Hangzhou Jianqiao Airport

Hangzhou Jianqiao Airport or Hangzhou Air Base is a People's Liberation Army Air Force Base and a former civil airport serving Hangzhou, the capital city of Zhejiang Province, China. It is located in the town of Jianqiao in Jianggan District, about 7 miles northeast of the city center. Jianqiao Airport served as Hangzhou's main airport until December 29, 2000, when all flights were transferred to the newly built Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport.

History
Jianqiao Airport was built in 1931 for military use by the Nationalist Government of the Republic of China. In 1956 it was converted to a public airport and civil flights started on January 1, 1957. The airport was expanded in 1971 in preparation for the official visit of President Richard Nixon of the United States. In 1990 the runway was again lengthened and widened to 3,200 meters long and 50 meters wide. The airport handled 2,167,400 passengers in 1999, and served 46 routes in 2000 before all flights were transferred to the newly built Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport.

When it existed it housed the headquarters of Zhejiang Airlines.