Qinhuangdao Shanhaiguan Airport
Qinhuangdao Shanhaiguan Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Military | ||||||||||
| Serves | Qinhuangdao,Hebei | ||||||||||
| Location | Shanhaiguan District,Qinhuangdao | ||||||||||
| Opened | 15 April 1985 | ||||||||||
| Passenger services ceased | 31 March 2016 | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 39°58′05″N119°43′52″E/ 39.96806°N 119.73111°E | ||||||||||
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  SHP Location in Hebei | |||||||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | Tần hoàng đảoSơn hải quanCơ tràng | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | Tần hoàng đảoSơn hải quanCơ tràng | ||||||
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Qinhuangdao Shanhaiguan Airport(IATA:SHP,ICAO:ZBSH) is a military airport inQinhuangdao,HebeiProvince, China. It is located inShanhaiguan District,15 kilometres (9.3 mi) from the city center. From 1985 to 2016 Shanhaiguan Airport also served as the civilian airport for Qinhuangdao. On 31 March 2016, the newly builtQinhuangdao Beidaihe Airportstarted operation and all civil flights were transferred to the new airport.
History[edit]
On 13 September 1971, MarshallLin Biao,China's Vice Premier and Minister of Defense, attempted to flee China in hisHawker Siddeley Tridentfrom Shanhaiguan Airport, allegedly following a failed coup attempt. The plane then crashed in Mongolia, killing all nine people on board, including Lin, his wifeYe Qun,and their sonLin Liguo.[2]
Shanhaiguan Airport was opened to civil flights on 15 April 1985.[3][4]During its three decades of operation, it operated flights to more than 20 Chinese cities. For a time starting in 2007, it temporarily operated international flights toYakutskandBlagoveshchenskin Russia. Throughout the thirty years the airport maintained a perfect safety record.[4]
Although Shanhaiguan Airport was expanded in preparation for the2008 Beijing Olympics,its status as a military airport limited its potential for further growth.[3]As a result, the newQinhuangdao Beidaihe Airportwas proposed in 2004, and received approval from theState Councilin July 2009. Construction for the new airport officially began in April 2012, and was completed in 2016. On 31 March 2016, Beidaihe Airport started operation, and all civil flights were transferred to the new airport. Shanhaiguan Airport reverted to sole military use,[3]although there are plans to use it forgeneral aviation.[5]In 2015, its last full year of operation, Shanhaiguan Airport served 156,000 passengers.[5]
Facilities[edit]
The airport has a single runway that is 2,500 metres (8,200 ft) long (class 4C). It can handle mid-sized passenger jets such as theBoeing 737and theAirbus A320.It has six aircraft parking aprons, and 200 car parking spaces.[4]
See also[edit]
- List of airports in China
- List of the busiest airports in China
- List of People's Liberation Army Air Force airbases
References[edit]
- ^Airport information for Qinhuangdao Shanhaiguan Airportat Great Circle Mapper.
- ^Barnouin, Barbara; Yu, Changgen (2012).Ten Years of Turbulence.Routledge. pp. 240–2.ISBN978-1-136-15786-8.
- ^abcBắc đái hà cơ tràng thông hàng sơn hải quan cơ tràng dĩ di giao quân phương.Carnoc(in Chinese). 2016-03-31.
- ^abcTần hoàng đảo cơ tràng phân công tư giản giới(in Chinese). Qinhuangdao Airport. Archived fromthe originalon 21 March 2016.Retrieved2 April2016.
- ^abSơn hải quan cơ tràng bất tái tiến hành dân hàng vận thâu tương dụng vu thông hàng phát triển.CAAC News(in Chinese). 2 March 2016. Archived fromthe originalon 15 April 2016.