Fanling Airstrip

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Fanling Airstrip (Chinese: 粉嶺機場) was a military airstrip in the race course, Fanling, New Territories, Hong Kong.

In May 1949, when the of the Royal Engineers arrived from British Malaya, they built a temporary military airstrip on the ninth fairway (located at the Hong Kong Golf Club's fairway to number 9 hole), let the 2-seater spotter aircraft of the Royal Artillery to use for patrolling the British-Sino boundary for a few weeks before moving on (the unit departed Hong Kong in February 1950).^[1]

The airfield disappeared as the Golf Course resumed operations in the early 1950s.

See also[]

• List of airports in Hong Kong
• Former Overseas RAF Stations
• Hong Kong Aviation Club

References[]

Further reading[]

• Hong Kong “Wah Kiu Yat Po (華僑日報)”, 10 September 1949 (Saturday)

External links[]

• Fanling Golf Course

Coordinates: 22°29′38″N 114°06′57″E / 22.4939°N 114.1158°E / 22.4939; 114.1158