Beijing Xijiao Airport

Satellite image of Beijing Xijiao Airport. (1967-09-20)

Beijing Xijiao Airport is a military airport in Beijing, China. It was also used by charter flights. It is located in Haidian District, 19.75 miles (31.78 km) from Beijing Capital International Airport and about 8 miles (13 km) from the city centre. It has one runway numbered 18/36.

History

Xijiao Airport was built in 1938 by the Imperial Japanese Army during the Second Sino-Japanese War, and its ownership was transferred to the Nationalist government after the surrender of Japan in 1945. Since January 1949, North China Aviation Bureau of the People's Liberation Army officially took over the management of Xijiao Airport, and formed the North China Air Transportation Brigade, which mainly consists of former Republic of China Air Force pilots.

On the 60th anniversary of the People's Republic of China, all aircraft that flew over Tiananmen took off from Xijiao Airport, and continued on to land at Beijing Nanyuan Airport.

References

Chinese Airfields
Infrastructure of PLAAF and PLA Naval Air Arm Air Bases (includes Google Earth links for 229 bases).

39°57′40″N 116°15′23″E / 39.96111°N 116.25639°E / 39.96111; 116.25639

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Haidian, Beijing
Areas	Madian Wudaokou
Colleges and universities	Beihang University Beijing Dance Academy Beijing Film Academy Beijing Foreign Studies University Beijing Jiaotong University Beijing Language and Culture University Beijing Normal University Haidian Campus Central Party School China University of Geosciences China University of Political Science and Law Xueyuan Lu Campus Minzu University of China Open University of China Peking University Renmin University of China Tsinghua University University of International Relations University of Science and Technology Beijing
Schools and misc. education	Affiliated High School of Peking University Beijing Bayi Beijing Haidian Foreign Language Shi Yan Beijing Haidian Int'l HS attached to Tsinghua U HS affiliated to Renmin U HS affiliated to BIT Beijing 101 HS Beijing 20 HS Beijing Nat'l Day Pennon Foreign Language School, Beijing Saint Paul American
Landmarks	301 Hospital Central Radio & TV Tower China Media Group Building Diaoyutai State Guesthouse Haidian Christian Church Jade Spring Hill Military Museum of the Chinese People's Revolution National Library of China Main Library Old Summer Palace
Airports	Beijing Xijiao Airport
China Railway stations	Qinghe railway station
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