Shantou Waisha Air Base
Shantou Waisha Airport is a People's Liberation Army Air Force Base in the city of Shantou in Guangdong province, China. It served as the city's civilian airport from 15 April 1974 until 15 December 2011, when all commercial flights were transferred to the newly built Jieyang Chaoshan International Airport.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Aerodrome
- Description: military air base in Shantou, China
- Also known as: “SWA” and “ZGOW”
- Historically known as: “Shantou Waisha Airport”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Jindong and Anbu.
Jindong
Suburb
Jindong Subdistrict is a subdistrict in Jinping District, Shantou, Guangdong, China. As of 2020, it administers the following 19 residential neighborhoods:… Jindong is situated 8 km southwest of Shantou Waisha Air Base.
Anbu
Town
Anbu is a township-level division situated in Chao'an District, Chaozhou, Guangdong, China. Anbu is situated 9 km west of Shantou Waisha Air Base.
Jinsha
Suburb
Jinsha is a subdistrict of the Jinping District, Shantou City, Guangdong Province, China. Jinsha is situated 9 km southwest of Shantou Waisha Air Base.
Shantou Waisha Air Base
- Categories: airport, air base, military installation, and transportation
- Location: Shantou, Chaoshan, Guangdong, South China, China, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
23.42782° or 23° 25′ 40″ northLongitude
116.75942° or 116° 45′ 34″ eastElevation
5 metres (16 feet)Inception
1956IATA airport code
SWAICAO airport code
ZGOWUnited Nations Location Code
CN STGOpen location code
7PMRCQH5+4QOpenStreetMap ID
way 409671884OpenStreetMap feature
aeroway=aerodromeOpenStreetMap feature
landuse=militaryOpenStreetMap feature
military=airfield
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Shantou Waisha Air Base” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “مطار شهانتوا وايشها”
- Basque: “Shantou Waisha aireportua”
- Cebuano: “Shantou Waisha Air Base”
- Chinese: “外砂機場”
- Chinese: “汕头外砂机场”
- Chinese: “汕頭外砂機場”
- Dutch: “Shantou Waisha Airport”
- French: “base aérienne de Shantou Waisha”
- French: “Base aérienne de Shantou Waisha”
- French: “SWA”
- French: “ZGOW”
- French: “汕头”
- French: “汕头外砂机场”
- Indonesian: “SWA”
- Indonesian: “ZGOW”
- Japanese: “汕頭外砂空港”
- Japanese: “汕頭空港”
- Malay: “Lapangan Terbang Shantou Waisha”
- Persian: “فرودگاه شنتو ویشا”
- Pinyin: “Shàntóu Wàishā Jīchǎng”
- Polish: “Port lotniczy Shantou-Waisha”
- Swedish: “Shantou Waisha Air Base”
- Tajik: “Фурудгоҳи шнту вишо”
- Vietnamese: “Sân bay Ngoại Sa Sán Đầu”
- Vietnamese: “Sân bay Sán Đầu”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Shantou Waisha Airport Terminal (old) and 外砂镇政府.
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