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Foshan Shadi Airport

佛山沙堤机场
Summary
Airport typePublic / Military
OwnerPeople's Liberation Army Air Force
ServesPearl River Delta
LocationNanhai, Foshan, Guangdong, China
Opened
  • Part 1: 1985; 39 years ago (1985)
  • Part 2: 18 November 2009; 14 years ago (2009-11-18)
Passenger services ceasedPart 1: 31 October 2002 (2002-10-31)
Operating base forChina United Airlines
Built1954; 70 years ago (1954)
Coordinates23°04′57″N 113°04′15″E / 23.08250°N 113.07083°E / 23.08250; 113.07083
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FUO/ZGFS is located in Guangdong
FUO/ZGFS
FUO/ZGFS
Location of airport in Guangdong
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
01/19 2,800 9,186
Statistics (2021)
Passengers604,645
Aircraft movements6,154
Cargo (metric tons)2.6
Source: CAAC[1][2]
Foshan Shadi Airport
Simplified Chinese佛山沙堤机场
Traditional Chinese佛山沙堤機場

Foshan Shadi Airport (IATA: FUO, ICAO: ZGFS), or Shadi Air Base, is a dual-use military and public airport serving the city of Foshan in South Central China's Guangdong province. FUO was re-opened to serve as a relief airport for the region. Along with two other major airports, Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport and Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport, it serves the catchment area of the Pearl River Delta Economic Zone.[3]

History

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Built in 1954, Shadi Air Base is an airbase of People's Liberation Army Air Force. A squadron of J8-2 fighters are in support of the PLA Hong Kong Garrison.[citation needed]

Commercial flights started in 1985, but ceased in 2002 due to government policy. The airport was reopened to the public in 2009.[4]

It is planned to be replaced by the new Foshan Gaoming International Airport in Genghe town, Gaoming District.

Airlines and destinations

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AirlinesDestinations
China United Airlines Beijing–Daxing, Chengdu–Tianfu,[5] Fuyang, Fuzhou,[6] Hangzhou,[5] Huai'an,[7] Lanzhou,[8] Ordos,[8] Shanghai–Hongqiao,[9] Shanghai–Pudong,[10] Shijiazhuang,[10] Taiyuan,[11] Taizhou,[9] Tianjin,[7] Turpan,[12] Wenzhou,[13] Wuhu,[14] Zhoushan[8]

See also

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References

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