Qinhuangdao Shanhaiguan Airport
Qinhuangdao Shanhaiguan Airport | |||||||||||
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Shanhaiguan District, Qinhuangdao | |||||||||||
Opened | 15 April 1985 | ||||||||||
Passenger services ceased | 31 March 2016 | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 39°58′05″N 119°43′52″E / 39.96806°N 119.73111°E | ||||||||||
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Qinhuangdao Shanhaiguan Airport | |
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Hanyu Pinyin | Qínhuángdǎo Shānhǎiguān Jīchǎng |
Qinhuangdao Shanhaiguan Airport (
History
On 13 September 1971, Marshall Lin Biao, China's Vice Premier and Minister of Defense, attempted to flee China in his Hawker Siddeley Trident from Shanhaiguan Airport, allegedly following a failed coup attempt. The plane then crashed in Mongolia, killing all nine people on board, including Lin, his wife Ye Qun, and their son Lin 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 to Yakutsk and Blagoveshchensk in Russia. Throughout the thirty years the airport maintained a perfect safety record.[4]
Although Shanhaiguan Airport was expanded in preparation for the
Facilities
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 the
See also
- List of airports in China
- List of the busiest airports in China
- List of People's Liberation Army Air Force airbases
References
- ^ Airport information for Qinhuangdao Shanhaiguan Airport at Great Circle Mapper.
- ISBN 978-1-136-15786-8.
- ^ a b c 北戴河机场通航 山海关机场已移交军方. Carnoc (in Chinese). 2016-03-31.
- ^ a b c 秦皇岛机场分公司简介 (in Chinese). Qinhuangdao Airport. Archived from the original on 21 March 2016. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
- ^ a b 山海关机场不再进行民航运输 将用于通航发展. CAAC News (in Chinese). 2 March 2016. Archived from the original on 15 April 2016.