Shantou Waisha Air Base

Shantou Waisha Airport is a People's Liberation Army Air Force Base in the city of in 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 .
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  • Aerodrome
  • …lies at an elevation of 5 metres (16 feet)
  • …has the IATA airport code SWA
  • …has the ICAO airport code ZGOW
  • …was formerly known as “Shantou Waisha Airport”
  • …opened in 1956
  • Description: military air base in Shantou, China
  • Also known as
    “SWA”
    “ZGOW”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Jindong and Anbu.

Suburb
Subdistrict is a subdistrict in Jinping District, , , China. is situated 8 km southwest of Shantou Waisha Air Base.

Town
is a township-level division situated in Chao'an District, , , China. is situated 9 km west of Shantou Waisha Air Base.

Suburb
is a subdistrict of the Jinping District, Shantou City, Guangdong Province, China. is situated 9 km southwest of Shantou Waisha Air Base.

Shantou Waisha Air Base

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Latitude
23.42782° or 23° 25′ 40″ north
Longitude
116.75942° or 116° 45′ 34″ east
UN/LOCODE
CN STG
Open location code
7PMRCQH5+4Q
Open­Street­Map ID
way 409671884
Open­Street­Map feature
aeroway=­aerodrome
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­military
Open­Street­Map feature
military=­airfield
Geo­Names ID
8533073
Wiki­data ID
Q3234808

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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”
  • Urdu: “شانتو وائشا ہوائی اڈا”
  • Vietnamese: “Sân bay Ngoại Sa Sán Đầu”
  • Vietnamese: “Sân bay Sán Đầu”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Shantou Waisha Airport Terminal (old) and 德居里公园.

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