Hangzhou_Jianqiao_Airport
Hangzhou Jianqiao Airport
Military airport of Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
Hangzhou Jianqiao Airport (simplified Chinese: 杭州笕桥机场; traditional Chinese: 杭州筧橋機場), formerly romanized as Chien Chiao, also known as 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 (Chinese: 笕桥) in Jianggan District, about 7 miles northeast of the city center. Jianqiao Airport served as Hangzhou's main airport until 29 December 2000, when all commercial flights were transferred to the newly built Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport.[2]