Elevation AMSL 18 m / 59 ft 3,200 10,499 Code YNT Province Shandong Serves Yantai | 04/22 3,200 10,499 Concrete Elevation 59 m Phone +86 535 629 9777 | |
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Airport type Military (former public) Location Laishan District, Yantai Address Konggang Rd, Laishan Qu, Yantai Shi, Shandong Sheng, China Similar Yantai Laishan Internatio, 机场巴士, Yantai Internatio Airport Gr, Yantai Airport Hotel, Shanhang Yantai Branch | ||
Yantai Laishan Airport is a military airport in Yantai in Shandong, China. It formerly also served as the civil airport of Yantai, until it was replaced by Yantai Penglai International Airport which was opened on 28 May 2015. It is about 15 kilometers (9.3 mi) from the city center and covers an area over 45.79 acres (185,300 m2).
Laishan Airport was originally a military airport operated by the People's Liberation Army Navy. In June 1984, the Chinese government and Central Military Commission agreed to open the airport to civil flights, which began operation in October 1984 with flights to Beijing and Shanghai. During the 31 years of its commercial operation, traffic grew significantly, and the airport served flights between Yantai and more than 70 Chinese cities, as well as several international destinations including Seoul and Busan in South Korea. As the existing facilities could not meet the growing demands of the city, the Yantai government began construction of Penglai International Airport in September 2011. In 2014, its last full year as a civil airport, Laishan served more than four million passengers.