Hangzhou Jianqiao Airport
Hangzhou Jianqiao Airport 杭州笕桥机场 | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Military | ||||||||||
| Owner | People's Liberation Army | ||||||||||
| Operator | People's Liberation Army Air Force | ||||||||||
| Serves | Hangzhou | ||||||||||
| Location | Jianqiao, Jianggan, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China | ||||||||||
| Opened | 1 January 1957 (commercial) | ||||||||||
| Passenger services ceased | 29 December 2000 | ||||||||||
| Built | 1931 (military) | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 5 m / 16 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 30°19′59″N 120°14′20″E / 30.33306°N 120.23889°E | ||||||||||
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Hangzhou Jianqiao Airport (or Hangzhou Air Base), formerly romanized as Schien Chiao, is a People's Liberation Army Air Force Base in Hangzhou, the capital city of East China's Zhejiang province. It is located in the town of Jianqiao in Jianggan District, about 7 miles northeast of the city center. It served as the city's civilian airport from 1 January 1957 until 29 December 2000, when all commercial flights were transferred to the newly-built Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport.