Former airport that served Qingdao, Shandong, China (1944?2021)
Qingdao Liuting International Airport
(
IATA
:
TAO
,
ICAO
:
ZSQD
)
was an airport that served the city of
Qingdao
in
East China
's
Shandong
province. It is located in Liuting Street, Chengyang District. Built in 1944, it is about 23 kilometers away from the center of Qingdao, and is a Class 4E civil international airport, one of the twelve major trunk airports in China.
Liuting served as a hub for
Shandong Airlines
,
Beijing Capital Airlines
and
Qingdao Airlines
as well as a focus city for
China Eastern Airlines
. It was the city's main airport until it was replaced by the newly built
Qingdao Jiaodong International Airport
on 12 August 2021.
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History
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From 2004 to 2006, the airport underwent an expansion of its terminal as well as adding more parking spaces which was part of its initial 2010 goal to expand Liuting Airport to handle 5.2 million passengers annually or 2400 passengers and almost 120,000 tons of cargo hourly. The runway was also extended to its current length.
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Its IATA code is used for its former romanized name Tsingtao.
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citation needed
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In 2018, Qingdao Liuting was the
15th busiest airport in China
with 24.53 million passengers.
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Due to its lack of room to expand as it is being surrounded by the city, in December 2013, the Chinese government approved the construction of
Qingdao Jiaodong International Airport
. All flights were transferred to Jiaodong Airport when it opened on 12 August 2021.
Qingdao did not have a non-stop intercontinental air link until 29 March 2016, when
Lufthansa
's existing service to
Frankfurt
, Germany via
Shenyang
was upgraded to a non-stop flight to Frankfurt.
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Later in the year,
Beijing Capital Airlines
introduced service to
Melbourne
, Australia
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and
Vancouver
, Canada in early 2017.
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Statistics
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Access
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The airport is about 31 kilometres (19 mi) north of the city, and connected by taxis, three airport shuttle bus lines (701路, 702路, 703路), two tourism bus lines (
Huangdao
Special Line,
Jiaonan
Special Line), and
intercity buses
to neighboring cities.
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Public transport
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Bus stops near Qingdao Liuting International Airport include:
Liuting International Airport Station: No. 305, No. 613, No. 767, No. 917
Civil Aviation Road Station: No. 101, No. 117, No. 118, No. 120, No. 306, No. 373, No. 374, No. 636, No. 910, No. 915 Loop, No. 917, No. 929
Civil Aviation Road Station: No. 101, No. 117, No. 118, No. 120, No. 306, No. 373, No. 374, No. 636, No. 910, No. 915 Loop, No. 917, No. 929
Long-distance coach
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Qingdao Liuting International Airport Bus Terminal is a national level 3 highway passenger terminal, which was opened in September 2014 for operation. With a land area of 3,000 square meters, a total construction area of 800 square meters, a parking area of more than 1,000 square meters, and more than 10 departure spaces, the bus terminal is designed for a maximum daily capacity of up to 6,000 passengers.According to the airport's official website in 2017, the station has more than 20 routes, with more than 110 daily departures and an average daily capacity of more than 1,400 passengers.
Taxi
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Qingdao Liuting International Airport Taxi Stand is located in the underground car park of Terminal T2.
Metro
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Liuting station
(
Qingdao Metro Line 1
[7]
), opened in December 2020.
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Access Cities
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Qingzhou
,
Rongcheng
,
Wendeng
,
Longkou
,
Rizhao
,
Weifang
,
Gaomi
,
Jiaozhou
,
Zibo
,
Shouguang
,
Zhucheng
,
Yantai
,
Weihai
,
Haiyang
,
Changle
,
Yushan
,
Dongying
,
Guangrao
,
Changle
,
Zhaoyuan
,
Penglai
,
Huangdao
.
See also
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References
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External links
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Media related to
Qingdao Liuting International Airport
at Wikimedia Commons
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