| Dazhou Heshi Airport | |
| Iata: | DAX |
| Icao: | ZUDX |
| Type: | Public |
| Operator: | Sichuan Airport Group Co., Ltd |
| City-Served: | Dazhou, Sichuan |
| Location: | Dachuan District, Dazhou |
| Metric-Elev: | y |
| Coordinates: | 31.1311°N 107.43°W |
| Pushpin Map: | Sichuan |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Sichuan |
| Pushpin Label: | DAX |
| R1-Number: | 02/20 |
| R1-Length-M: | 2000 |
| R1-Surface: | Concrete |
| Metric-Rwy: | y |
| Stat-Year: | 2021 |
| Stat1-Header: | Passengers |
| Stat1-Data: | 558,207 |
| Stat2-Header: | Aircraft movements |
| Stat2-Data: | 8,305 |
| Stat3-Header: | Cargo (metric tons) |
| Stat3-Data: | 884 |
| Footnotes: | Source:CAAC[1] |
| Order: | st |
| S: | 达州河市机场 |
| T: | 達州河市機場 |
| P: | Dázhōu Héshì Jīchǎng |
Dazhou Heshi Airport is an airport in Dazhou, Sichuan province, China. It was formerly called Daxian Airport. The airport is closed on May 18, 2022 and was replaced by Dazhou Jinya Airport for commercial flights.[2] On December 7 2023 the airport reopened as a general aviation airport.[3]
The airport was opened in 1940 as Heshiba Airport. In 1949 it was expanded to be used for civil aviation and renamed to Heshi Airport. In 2019 the airport handled 571,290 passengers and 1369 tons of mail and cargo.[4]
The airport is closed on May 18, 2022 being replaced by Dazhou Jinya Airport for commercial flights. On December 7 2023 the airport reopened as a general aviation airport. The reopened airport is home to a helicopter rescue base and is used by the nearby UAV factory of Sichuan Tengden.