Hangzhou Jianqiao Airport

Hangzhou Jianqiao Airport

Hangzhou Jianqiao Airport, formerly romanized as Schien Chiao, is a People's Liberation Army Air Force Base in Hangzhou, the capital city of East China's Zhejiang province. It is located in the town of Jianqiao in Jianggan District, about 7 miles northeast of the city center. It served as the city's civilian airport from 1 January 1957 until 29 December 2000, when all commercial flights were transferred to the newly built Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport.