Derived from nearby Longhua Temple, Shanghai Longhua Airport, also romanised as Shanghai Lunghwa Airport, is a converted heliport located south of downtown Shanghai, China, on the bank of the Huangpu River. It opened in the early 1920s and served as the city's airport until the 1950s when Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport opened. Thereafter, it was one of two general aviation airports serving Shanghai and also served as an emergency landing site for police, fire and rescue operations southwest of the city. Civil Operations ceased in 1966. The airport was torn down in 2013 and reopened as a heliport.