Foshan Shadi Airport Explained

Foshan Shadi Airport
Iata:FUO
Icao:ZGFS
Type:Public / Military
Owner:People's Liberation Army Air Force
City-Served:Pearl River Delta
Location:Nanhai, Foshan, Guangdong, China
Passenger Services Ceased:Part 1:
Operating Base:China United Airlines
Coordinates:23.0825°N 113.0708°W
Pushpin Map:China Guangdong
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of airport in Guangdong
Pushpin Label:FUO/ZGFS
Metric-Elev:yes
Metric-Rwy:yes
R1-Number:01/19
R1-Length-M:2,800
Stat-Year:2021
Stat1-Header:Passengers
Stat1-Data:604,645
Stat2-Header:Aircraft movements
Stat2-Data:6,154
Stat3-Header:Cargo (metric tons)
Stat3-Data:2.6
Footnotes:Source:CAAC[1]
Order:st
P:Fóshān Shādī Jīchǎng
J:fat6saan1 saa1tai4 gei1coeng4

Foshan Shadi Airport, 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.[2]

History

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.

Commercial flights started in 1985, but ceased in 2002 due to government policy. The airport was reopened to the public in 2009.[3]

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

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: http://www.caac.gov.cn/XXGK/XXGK/TJSJ/201603/P020160331391016414029.xls . zh:2015年民航机场吞吐量排名 . XLS . CAAC . 2016-03-31 . zh-cn.
  2. Web site: Shenzhen plans three new airports. South China Morning Post. 23 December 2016. 2016-06-05.
  3. Web site: Foshan Airport soon to reopen . 2010-10-08 . 2023-04-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230405210221/http://www.gz2010.cn/09/0806/17/5G269CU60078008O.html . dead .