List of defunct international airports
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The following is a list of airports that have had commercial/civil and international air service in the past and no longer have scheduled commercial/passenger operations.
Africa[]
| Airport | Location | Year of closure | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Casablanca–Anfa Airport |  Casablanca
|
2007 | Replaced with Mohammed V International Airport in Nouaceur. |
| Louis Botha Airport |  Durban
|
30 April 2010 | Replaced with King Shaka International Airport. |
| Palmietfontein Airport | Johannesburg
|
1952 | Replaced with Jan Smuts International Airport in Kempton Park. |
| Rand Airport | Johannesburg
|
1948 | Replaced with Palmietfontein Airport in Thokoza. Still open today for general aviation. |
| Simi-Simi Airport |  Kisangani
|
Year unknown | |
| Wingfield Aerodrome | Cape Town
|
1954 | Replaced with the new Cape Town International Airport in Matroosfontein. |
Asia[]
| Airport | City served | Date of closure | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abu Dhabi Airfield |  Abu Dhabi
|
1969 | Replaced with Al Bateen Executive Airport. |
| Al Bateen Executive Airport | Abu Dhabi
|
2 January 1982 | Replaced with the new Abu Dhabi International Airport. |
| Atarot Airport |  / Jerusalem
|
October 2000 | |
| Bacolod City Domestic Airport |  Bacolod
|
17 January 2008 | Replaced with Bacolod–Silay Airport. |
| Begumpet Airport |  Hyderabad
|
23 March 2008 | Replaced with Rajiv Gandhi International Airport in Shamshabad. |
| Beijing Nanyuan Airport |  Beijing
|
25 September 2019 | Replaced with Beijing Daxing International Airport. |
| Benazir Bhutto International Airport |  Islamabad
|
3 May 2018 | Replaced with the new Islamabad International Airport. |
| Buyant-Ukhaa International Airport |  Ulaanbaatar
|
4 July 2021 | Replaced with Khöshigt Valley Airport. |
| Chongqing Baishiyi Airport | Chongqing
|
21 January 1990 (civil) | Baishiyi Airport was a joint military-civil aerodrome until 1990, when all commercial traffic was moved to Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport. Since 1990, Baishiyi remained open for only military operations. |
| Changchun Dafangshen Airport | Changchun
|
27 August 2005 (civil) | Replaced with new Changchun Longjia Airport in 2005. The airport remained open only for military operations. |
| Doha International Airport |  Doha
|
27 May 2014 | Replaced with Hamad International Airport. |
| Gia Lam Airport |  Hanoi
|
1978 | Replaced with Noi Bai International Airport. |
| Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (former) | Guangzhou
|
5 August 2004 | Replaced with the new Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport. |
| HAL Airport | Bangalore
|
24 May 2008 | Replaced with Kempegowda International Airport in Devanahalli. |
| Hangzhou Jianqiao Airport | Hangzhou
|
29 December 2000 (civil) | Jianqiao Airport was a joint military-civil aerodrome until 2000, when all commercial traffic was moved to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport. Since 2000, Jianqiao remained open for only military operations. |
| Hefei Luogang Airport | Hefei
|
30 May 2013 | Replaced with Hefei Xinqiao International Airport. |
| Ishigaki Airport (former) |  Ishigaki
|
6 March 2013 | Replaced with the new Ishigaki Airport. |
| Istanbul Atatürk Airport |  Istanbul
|
6 April 2019 | Replaced with the new Istanbul Airport. |
| Juhu Aerodrome | Mumbai
|
1948 | |
| Kai Tak Airport |  Hong Kong
|
6 July 1998 | Replaced with the new Hong Kong International Airport in Chek Lap Kok, Islands District. Site redeveloped as the Kai Tak Development Area. |
| Kallang Airport |  Singapore
|
1955 | Replaced with Paya Lebar Airport. |
| Kemayoran Airport |  Jakarta
|
31 March 1985 | Replaced with Soekarno–Hatta International Airport in Cengkareng. Site redeveloped into Jakarta International Expo. |
| Kokura Airport | Kitakyushu
|
16 March 2006 | Until 2005, Kokura Airport was originally called Kitakyushu Airport. It was then renamed to Kokura Airport until the aerodrome closed in 2006 and replaced with the new Kitakyushu Airport. |
| Kunming Wujiaba International Airport | Kunming
|
28 June 2012 | Replaced with Kunming Changshui International Airport. |
| Lanzhou Gongxingdun Airport | Lanzhou
|
26 July 1970 | Replaced with Lanzhou Zhongchuan International Airport |
| Lutong Airport |  Miri
|
Unknown | |
| Mandurriao Airport | Iloilo
|
14 June 2007 | Replaced with the new Iloilo International Airport in Cabatuan. Site redeveloped into Iloilo Business Park and Iloilo Convention Center. |
| Nanchang Xiangtang Airport | Nanchang
|
10 September 1999 (civil) | Xiangtang Airport was first opened in 1952 as a military base. In 1957 commercial flights were added, and it became a joint military-civil aerodrome until 1999, when all commercial traffic was moved to Nanchang Changbei International Airport. Since 1999, Xiangtang remained open for only military operations. |
| Nanjing Dajiaochang Airport | Nanjing
|
28 June 1997 (civil) 30 July 2015 (military) |
Dajiaochang Airport was a joint military-civil aerodrome until 1997, when all commercial traffic was moved to Nanjing Lukou International Airport. Military operations remained at Dajiaochang until 2015, when it was moved to Nanjing Luhe Airport. |
| Old Chiang Rai Airport |  Chiang Rai
|
1990s | Replaced with the new Mae Fah Luang - Chiang Rai International Airport. |
| Paya Lebar Airport | Singapore
|
29 December 1981 | After all commercial traffic was moved to the much larger Singapore Changi Airport, the aerodrome was then converted into military operations. Since 1981, Paya Lebar remained open for only military operations. The aerodrome is now known as Paya Lebar Air Base. |
| Polonia International Airport | Medan
|
25 July 2013 | After all commercial traffic was moved to the much larger Kualanamu International Airport, the aerodrome was then converted into military operations. Since 2013, Polonia remained open for only military operations. The aerodrome is now known as Soewondo Air Force Base. |
| Quilon Aerodrome | Thiruvananthapuram
|
1932 | Replaced with Trivandrum International Airport in Chacka. |
| Qingdao Liuting International Airport | Qingdao
|
12 August 2021 | Replaced with Jiaodong Airport in Qingdao |
| Ratmalana Airport |  Colombo
|
1967 | Replaced with Bandaranaike International Airport in Katunayake. |
| Safdarjung Airport | New Delhi
|
1962 (civil) | Replaced with Indira Gandhi International Airport in Palam. Closed for public use in 2002, it is now used for maintenance runs and helicopter rides. During the 2010 Commonwealth Games it was used as an airstrip for the VVVIP movement of Govt. of India officials.[1] |
| Şanlıurfa Airport | Urfa
|
17 June 2007 | Replaced with Şanlıurfa GAP Airport in Gölgen. |
| Selaparang Airport | Mataram–Lombok
|
30 September 2011 | Replaced with Zainuddin Abdul Madjid International Airport in Central Lombok Regency. |
| Shanghai Jiangwan Airport | Shanghai
|
June 1994 | Replaced with Shanghai Pudong International Airport. Site turned over to the city of Shanghai in 1997 for redevelopment as a residential area and a park. |
| Shanghai Longhua Airport | Shanghai
|
1966 | Replaced with Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport. |
| Shantou Waisha Airport | Shantou
|
15 December 2011 (civil) | Shantou Waisha Airport was first opened in 1956 as a military base. In 1974 commercial flights were added, and it became a joint military-civil aerodrome until 2011, when all commercial traffic was moved to Jieyang Chaoshan International Airport. Since 2011, Shantou Waisha remained open for only military operations. |
| Simpang Airport | Kuala Lumpur
|
1965 | Replaced with Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport in Subang. |
| Surin Airport | Surin
|
Unknown | The airport was open from 2002 to 2003 when the now defunct Air Andaman was the sole airline operating there, and reopened in 2013. The airport was briefly served by Nok Air. As of January 2020, there is no scheduled airline service at the airport. Nok Air now offers air service to nearby Buriram Airport with a bus connection to Surin. |
| Suzhou Guangfu Airport | Suzhou
|
1990s (civil) | Replaced with Sunan Shuofang International Airport. |
| Tagbilaran Airport | Tagbilaran
|
27 November 2018 | Replaced with Bohol–Panglao International Airport. |
| Tejgaon Airport |  Tejgaon–Dhaka
|
1981 | Replaced with Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka. |
| Temindung Airport | Samarinda
|
24 May 2018 | Replaced with Aji Pangeran Tumenggung Pranoto International Airport in . |
| Xi'an Xiguan Airport | Xi'an
|
1 September 1991 | Replaced with Xi'an Xianyang International Airport. |
| Yasser Arafat International Airport | Gaza Strip
|
8 October 2000 | The closest public airports in the area are the Ben Gurion Airport in Israel and the El Arish Airport in Egypt. |
| Yeouido Airport |  Seoul
|
1958 (civil) 1971 (military) |
Yeouido Airport operated as a commercial aerodrome until 1958, when all commercial traffic was moved to Gimpo International Airport. It was then fully converted into a military base, which operated in Yeouido until 1971. |
Europe[]
| Airport | City served | Date of closure | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Berck-sur-Mer |  Pas-de-Calais
|
Year unknown | |
| Berlin Schönefeld Airport |  Berlin
|
25 October 2020 | Schönefeld was the major civil airport of East Germany and the only airport of the former East Berlin. In 2020 the Schönefeld name ceased to exist, marking its closure as an independent airport, with large parts of its infrastructure being incorporated into the new Berlin Brandenburg Airport as its Terminal 5. |
| Berlin Tegel Airport | Berlin
|
8 November 2020 | First opened in 1906 as Luftschiffhafen Reinickendorf, Tegel was built during the Berlin Airlift in 1948. In 2020 air traffic was transferred gradually in stages to the new Berlin Brandenburg Airport from 31 October to 8 November. Site redeveloped into Beuth University of Applied Sciences Berlin — Tegel Campus. |
| Berlin Tempelhof Airport | Berlin
|
30 October 2008 | Site redeveloped into Tempelhofer Feld. |
| Blackbushe Airport |  Yateley
|
1958 | |
| Blackpool Airport | Blackpool
|
15 October 2014 | Blackpool is now used for general aviation. |
 Sofia
|
2005 | Replaced with Sofia Airport. | |
| Bristol (Whitchurch) Airport | Bristol
|
1957 | Replaced with Bristol Airport. |
| Bykovo Airport |  Moscow
|
18 October 2010 | |
| Calais-Dunkerque Airport | Calais
|
Year unknown | |
| Cologne Butzweilerhof Airport | Cologne
|
1951 | Replaced with Cologne Bonn Airport in Wahn, Porz. |
| Croydon Airport | London
|
1959 | Replaced with Heathrow Airport in Hillingdon. The airport's former terminal building and a de Havilland Heron still exists today. |
| Donetsk International Airport |  Donetsk
|
26 May 2014 | Destroyed by the first (26-27 May 2014) and second (28 September 2014 — 21 January 2015) battles. |
| Ellinikon International Airport |  Athens
|
28 March 2001 | Replaced with the new Athens International Airport in Spata. Site redeveloped into Hellenikon Metropolitan Park. |
| Galway Airport |  Galway
|
31 October 2011 | |
| Haren Airport |  Brussels
|
1950s | Replaced with Brussels National Airport in Zaventem. |
| Ipswich Airport | Ipswich
|
1998 | |
| Katajanokka Airport |  Helsinki
|
1936 | Replaced with Helsinki-Malmi Airport. |
| Katowice-Muchowiec Airport |  Katowice
|
Year unknown | |
| Kraków-Rakowice-Czyżyny Airport | Kraków
|
Year unknown | |
| Khodynka Aerodrome | Moscow
|
2003 | Starting from 1950s until the aerodrome's closure, it only handled shipping for new Ilyushin aircraft. The airport's metro station, Aeroport, still exists today. |
| Luhansk International Airport | Luhansk
|
11 June 2014 | Destroyed during the War in Donbas. |
| Lympne Airport | Lympne
|
1984 | |
| Lyon–Bron Airport | Lyon
|
12 April 1975 | Replaced with Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport. |
| Malmö Bulltofta Airport |  Malmö
|
1972 | |
| Manston Airport | Ramsgate
|
15 May 2014 | |
| Minsk-1 Airport |  Minsk
|
2015 | |
| Munich-Riem Airport | Munich
|
16 May 1992 | Replaced with the new Munich Airport in Erding and Freising. Site redeveloped into Messestadt Riem. |
| Nicosia International Airport |  Nicosia
|
1974 | Nicosia Airport was closed after the Turkish invasion of Cyprus: As such, the U.N. Buffer Zone between Cyprus and Northern Cyprus was formed, in which the airport is located on. All civil traffic moved to Larnaca International Airport in the Republic of Cyprus, and Ercan International Airport in Northern Cyprus. |
| Northolt Airport | South Ruislip
|
1954 | |
| Nutts Corner | Belfast
|
1963 | Replaced with Aldergrove Airport |
| Oslo Airport, Fornebu |  Oslo
|
7 October 1998 | Replaced with Oslo Airport, Gardermoen. |
| Paris–Le Bourget Airport | Paris
|
Year unknown | Le Bourget is now used only for general aviation, including business jet operations. It also hosts air shows, most notably the Paris Air Show (which was first held at Le Bourget in 1953). |
| Renfrew Airport | Glasgow
|
2 May 1966 | Replaced with Abbotsinch Airport. |
| Rhodes Maritsa Airport | Rhodes
|
1977 | |
| Rome Urbe Airport |  Rome
|
Year unknown | |
| Säve Airport | Gothenburg
|
18 January 2015 | Replaced with Göteborg Landvetter Airport. |
| Sheffield City Airport | Sheffield
|
2002 | |
| Słupsk-Redzikowo Airport | Słupsk
|
2016 | |
| Son Bonet Aerodrome |  Palma de Mallorca
|
1959 | Replaced with Palma de Mallorca Airport, now used for general aviation. |
| Spilve Airport |  Riga
|
1980s | |
| Stavanger Airport, Forus | Stavanger
|
1989 | |
| Torslanda Airport | Gothenburg
|
3 October 1977 | Replaced with Göteborg Landvetter Airport. |
| Tushino Airfield | Moscow
|
1991 | |
| Waalhaven |  Rotterdam
|
1956 | |
| Wrzeszcz | Gdańsk
|
1974 |
North America[]
Oceania[]
| Airport | City served | Year of closure | Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daly Waters Airfield |  Daly Waters
|
1970 | |
| Eagle Farm Airport | Brisbane
|
1988 | The airport's terminal is used to handle cargo flights for Brisbane Airport |
| Essendon Airport | Melbourne
|
1970 | Replaced with Melbourne Airport in Tullamarine. |
South America[]
| Airport | City served | Date of closure | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Augusto Severo International Airport |  Natal
|
31 May 2014 | Commissioned as Natal Air Force Base. Replaced with Gov. Aluízio Alves International Airport |
| Bartolomeu de Gusmão Airport | Rio de Janeiro
|
12 February 1942 | Commissioned as Santa Cruz Air Force Base |
| Caiari Airport | Porto Velho
|
16 April 1969 | Replaced with Governador Jorge Teixeira de Oliveira International Airport |
 Maracaibo
|
16 November 1969 | ||
| Juana Azurduy de Padilla International Airport |  Sucre
|
15 May 2016 (civil) | Replaced with Alcantarí International Airport. Reverted into military aerodrome. |
| Limatambo International Airport |  Lima
|
1960 | Replaced with Jorge Chávez International Airport in Callao. |
| Los Cerrillos Airport |  Santiago de Chile
|
1967 | Replaced with Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport in Pudahuel. |
 Bucaramanga
|
1974 | ||
| Porlamar
|
Year unknown | ||
| Old Mariscal Sucre International Airport in Chaupicruz |  Quito
|
19 February 2013 | Replaced with the new Mariscal Sucre International Airport in Tababela. |
| Ponta Pelada Airport | Manaus
|
31 March 1976 | Commissioned as Manaus Air Force Base. Replaced with Eduardo Gomes International Airport. |
| Presidente Médici International Airport | Rio Branco
|
22 November 1999 | Replaced with Plácido de Castro International Airport. |
| Techo International Airport | Bogotá
|
1959 | Replaced by El Dorado International Airport. |
References[]
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