is a People's Liberation Army Air Force Base in the city of Shantou in Guangdong province, China. It served as the city's civilian airport from 15 April 1974 until 15 December 2011, when all commercial flights were transferred to the newly-built Jieyang Chaoshan International Airport.[1]

Shantou Waisha Airport is located in Longhu District and opened in 1956 as a military airport for the People's Liberation Army Air Force. It opened for commercial air carriers on 15 April 1974.

  1. ^ 揭阳潮汕机场今晨起飞首架航机. 163.com (in Chinese (China)). 2011-12-15. Archived from the original on 2013-10-20. Retrieved 2012-02-23.