Beijing Xijiao Airport

{{Short description|Military airport in Beijing}}

{{Infobox airport

| name = 北京西郊机场

| nativename = {{lang|en|Beijing Xijiao Airport}}

| image = Beijing Xijiao Airport - satellite image (1967-09-20).jpg

| image-width =

| caption = Satellite photo (taken on September 20, 1967)

| type = Military

| IATA =

| ICAO = ZBBB

| opened = {{start date and age|1938}}

| city-served = Beijing

| occupants = People‘s Liberation Army Air Force

| elevation-m = 50

| coordinates = {{coord|39|57|40|N|116|15|23|E|region:CN_type:airport|display=inline,title}}

| r1-number = 18/36{{NoteTag|There are planes taking off in both directions.}}

| r1-length-f = 8200

| r1-length-m = 2500

| r1-surface = Concrete

| stat1-header = The width of the runway

| stat1-data = 50m

| stat2-header = Air tube radio frequency

| stat2-data = 125.9MHz

}}

Beijing Xijiao Airport is a military airport in Beijing, China. It was also used by charter flights. It is located in Haidian District, {{convert|19.75|mi|km}} from Beijing Capital International Airport and about {{convert|8|mi|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.{{citation needed|date=October 2018}}

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.{{citation needed|date=October 2018}}

Notes

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References

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  • [http://www.fas.org/nuke/guide/china/facility/airfield2.htm Chinese Airfields]
  • [http://www.ausairpower.net/APA-PLA-AFBs.html Infrastructure] of PLAAF and PLA Naval Air Arm Air Bases (includes Google Earth links for 229 bases).

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Category:Airports in Beijing

Category:Chinese Air Force bases

Category:1938 establishments in China

Category:Airports established in 1938

Category:Second Sino-Japanese War airfields

Category:Beijing in World War II

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