Taiyuan Qinxian Airport
Taiyuan Qinxian Airport | |||||||||||
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Declassified satellite imagery of Qinxiang Airport captured by KH-7 Gambit on 26 May, 1967. | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Defunct | ||||||||||
| Serves | Taiyuan | ||||||||||
| Location | Xiaodian District, Shanxi, China | ||||||||||
| Opened | October 1950 | ||||||||||
| Closed | 1975 | ||||||||||
| Passenger services ceased | July 1971 | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°49′37″N 112°33′33″E / 37.82694°N 112.55917°E | ||||||||||
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Taiyuan Qinxian Airport Shown within China Taiyuan Qinxian Airport Taiyuan Qinxian Airport (Shanxi) | |||||||||||
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Taiyuan Qinxian Airport was a domestic airport serving Taiyuan located in Xiaodian District, Shanxi province in North China. It was built in 1948 and formally opened for civilian operations in October 1950, and became obsolete by the 1970s. The airport was replaced by Taiyuan Wusu International Airport in July 1971, and was decommissioned in 1975.