Foshan Shadi Airport 佛山沙堤机场 | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Public / Military | ||||||||||
Owner | People's Liberation Army Air Force | ||||||||||
Serves | Pearl River Delta | ||||||||||
Location | Nanhai, Foshan, Guangdong, China | ||||||||||
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Passenger services ceased | 31 October 2002 | ||||||||||
Operating base for | China United Airlines | ||||||||||
Built | 1954 | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 23°04′57″N113°04′15″E / 23.08250°N 113.07083°E | ||||||||||
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Simplified Chinese | 佛山 沙堤 机场 | ||||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 佛山 沙堤 機場 | ||||||||||
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Foshan Shadi Airport( IATA :FUO, ICAO :ZGFS),or Shadi Air Base,is a dual-use military and public airport serving the city of Foshan in South Central China's Guangdong province. FUO was re-opened to serve as a relief airport for the region. Along with two other major airports,Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport and Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport,it serves the catchment area of the Pearl River Delta Economic Zone. [3]
Built in 1954,Shadi Air Base is an airbase of People's Liberation Army Air Force. A squadron of J8-2 fighters are in support of the PLA Hong Kong Garrison.[ citation needed ]
Commercial flights started in 1985,but ceased in 2002 due to government policy. The airport was reopened to the public in 2009. [4]
It is planned to be replaced by the new Foshan Gaoming International Airport in Genghe town,Gaoming District.
Airlines | Destinations |
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China United Airlines | Beijing–Daxing,Chengdu–Tianfu, [5] Fuyang,Fuzhou, [6] Hangzhou, [5] Huai'an, [7] Lanzhou, [8] Ordos, [8] Shanghai–Hongqiao, [9] Shanghai–Pudong, [10] Shijiazhuang, [10] Taiyuan, [11] Taizhou, [9] Tianjin, [7] Wenzhou, [12] Wuhu, [13] Zhoushan [8] |
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