Qinhuangdao Shanhaiguan Airport– SHP Airport
Qinhuangdao Shanhaiguan Airport is a military airport found over 9 miles from the center of the city of Qinhuangdao, Hebei Province in China. It is located in the Shanhaiguan District, which features one of the major passes of the Great Wall of China. For three decades, SHP Airport was both the region’s military and commercial airport. In 2016, the construction of the Qinhuangdao Beidaihe Airport was completed and all the civil flights in the area were moved to the new airport.
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The Qinhuangdao Shanhaiguan Airport is equipped with a single asphalt runway that is 8,202 feet long. It is big enough to receive mid-sized passenger jets such as the Boeing 737 and the Airbus 320 who can also utilize the six aircraft parking aprons available in the airport property. In the Qinhuangdao Shanhaiguan Airport’s last full year of operations in 2015, it had about 156,000 passenger boarding. Get to stroll around the local attractions of the nearby Lulong County and Changli County.
What to Do & Area Attractions
The Qinhuangdao Shanhaiguan Airport (SHP) is conveniently located near the city center with access to plenty of good quality accommodations. Less than 30 minutes away by car are plenty of excellent Qinhuangdao hotels, including the nearby Yangchen Hotel, the 5-star Shangri La Hotel Qinhuangdao and the luxurious Grand Hotel Qinhuang.
Since SHP Airport is now used purely for military activities, commercial passengers can head to Qinhuangdao Beidaihe Airport in Qinhuangdao, China for their flight needs. Those who are traveling internationally can fly from the Tianjin Binhai International Airport in Tianjin, China or Beijing Daxing International Airport in Beijing, China to their destination.
