Foshan Shadi Airport

"Foshan Airport" redirects here. For the new airport under construction, see Foshan Gaoming International 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 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.^[3]

Foshan Shadi Airport 佛山沙堤机场
IATA: FUO ICAO: ZGFS
Summary
Airport type	Public / Military
Owner	People's Liberation Army Air Force
Serves	Pearl River Delta
Location	Nanhai, Foshan, Guangdong, China
Opened	Part 1: 1985; 39 years ago (1985) Part 2: 18 November 2009; 14 years ago (2009-11-18)
Passenger services ceased	Part 1: 31 October 2002 (2002-10-31)
Operating base for	China United Airlines
Built	1954; 70 years ago (1954)
Coordinates	23°04′57″N 113°04′15″E
Map
FUO/ZGFS Location of airport in Guangdong
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 01/19 2,800 9,186
Statistics (2021)
Passengers 604,645 Aircraft movements 6,154 Cargo (metric tons) 2.6
Source: CAAC[1][2]

Foshan Shadi Airport
Simplified Chinese	佛山沙堤机场
Traditional Chinese	佛山沙堤機場
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Fóshān Shādī Jīchǎng Yue: Cantonese Jyutping fat6saan1 saa1tai4 gei1coeng4

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.^{[citation needed]}

Commercial flights started in 1985, but ceased in 2002 due to government policy. The airport was reopened to the public in 2009.^[4]

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

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
China United Airlines	Beijing–Daxing, Chengdu–Tianfu,[5] Fuyang, Fuzhou,[6] Hangzhou,[5] Huai'an,[7] Lanzhou,[8] Ordos,[8] Shanghai–Hongqiao,[9] Shanghai–Pudong,[10] Shijiazhuang,[10] Taiyuan,[11] Taizhou,[9] Tianjin,[7] Turpan,[12] Wenzhou,[13] Wuhu,[14] Zhoushan[8]

See also

• China portal
• Aviation portal

• Foshan Gaoming International Airport, a planned airport in Genghe town, Gaoming District, Foshan
• List of airports in China
• List of the busiest airports in China
• List of People's Liberation Army Air Force airbases

References

1. 2015年民航机场吞吐量排名 (XLS) (in Chinese (China)). 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". Archived from the original on 2023-04-05. Retrieved 2010-10-08.
5. "新航季，新征程—佛山机场顺利换季，佛山=哈尔滨航线顺利开通". Retrieved 10 December 2023.
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 (China)).
7. "China Eastern NS23 Domestic Network Additions – 09JUL23". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
8. "2024夏秋航季开启，航线速览！". Retrieved 29 May 2024.
9. "夏秋航季将开启，佛山机场新航线+4". Retrieved 6 April 2023.
10. Cadas：2018年冬航季中联航航线网络观察 (in Chinese (China)).
11. "China Eastern Group/Affiliated Carriers NW22 Domestic Network Additions". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
12. "佛山机场暑运航班计划出炉！7月1日起新增吐鲁番航点，全面提高暑运期间航班密度". Retrieved 24 July 2024.
13. 南苑机场最后一次航班换季，中国联航新开12条航线 (in Chinese (China)).
14. "最低99元！芜宣机场冬航季开启". Retrieved January 1, 2023.