Qinhuangdao Beidaihe Airport is an airport serving the city of

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province,

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. It is located in Longjiadian Town,

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, from the city center and from

Beidaihe Beidaihe District () is a popular beach resort and a district of the city of Qinhuangdao, Hebei province on China's Bohai Sea coast. It has an area of and, , a population of 130,104, as well as a coastline of . It is also known as a birding h ...

History

The Beidaihe Airport project was started in 2004, and received approval from the

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in July 2009. The construction feasibility report was approved in May 2011, and construction officially began in April 2012. The airport was opened on 31 March 2016, replacing the old Shanhaiguan Airport, which was shared with the military, as Qinhuangdao's main airport. Shanhaiguan Airport reverted to sole military use.

Facilities

The airport occupies an area of 2,195 mu. It has a runway that is 2,600 meters long and 60 meters wide, and a terminal building. It is designed to handle 500,000 passengers and 1,200 tons of cargo annually.

Airlines and destinations

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History

Facilities

Airlines and destinations

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