List of defunct international airports

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The following is a list of airports that have had commercial/civil and international air service in the past and no longer have scheduled commercial/passenger operations.

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Africa

AirportCity servedDate of closureNotes
Benina International Airport Flag of Libya.svg Benghazi 17 July 2014As of 17 July 2014 all flights to the airport were suspended due to fighting in the area (Battle of Benina Airport)
Casablanca–Anfa Airport Flag of Morocco.svg Casablanca 2007Replaced with Mohammed V International Airport in Nouaceur.
Durban International Airport Flag of South Africa.svg Durban 30 April 2010Replaced with King Shaka International Airport in La Mercy.
El Nouzha Airport Flag of Egypt.svg Alexandria 2024Replaced with Borg El Arab International Airport in Amreya, which opened in 2010.
Francisco Mendes International Airport Flag of Cape Verde.svg Praia 6 October 2005Replaced with Nelson Mandela International Airport.
Khartoum International Airport Flag of Sudan.svg Khartoum 15 April 2023The airport has been shut down since it was stormed and occupied on 15 April 2023 during the Battle of Khartoum,

The current airport is scheduled to be replaced by the New Khartoum International Airport in Omdourman 40 kilometres (25 mi) south of the centre of Khartoum.

Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport Flag of Senegal.svg Dakar March 2020 (Passenger)Only operating for Charter and Cargo services.
Replaced with Blaise Diagne International Airport in Ndiass, Thiès Region.
Nouakchott International Airport Flag of Mauritania.svg Nouakchott 23 June 2016Replaced with Nouakchott–Oumtounsy International Airport.
Palmietfontein Airport Flag of South Africa.svg Johannesburg 1952Replaced with O. R. Tambo International Airport in Kempton Park.
Rand Airport Flag of South Africa.svg Johannesburg 1948Replaced with Palmietfontein Airport in Thokoza.
Still open today for general aviation.
Simi-Simi Airport Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg Kisangani Year unknown
Simon Mwansa Kapwepwe International Airport in Itawa Flag of Zambia.svg Ndola 7 October 2021 [1] Commissioned as Peter Zuze Air Force Base.
Replaced with the new Simon Mwansa Kapwepwe International Airport (adjacent to the Dag Hammarskjöld Crash Site Memorial).
Wingfield Aerodrome Flag of South Africa.svg Cape Town 1954Replaced with the new Cape Town International Airport in Matroosfontein.

Asia

AirportCity servedDate of closureNotes
Abu Dhabi Airfield Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Abu Dhabi 1969Replaced with Al Bateen Executive Airport.
Al Bateen Executive Airport Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Abu Dhabi 2 January 1982Replaced with Zayed International Airport.
Still open today for general aviation.
Bacolod City Domestic Airport Flag of the Philippines.svg Bacolod 17 January 2008Replaced with the new Bacolod–Silay Airport in Barangay Bagtic.
Begumpet Airport Flag of India.svg Hyderabad 23 March 2008Replaced with Rajiv Gandhi International Airport in Shamshabad.
Beijing Nanyuan Airport Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Beijing 25 September 2019Replaced with Beijing Daxing International Airport.
Benazir Bhutto International Airport Flag of Pakistan.svg Islamabad 3 May 2018Replaced with the new Islamabad International Airport in Attock.
Old Bintulu Airport Flag of Malaysia.svg Bintulu Division 30 September 2007On 1 July 1968, Malaysia-Singapore Airlines introduced scheduled Fokker 27 services into Bintulu.
Brunei Airport (Old Airport, Brunei) Flag of Brunei.svg Bandar Seri Begawan 1974The popularity of air travel significantly increased throughout the 1970s. The former Brunei Airport was overbooked and overrun with traffic. Due to the necessity to accommodate the increasing number of users, the authorities set out to find a new location for the construction of a modern international airport. Construction on the brand-new Brunei International Airport, which serves Bruneians in Berakas, started in 1970, and was finished in 1974.
Buyant-Ukhaa International Airport Flag of Mongolia.svg Ulaanbaatar 4 July 2021Replaced with the new Chinggis Khaan International Airport in Sergelen.
Changchun Dafangshen Airport Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Changchun 27 August 2005 (civil)Commissioned as Dafangshen Air Base.
Replaced with Changchun Longjia International Airport.
Changsha Datuopu Airport Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Changsha 29 August 1989 (civil)Commissioned as Datuopu Air Base.
Replaced with Changsha Huanghua International Airport.
Chongqing Baishiyi Airport Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Chongqing 21 January 1990 (civil)Commissioned as Baishiyi Air Base.
Replaced with Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport.
Dhahran International Airport Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Dhahran 1999Now operating as King Abdulaziz Air Base, Replaced by King Fahd International Airport
Eilat Airport Flag of Israel.svg Eilat 18 March 2019Replaced with Ramon Airport.
Fuzhou Yixu Airport Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Fuzhou 23 June 1997Replaced with Fuzhou Changle International Airport.
Ganzhou Huangjin Airport (former) Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ganzhou 25 March 2008Replaced with the new Ganzhou Huangjin Airport in Nankang.
Gia Lam Airport Flag of Vietnam.svg Hanoi 2 January 1978Replaced with Noi Bai International Airport in Sóc Sơn.
Gongxingdun Airport Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Lanzhou 26 July 1970Replaced with Lanzhou Zhongchuan International Airport.
Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (former) Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Guangzhou 5 August 2004Replaced with the new Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport in Huadu.
Guilin Qifengling Airport Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Guilin 1 October 1996Replaced with Guilin Liangjiang International Airport.
HAL Airport Flag of India.svg Bengaluru 24 May 2008Replaced with Kempegowda International Airport in Devanahalli.
Hangzhou Jianqiao Airport Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Hangzhou 29 December 2000 (civil)Commissioned as Hangzhou Air Base.
Replaced with Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport.
Hefei Luogang Airport Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Hefei 30 May 2013Replaced with Hefei Xinqiao International Airport.
Hiroshima–Nishi Airport Flag of Japan.svg Hiroshima 29 October 1993Replaced with the new Hiroshima Airport in Mihara.
Ishigaki Airport (former) Flag of Japan.svg Ishigaki 6 March 2013Replaced with the new Ishigaki Airport.
Jefman Airport Flag of Indonesia.svg Sorong 20 March 2004Replaced with Domine Eduard Osok Airport.
Jerusalem International Airport Flag of Israel.svg / Flag of Palestine.svg Jerusalem October 2000
Juhu Aerodrome Flag of India.svg Mumbai 1948
Kai Tak Airport Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong 6 July 1998Replaced with the new Hong Kong International Airport in Chek Lap Kok.
Site redeveloped as the Kai Tak Development Area.
Kallang Airport Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore 1955Replaced with Paya Lebar Airport.
The airport’s terminal still exists today.
Kandara Airport Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Jeddah and Mecca May 1981Replaced by King Abdulaziz International Airport, Being known for being the first airport to be built in Saudia Arabia
Kemayoran Airport Flag of Indonesia.svg Jakarta 31 March 1985Replaced with Soekarno–Hatta International Airport in Tangerang.
Site redeveloped into Jakarta International Expo.
Kokura Airport Flag of Japan.svg Kitakyushu 16 March 2006Until 2005, Kokura Airport was originally called Kitakyushu Airport. It was then renamed to Kokura Airport until the aerodrome closed in 2006 and replaced with the new Kitakyushu Airport.
Kunming Wujiaba International Airport Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Kunming 28 June 2012Replaced with Kunming Changshui International Airport.
Lahug Airport Flag of the Philippines.svg Cebu 27 April 1966Replaced with Mactan–Cebu International Airport.
Site redeveloped into Cebu IT Park.
Legazpi Airport Flag of the Philippines.svg Legazpi 7 October 2021Replaced with Bicol International Airport.
Lianyungang Baitabu Airport Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Lianyungang 2 December 2021 (civil)Replaced with Lianyungang Huaguoshan Airport.
Lumbia Airport Flag of the Philippines.svg Cagayan de Oro 15 June 2013 (civil)Commissioned as Lumbia Airfield.
Replaced with Laguindingan Airport in Barangay Moog.
Lutong Airport Flag of Malaysia.svg Miri 1980sReplaced with the new Miri Airport.
Malaybalay Airport Flag of the Philippines.svg Malaybalay 1990s
Mandurriao Airport Flag of the Philippines.svg Iloilo 14 June 2007Replaced with the new Iloilo International Airport in Cabatuan.
Site redeveloped into Iloilo Business Park and Iloilo Convention Center.
Maria Cristina Airport Flag of the Philippines.svg Iligan 15 June 2013 (civil)Replaced with Laguindingan Airport in Barangay Moog.
Still open today for general aviation.
Nanchang Xiangtang Airport Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Nanchang 10 September 1999 (civil)Commissioned as Xiangtang Air Base.
Replaced with Nanchang Changbei International Airport.
Nanjing Dajiaochang Airport Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Nanjing 28 June 1997 (civil)
30 July 2015 (military)
Dajiaochang was a joint military-civil aerodrome until 1997; in 1997 all commercial traffic was moved to Nanjing Lukou International Airport. Military operations remained at Dajiaochang until 2015, when it was moved to Luhe-Ma'an Air Base.
Nicosia International Airport Flag of Cyprus.svg Nicosia 1974Nicosia Airport was closed after the Turkish invasion of Cyprus: As such, the U.N. Buffer Zone between Cyprus and Northern Cyprus was formed, in which the airport is located on. All civil traffic moved to Larnaca International Airport in the Republic of Cyprus, and Ercan International Airport in Northern Cyprus.
Nielson Field Flag of the Philippines.svg Manila 1948
Old Chiang Rai Airport Flag of Thailand.svg Chiang Rai 5 August 1992Replaced with the new Chiang Rai International Airport.
Paya Lebar Airport Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore 29 December 1981 (civil)Commissioned as Paya Lebar Air Base.
Replaced with Changi Airport.
Polonia International Airport Flag of Indonesia.svg Medan 25 July 2013Commissioned as Soewondo Air Force Base.
Replaced with Kualanamu International Airport in Deli Serdang.
Qingdao Liuting International Airport Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Qingdao 12 August 2021Replaced with Qingdao Jiaodong International Airport.
Quilon Aerodrome Flag of India.svg Thiruvananthapuram 1932Replaced with the new Thiruvananthapuram International Airport in Chacka.
Qui Nhơn Airfield Flag of Vietnam.svg Quy Nhon 1975Replaced with Phu Cat Airport.
Rajkot Airport Flag of India.svg Rajkot 10 September 2023Replaced with the new Rajkot International Airport in Hirasar.
Still open today for general aviation.
Riyadh International Airport Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Riyadh 16 November 1983 (civil)Commissioned as Riyadh Air Base.
Replaced with King Khalid International Airport.
Safdarjung Airport Flag of India.svg New Delhi 1962 (civil)Replaced with Indira Gandhi International Airport in Palam.
Closed for public use in 2002, it is now used for maintenance runs and helicopter rides. During the 2010 Commonwealth Games it was used as an airstrip for the VVVIP movement of Govt. of India officials. [2]
Şanlıurfa Airport Flag of Turkey.svg Şanlıurfa 17 June 2007Replaced with Şanlıurfa GAP Airport in Gölgen.
Sde Dov Airport Flag of Israel.svg Tel Aviv 30 June 2019
Selaparang Airport Flag of Indonesia.svg Mataram–Lombok 30 September 2011Replaced with Zainuddin Abdul Madjid International Airport in Central Lombok Regency.
Shanghai Jiangwan Airport Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Shanghai June 1994Replaced with Shanghai Pudong International Airport, which opened on 1 October 1999.
Site turned over to the city of Shanghai in 1997 for redevelopment as a residential area and a park.
Shanghai Longhua Airport Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Shanghai 1966Replaced with Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport.
Shantou Waisha Airport Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Shantou 15 December 2011 (civil)Commissioned as a military airbase.
Replaced with Jieyang Chaoshan International Airport.
Shuinan Airport Flag of the Republic of China.svg Taichung August 2012Replaced with the new Taichung International Airport.
Site redeveloped into Taichung Shuinan Economic and Trade Park.
Siem Reap International Airport Flag of Cambodia.svg Siem Reap 16 October 2023Replaced with the new Siem Reap–Angkor International Airport in Soutr Nikom.
Sra Pathum Airfield Flag of Thailand.svg Bangkok 27 March 1914Replaced with Don Mueang International Airport.
Site redeveloped into a horse racing venue as the Royal Bangkok Sports Club.
Sungai Besi Airport Flag of Malaysia.svg Kuala Lumpur 30 August 1965 (civil)
16 March 2018 (military)
Sungai Besi Airport was a joint military-civil aerodrome until 1965; in 1965 all commercial traffic was moved to Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport in Subang. Military operations remained at Sungai Besi until 2018, when it was moved to Bandar Sri Sendayan in Negeri Sembilan.
Surin Bhakdi Airport Flag of Thailand.svg Surin Year unknownThe airport was open from 2002 to 2003 when the now defunct Air Andaman was the sole airline operating there, and reopened in 2013. The airport was briefly served by Nok Air. As of January 2020, there is no scheduled airline service at the airport. Nok Air now offers air service to nearby Buriram Airport with a bus connection to Surin.
Suzhou Guangfu Airport Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Suzhou 18 February 2004 (civil)Commissioned as Suzhou West Airfield.
Replaced with Sunan Shuofang International Airport.
Tagbilaran Airport Flag of the Philippines.svg Tagbilaran 27 November 2018Replaced with Bohol–Panglao International Airport in Barangay Tawala.
Tejgaon Airport Flag of Bangladesh.svg Dhaka 1981Replaced with Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Kurmitola.
Temindung Airport Flag of Indonesia.svg Samarinda 24 May 2018Replaced with Aji Pangeran Tumenggung Pranoto International Airport in Sungai Siring.
Xi'an Xiguan Airport Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Xi'an 1 September 1991Replaced with Xi'an Xianyang International Airport.
Yantai Laishan Airport Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yantai 28 May 2015Replaced with Yantai Penglai International Airport.
Yasser Arafat International Airport Flag of Palestine.svg Gaza Strip 8 October 2000The closest public airports in the area are the Ben Gurion Airport in Israel and the El Arish Airport in Egypt.
Yeouido Airport Flag of South Korea.svg Seoul 1958 (civil)
1971 (military)
Yeouido operated as a commercial aerodrome until 1958, when all commercial traffic was moved to Gimpo International Airport. It was then fully converted into a military base, which operated in Yeouido until 1971 when it was replaced with the new Seoul Air Base in Seongnam.
Zhanjiang Airport Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhanjiang 24 March 2022Replaced with Zhanjiang Wuchuan International Airport.

Europe

AirportCity servedDate of closureNotes
Atatürk Airport Flag of Turkey.svg Istanbul 6 April 2019 (passenger)
5 February 2022 (cargo)
Replaced with the new Istanbul Airport in Arnavutköy.
Bălți City Airport Flag of Moldova.svg Bălți 2010Replaced with the new Bălți International Airport in Corlăteni, Rîșcani District, which opened in 1989.
Berck-sur-Mer Flag of France.svg Pas-de-Calais Year unknown
Berlin Schönefeld Airport Flag of Germany.svg Berlin 25 October 2020Large parts of Schönefeld's main building were incorporated into Berlin Brandenburg Airport as its Terminal 5. Due to the Corona virus, shortly after the terminal has been shut down and has not been reactivated but defunct.
Berlin Tegel Airport Flag of Germany.svg Berlin 8 November 2020Replaced with Berlin Brandenburg Airport.
Site redeveloped into Urban Tech Republic.
Berlin Tempelhof Airport Flag of Germany.svg Berlin 30 October 2008Site redeveloped into Tempelhofer Feld.
Blackbushe Airport Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Yateley 1958Eclipsed since 1958 by the growth of Heathrow and Gatwick airports, Blackbushe was once a significant airport for passenger and cargo charter flights for the London area, but is now used for general aviation.
Blackpool Airport Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Blackpool 15 October 2014Blackpool is now used for general aviation.
Böblingen Airport Flag of Germany.svg Stuttgart 1939 (civil)
1993 (military)
Replaced with the new Stuttgart Airport in Leinfelden-Echterdingen and Filderstadt, which opened in 1948.
Bozhurishte Airport Flag of Bulgaria.svg Sofia 2005Replaced with Sofia Airport.
Bristol Filton Airport Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Bristol 31 December 2012
Bristol (Whitchurch) Airport Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Bristol 1 May 1957Replaced with the new Bristol Airport in Lulsgate Bottom.
Bykovo Airport Flag of Russia.svg Moscow 18 October 2010Mostly demolished, the area turned into logistical center, the runaway is used for drag-racing.
Calais-Dunkerque Airport Flag of France.svg Calais Year unknown
Cologne Butzweilerhof Airport Flag of Germany.svg Cologne 31 December 1995Replaced with Cologne Bonn Airport in Porz.
Croydon Airport Flag of the United Kingdom.svg London 1959Replaced with Heathrow Airport in Hillingdon.
The airport's former terminal building and a de Havilland Heron still exists today.
Derby Airport Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Derby 1990Replaced with East Midlands Airport in Castle Donington.
Doncaster Sheffield Airport Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Finningley 4 November 2022 (passenger)
Donetsk International Airport Flag of Ukraine.svg Donetsk 26 May 2014Destroyed by the first and second battles.
Dnipro International Airport Flag of Ukraine.svg Dnipro 15 March 2022Destroyed during the 2022 Dnipro missile strikes, as part of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Ellinikon International Airport Flag of Greece.svg Athens 28 March 2001Replaced with the new Athens International Airport in Spata.
Site redeveloped into Hellenikon Metropolitan Park.
Galway Airport Flag of Ireland.svg Galway 31 October 2011
Haren Airport Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Brussels 1950sReplaced with Brussels Airport in Zaventem.
Havryshivka Vinnytsia International Airport Flag of Ukraine.svg Vinnytsia 6 March 2022Destroyed during the 2022 Vinnytsia attacks, as part of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Helsinki-Malmi Airport Flag of Finland.svg Helsinki 14 March 2021
Ipswich Airport Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ipswich January 1998
Izmail International Airport Flag of Ukraine.svg Izmail 2010was closed and has not renewed its certification with the State Aviation Administration of Ukraine since being suspended for three years in 2010, Carpatair Once served this airport
Katajanokka Airport Flag of Finland.svg Helsinki 16 December 1936Replaced with Helsinki-Malmi Airport.
Katowice-Muchowiec Airport Flag of Poland.svg Katowice Year unknown
Kraków-Rakowice-Czyżyny Airport Flag of Poland.svg Kraków 1964Replaced with the new Kraków John Paul II International Airport in Balice.
Converted into the Polish Aviation Museum.
Khodynka Aerodrome Flag of Russia.svg Moscow 2003Starting from 1950s until the aerodrome's closure, it only handled shipping for new Ilyushin aircraft. The airport's metro station, Aeroport, still exists today.
La Palma Airport Buenavista de Arriba Flag of Spain.svg Santa Cruz de la Palma 14 April 1970Relocated farther South close to sea level due to dangerous wind and weather conditions at the old site at an elevation of 350m MSL.
Luhansk International Airport Flag of Ukraine.svg Luhansk 11 June 2014Destroyed during the war in Donbas.
Lympne Airport Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lympne 1984
Lyon–Bron Airport Flag of France.svg Lyon 12 April 1975Replaced with Lyon–Saint-Exupéry Airport.
Still open today for general aviation.
Malmö Bulltofta Airport Flag of Sweden.svg Malmö 2 December 1972Replaced with the new Malmö Airport in Svedala.
Site redeveloped into Bulltoftaparken.
Manchester (Wythenshawe) Aerodrome Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Manchester 1930Replaced with the new City Airport & Manchester Heliport in Barton upon Irwell.
Manston Airport Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ramsgate 15 May 2014
Minsk-1 Airport Flag of Belarus.svg Minsk 23 December 2015Replaced with Minsk National Airport, which opened on 1 July 1983.
Munich-Riem Airport Flag of Germany.svg Munich 16 May 1992Replaced with the new Munich Airport in Erding and Freising.
Site redeveloped into Messestadt Riem.
Murcia–San Javier Airport Flag of Spain.svg Region of Murcia 14 January 2019(Civil)Currently operating as an Airbase, was mostly used by leisure and low-cost carriers such as Jet2.com and Ryanair.
Northolt Airport Flag of the United Kingdom.svg London 1954Commissioned as RAF Northolt.
Replaced with Heathrow Airport.
Nutts Corner Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Belfast 1963Replaced with Belfast International Airport in Aldergrove.
Oslo Airport, Fornebu Flag of Norway.svg Oslo 7 October 1998Replaced with Oslo Airport, Gardermoen.
Paris–Le Bourget Airport Flag of France.svg Paris 1977All commercial airline traffic was relocated to Orly Airport and Charles de Gaulle Airport.
Still open today for general aviation, including business jet operations. It also hosts air shows, most notably the Paris Air Show (which was first held at Le Bourget in 1953).
Plymouth City Airport Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Plymouth 23 December 2011
Renfrew Airport Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Glasgow 2 May 1966Replaced with the new Glasgow Airport in Abbotsinch.
Rhodes Maritsa Airport Flag of Greece.svg Rhodes 1977Commissioned as military airbase.
Replaced with the new Rhodes International Airport in Paradeisi.
Rome Urbe Airport Flag of Italy.svg Rome Year unknown
Rostov-on-Don Airport Flag of Russia.svg Rostov-on-Don 1 March 2018Replaced with Platov International Airport, which opened on 27 November 2017.
Saratov Central Airport Flag of Russia.svg Saratov 20 August 2019 Pegas Fly once Had a flight to Antalya Airport
Säve Airport Flag of Sweden.svg Gothenburg 18 January 2015Replaced with Göteborg Landvetter Airport.
Sheffield City Airport Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Sheffield 30 April 2008The last scheduled airline pulled out of Sheffield City in 2002.
Replaced with Doncaster Sheffield Airport, which opened on 28 April 2005.
Sligo Airport Flag of Ireland.svg Sligo 21 July 2011
Słupsk-Redzikowo Airport Flag of Poland.svg Słupsk 2016
Son Bonet Aerodrome Flag of Spain.svg Palma de Mallorca 1959Replaced with Palma de Mallorca Airport.
Still open today for general aviation.
Spilve Airport Flag of Latvia.svg Riga 1986Replaced with the new Riga International Airport in Mārupe.
Stavanger Airport, Forus Flag of Norway.svg Stavanger 1989
Torslanda Airport Flag of Sweden.svg Gothenburg 3 October 1977Replaced with Göteborg Landvetter Airport.
Tushino Airfield Flag of Russia.svg Moscow 1991
Waalhaven Flag of the Netherlands.svg Rotterdam October 1956Replaced with Rotterdam The Hague Airport in Zestienhoven.
Wrzeszcz Flag of Poland.svg Gdańsk 1974

North America

AirportCity servedDate of closureNotes
Coleman A. Young International Airport Flag of the United States.svg Detroit September 18 2000
Edmonton City Centre Airport Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Edmonton November 30, 2013In 1950, the airport was a stop on an international route operated by Northwest Airlines between the United States and Asia.
Greater Southwest International Airport Flag of the United States.svg metroplex 1974Replaced by Dallas Fort Worth International Airport
Herrera International Airport Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Santo Domingo February 23, 2006replaced by La Isabela International Airport,
Ing. Fernando Espinoza Gutiérrez International Airport Flag of Mexico.svg Querétaro 2004
Montréal–Mirabel International Airport Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Greater Montreal October 31, 2004(Passenger)used for daily flights transporting employees for various mining companies by the Nolinor airline company and for some International Cargo Deliveries.
Panama City–Bay County International Airport Flag of the United States.svg Panama City, Florida October 1, 2010Replaced by Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport
Robert Mueller Municipal Airport Flag of the United States.svg Greater Austin June 22, 1999Replaced by the new Austin-Bergstrom International Airport.
Santiago Municipal Airport Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Santiago de los Caballeros 2002On March 18, 2002, the two American Eagle flights to San Juan were transferred to the new Cibao International Airport, ceasing passenger operations in Santiago Municipal Airport. A Year later the Santiago Air Base became unnecessary for the FAD, and a cost that they could not handle by themselves, so they moved all operations to the Puerto Plata Air Base (located in Gregorio Luperon International Airport). Santiago Municipal was now completely closed, with no operations at all.
Sloulin Field International Airport Flag of the United States.svg Williston, North Dakota October 10, 2019officials decided to build Williston Basin International Airport. Sloulin Field Airport closed to the public on October 10, 2019.
Stapleton International Airport Flag of the United States.svg Denver metropolitan area February 27, 1995Replaced by Denver International Airport
W. H. Bramble Airport Flag of Montserrat.svg Montserrat 25 June 1997The airport was abandoned on 25 June 1997 due to approaching negative effects of the eruption of the nearby Soufrière Hills volcano, which obliterated much of the southern part of the island. It had remained open up to this date, American Eagle once served this Airport

Oceania

AirportCity servedDate of closureNotes
Daly Waters Airfield Flag of Australia (converted).svg Daly Waters 1970
Eagle Farm Airport Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brisbane 19 March 1988Eagle Farm Airport was expanded into the former neighbouring suburb of Cribb Island to become Brisbane Airport, with some of Eagle Farm's infrastructure were incorporated into today's Brisbane Airport.
Essendon Fields Airport Flag of Australia (converted).svg Melbourne 1 July 1970Replaced with Melbourne Airport in Tullamarine.
Still open today for general aviation.
Lakunai Airfield/Rabaul Airport (Old) Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Rabaul 1994 (Destroyed)The airport was destroyed by the 1994 eruption that destroyed the town of Rabaul and subsequently a new airport was built and opened at Tokua, on the opposite side of the Rabaul caldera. The former airport was located at 04°13′S152°11′E / 4.217°S 152.183°E / -4.217; 152.183 (Rabaul Airport (old)) , Ansett Australia once served this Airport
Mount Iron Aerodrome Flag of New Zealand.svg Wānaka 1986Replaced with Wānaka Airport in Luggate.

South America

AirportCity servedDate of closureNotes
Augusto Severo International Airport Flag of Brazil.svg Natal 31 May 2014Commissioned as Natal Air Force Base.
Replaced with Greater Natal International Airport.
Bartolomeu de Gusmão Airport Flag of Brazil.svg Rio de Janeiro 12 February 1942Commissioned as Santa Cruz Air Force Base.
Caiari Airport Flag of Brazil.svg Porto Velho 16 April 1969Replaced with Governador Jorge Teixeira de Oliveira International Airport.
El Trompillo Airport Flag of Bolivia.svg Santa Cruz de la Sierra 2019Commissioned as a military aerodrome.
Replaced with Viru Viru International Airport, which opened in 1983.
Gómez Niño Airport Flag of Colombia.svg Bucaramanga August 1974Replaced with Palonegro International Airport.
Grano de Oro International Airport Flag of Venezuela.svg Maracaibo 16 November 1969Replaced with La Chinita International Airport.
Juana Azurduy de Padilla International Airport Flag of Bolivia.svg Sucre 15 May 2016Commissioned as a military aerodrome.
Replaced with Alcantarí Airport.
Limatambo International Airport Flag of Peru.svg Lima 29 October 1960Replaced with Jorge Chávez International Airport in Callao.
Los Cerrillos Airport Flag of Chile.svg Santiago de Chile 9 February 1967 (civil)
8 February 2006 (general)
Replaced with Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport in Pudahuel.
Old Luisa Caceres de Arismendi National Airport Flag of Venezuela.svg Porlamar Year unknown
Old Mariscal Sucre International Airport in Chaupicruz Flag of Ecuador.svg Quito 19 February 2013Replaced with the new Mariscal Sucre International Airport in Tababela.
Ponta Pelada Airport Flag of Brazil.svg Manaus 31 March 1976Commissioned as Manaus Air Force Base.
Replaced with Eduardo Gomes International Airport.
Presidente Médici International Airport Flag of Brazil.svg Rio Branco 22 November 1999Replaced with Plácido de Castro International Airport.
Soledad International Airport Flag of Colombia.svg Barranquilla 7 April 1981Replaced with Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport.
Techo International Airport Flag of Colombia.svg Bogotá 10 December 1959Replaced with El Dorado International Airport in Fontibón.
Ushuaia Old International Airport (Ushuaia Aeroclub) Flag of Argentina.svg Ushuaia 1995 (Passenger)The Aeroclub previously served as Ushuaia's international airport before the opening of Ushuaia – Malvinas Argentinas International Airport in 1995

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