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 汕头外砂机场 | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Military | ||||||||||
| Owner | People's Liberation Army | ||||||||||
| Operator | People's Liberation Army Air Force | ||||||||||
| Location | Longhu, Guangdong, China | ||||||||||
| Opened | 15 April 1974 (commercial) | ||||||||||
| Passenger services ceased | 15 December 2011 | ||||||||||
| Built | 1956 (military) | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 23°25′30″N 116°45′37″E / 23.42500°N 116.76028°E | ||||||||||
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  Waisha Airport Location in Guangdong | |||||||||||
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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.
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edit- ^ 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.
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