Shantou Waisha Airport

Shantou Waisha Airport 汕头外砂机场
IATA: none ICAO: none
Summary
Airport type	Military
Owner	People's Liberation Army
Operator	People's Liberation Army Air Force
Location	Longhu, Guangdong, China
Opened	15 April 1974 (1974-04-15) (commercial)
Passenger services ceased	15 December 2011 (2011-12-15)
Built	1956 (1956) (military)
Coordinates	23°25′30″N116°45′37″E / 23.42500°N 116.76028°E / 23.42500; 116.76028
Map
Waisha Airport Location in Guangdong
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.

See also

• List of airports in China
• List of People's Liberation Army Air Force airbases

References

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.