Changsha Datuopu Airport Explained

Changsha Datuopu Airport
Icao:ZGCS
Coordinates:28.0692°N 112.9572°W
Pushpin Map:China Hunan#China#Asia#North Pacific
Pushpin Label:ZGCS
Pushpin Mark:Roundel of China.svg
Pushpin Marksize:25
Pushpin Relief:y
Type:Military
City-Served:Changsha, Hunan, China
R1-Length-M:2490
R1-Surface:Paved
Elevation-M:46
Metric-Elev:y
Metric-Rwy:y

Changsha Datuopu Airport, or Datuopu Air Base, is a military air base in Changsha, the capital of South Central China’s Hunan province. It also served as the public airport for Changsha from 1957 until 1989, when all civil flights were transferred to the new Changsha Huanghua International Airport.

Datuopu Airport has a single runway measuring by . Its elevation is above mean sea level.

From 1957 to 1989, Datuopu served as a dual-use military and civil airport. It was only capable of handling small aircraft and a few flights per day. Construction for Changsha Huanghua Airport began in 1986, and it was opened on 29 August 1989. All civil flights were transferred to the new airport, and Datuopu Airport reverted to sole military use.[1] [2]

Accidents and incidents

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1989年:长沙黄花机场建成通航. Sha. Zhaohua. 2018-08-10. Hunan Daily. 2018-10-02.
  2. Web site: 30年前,见证黄花机场开建. Huaxia. 2018-10-02. 2018-10-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20181002102527/http://www.huaxia.com/ccxc/ls/2016/10/5059729.html. dead.
  3. Web site: Ranter. Harro. ASN Aircraft accident Antonov An-24RV B-492 Changsha-Huanghua Airport (CSX). 2021-11-11. aviation-safety.net.
  4. Web site: Ranter. Harro. ASN Aircraft accident Antonov An-24RV B-484 Changsha Airport (CSX). 2021-11-11. aviation-safety.net.