Foshan Shadi Airport

Foshan Shadi Airport (IATA: FUO, ICAO: ZGFS), or Shadi Air Base, is a dual-use military and public airport serving the city of Foshan in Guangdong Province, China. 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.[3]

Foshan Shadi Airport

佛山沙堤机场
Summary
Airport typeMilitary/Public
ServesFoshan and Guangzhou
LocationNanhai District, Foshan, Guangdong
Coordinates23°04′57″N 113°04′15″E
Map
FUO
Location of airport in Guangdong
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
01/19 2,800 9,186
Statistics (2015)
Passengers296,511
Aircraft movements3,010
Cargo (metric tons)671.7
Source: CAAC[1][2]
Foshan Shadi Airport
Simplified Chinese佛山沙堤机场
Traditional Chinese佛山沙堤機場

History

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 1987, but ceased in 2002 due to government policy. The airport was reopened to the public in 2009.[4]

Airlines and destinations
AirlinesDestinations
China United Airlines[5]Beijing–Daxing, Dongying, Fuzhou,[6] Haikou,[7] Hanzhong, Hefei, Sanming,[6] Shanghai–Pudong,[8] Shijiazhuang,[8] Shiyan, Wenzhou,[7] Xiangyang, Xinyang[9]
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See also

References
  1. 2015年民航机场吞吐量排名 (XLS) (in Chinese). CAAC. 2016-03-31.
  2. Airport information for Foshan Airport at Great Circle Mapper.
  3. "Shenzhen plans three new airports". South China Morning Post. 2016-06-05. Retrieved 23 December 2016.
  4. Foshan Airport soon to reopen
  5. 10.12，佛山机场复航！ (in Chinese). China United Airlines. 2018-10-10. Retrieved 2018-10-11.
  6. 佛山机场又将开通新航线 届时将覆盖12个城市-中国侨网 (in Chinese).
  7. 南苑机场最后一次航班换季，中国联航新开12条航线 (in Chinese).
  8. Cadas：2018年冬航季中联航航线网络观察 (in Chinese).
  9. 信阳明港机场通航 东航成为机场首家运营航司 (in Chinese). Carnoc.



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