Shantou Waisha Airport () is a military air base in the city of Shantou in Guangdong province, China. It was formerly the main public airport serving the Shantou until Jieyang Chaoshan Airport was opened on 15 December 2011 and all civilian flights were transferred to the new airport.

Shantou Waisha Airport is located in Longhu District and opened in 1956 as a military airport for People's Liberation Army Air Force. It opened for commercial air carriers on 15 April 1974.

Shantou Waisha Airport

See also

List of airports in China

List of People's Liberation Army Air Force airbases

References

Airports in Guangdong

Defunct airports in China

Transport in Shantou

Chinese Air Force bases

Airports established in 1956

Airports established in 1974

Airports disestablished in 2011

1956 establishments in China

1974 establishments in China

Shantou Waisha Airport