Fuzhou Yixu Airport(IATA: FOC, ICAO: ZSFZ) (福州义序机场) was an airport located in the south side of Gaogai Mountain, Nantai Island, Cangshan District, near downtown Fuzhou, Fujian Province.
Yixu Airport was located at the southern foot of Gaogai Mountain, surrounded by mountains, such as Yisu mountain, Wuhu Mountain, Dading Mountain. The air environment/quality is poor and often foggy, hence landing there could sometimes be hard. Due to frequent bad weathers and typhoons, rainfall and thunderstorms are very common. It is located near the city center, resulting in air pollution.
Historyedit
As Fuzhou was occupied by the Japanese for the second time in 1944, in order to compete with the Allied forces for air supremacy, the Japanese army accelerated the construction of an airport in the occupied area, and Fuzhou Airport was one of them. At that time, the Japanese forces forced villagers in the Cangshan area of Fuzhou near the airport to build the airport, including even child labors . After the end of the Second world war, it was taken over by the Air Force of the Republic of China . It was converted to civilian use on January 15, 1948 and taken over by the Chinese People's Liberation Army a year later, and it became a military-civilian airport on December 1, 1974. At this time, Yixu Airport was a simple, small airport. There were no blind landing facilities in the field and basic equipment was very poor, and it could only be used by small aircraft such as Viscount and Antonov 24 during the day. The airport built a larger terminal building in 1979, covering 5142 square meters of ground. In March 1980, the Fujian Provincial People's Government decided to expand the airport, and the main project was completed on February 25, 1982. After the expansion, the main runway of the airport has been extended to 2,400 meters, thickened by 30 cm, aprons and parallel slides have been enlarged, and blind landing equipments and radars has been added, making it a medium-sized one that can be used day and night for large aircraft such as Trident and Boeing 737. The airport opened many domestic and foreign air routes and hence, once became a profitable airport in China. In 1996, the passenger throughput was 2.05 million . However, due to the limitation of clearance conditions, the airport could not be expanded and modernized further. Frequent takeoffs and landings caused cracks in the runway and sinking of the foundation. Yixu Airport was turned into a pure military airport after the opening of Fuzhou Changle International Airport in 1997.[2]
Landings and takeoffs at Yixu Airport are highly challenging and dangerous, increasing risks of fatal accidents.
16 June 1987: A Boeing 737 Advanced (B-2514) collided with a Shenyang J-6 whilst arriving from Kai Tak Airport, causing the J-6 to crash, killing the pilot while the 737 landed safely.
In the 1970s through its dissolution in 1988, the airport was mostly served by CAAC. The amount of passengers increased dramatically during the reform and opening up era. In addition, the airport was too close to the city center and the surrounding mountains and was constrained to expand and modernize. By the 1990s, it was primarily served by Xiamen Air.
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Fuzhou Yixu Airport IATA FOC ICAO ZSFZ 福州义序机场 was an airport located in the south side of Gaogai Mountain Nantai Island Cangshan District near downtown Fuzhou Fujian Province Fuzhou Yixu Airport福州义序机场IATA FOCICAO ZSFZSummaryAirport typeDefunctServesFuzhou Fujian ChinaLocationGaogai Mountain Nantai Island Cangshan DistrictOpened1 December 1974 1974 12 01 civil Closed23 June 1997 1997 06 23 Built1944 1944 military RunwaysDirection Length Surfaceft m08 26 7 874 2 400 AsphaltIt was the main airport of the city prior to the opening of Changle International Airport which opened on June 23 1997 1 Contents 1 Location 2 History 3 Facilities 4 Accidents and incidents 5 Airlines and Destinations 6 References 7 External linksLocation editYixu Airport was located at the southern foot of Gaogai Mountain surrounded by mountains such as Yisu mountain Wuhu Mountain Dading Mountain The air environment quality is poor and often foggy hence landing there could sometimes be hard Due to frequent bad weathers and typhoons rainfall and thunderstorms are very common It is located near the city center resulting in air pollution History editAs Fuzhou was occupied by the Japanese for the second time in 1944 in order to compete with the Allied forces for air supremacy the Japanese army accelerated the construction of an airport in the occupied area and Fuzhou Airport was one of them At that time the Japanese forces forced villagers in the Cangshan area of Fuzhou near the airport to build the airport including even child labors After the end of the Second world war it was taken over by the Air Force of the Republic of China It was converted to civilian use on January 15 1948 and taken over by the Chinese People s Liberation Army a year later and it became a military civilian airport on December 1 1974 At this time Yixu Airport was a simple small airport There were no blind landing facilities in the field and basic equipment was very poor and it could only be used by small aircraft such as Viscount and Antonov 24 during the day The airport built a larger terminal building in 1979 covering 5142 square meters of ground In March 1980 the Fujian Provincial People s Government decided to expand the airport and the main project was completed on February 25 1982 After the expansion the main runway of the airport has been extended to 2 400 meters thickened by 30 cm aprons and parallel slides have been enlarged and blind landing equipments and radars has been added making it a medium sized one that can be used day and night for large aircraft such as Trident and Boeing 737 The airport opened many domestic and foreign air routes and hence once became a profitable airport in China In 1996 the passenger throughput was 2 05 million However due to the limitation of clearance conditions the airport could not be expanded and modernized further Frequent takeoffs and landings caused cracks in the runway and sinking of the foundation Yixu Airport was turned into a pure military airport after the opening of Fuzhou Changle International Airport in 1997 2 Facilities editBefore 1982 the runway was only 1 900 meters and 15cm thick and basic equipment and building quality was very poor After the reform and opening up the airport was modernized and most equipment and facilities were modernized allowing larger aircraft to operate By 1997 many medium and smaller body aircraft had served at the airport such as the Boeing 737 Boeing 757 McDonnell Douglas MD 82 Hawker Siddeley Trident Vickers Viscount Antonov An 24 Antonov An 2 Xi an Y 7 3 Accidents and incidents editLandings and takeoffs at Yixu Airport are highly challenging and dangerous increasing risks of fatal accidents 16 June 1987 A Boeing 737 Advanced B 2514 collided with a Shenyang J 6 whilst arriving from Kai Tak Airport causing the J 6 to crash killing the pilot while the 737 landed safely 26 October 1993 China Eastern Airlines Flight 5398 a McDonnell Douglas MD 82 arriving from Shenzhen overran the runway at the airport and struck a ground and pond killing 2 of 80 occupants 12 November 1993 A China Northern Airlines McDonnell Douglas MD 82 registered B 2138 enroute from Changchun Dafangshen Airport to Fuzhou with 82 occupants was hijacked by two men mid flight Both men were armed with scalpels and blood pressure gauge which they claimed it was a bomb The plane diverted to Taipei and the hijackers surrendered and requested political asylum This plane would later crash as China Northern Airlines flight 6136 killing all 112 on board 4 Airlines and Destinations editIn the 1970s through its dissolution in 1988 the airport was mostly served by CAAC The amount of passengers increased dramatically during the reform and opening up era In addition the airport was too close to the city center and the surrounding mountains and was constrained to expand and modernize By the 1990s it was primarily served by Xiamen Air Airlines DestinationsAir China Beijing Capital Chengdu Chongqing Guangzhou Guilin 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Narita Wenzhou Wuhan Nanhu Wuhan Tianhe Xi an Xianyang Zhengzhou Dongjiao ZhuhaiReferences edit Ranter Harro Fuzhou Yixu Airport profile Aviation Safety Network aviation safety net Retrieved 2021 10 19 头条文章 card weibo com Retrieved 2021 11 05 福州义序机场 万图壁纸网 wantubizhi com Retrieved 2021 10 19 Ranter Harro ASN Aircraft accident McDonnell Douglas DC 9 82 MD 82 B 2138 Taipei aviation safety net Retrieved 2021 11 05 1985 86 CAAC Network Routes Retrieved 2021 10 21 Ranter Harro ASN Aircraft accident Fokker 100 B 2231 Fuzhou Yixu Airport FOC aviation safety net Retrieved 2021 10 25 头条文章 card weibo com Retrieved 2021 11 05 Ranter Harro ASN Aircraft accident McDonnell Douglas DC 9 82 MD 82 B 2138 Taipei aviation safety net Retrieved 2021 11 05 External links edithttps aviation safety net database airport airport php id ZSFZ https wantubizhi com pic E7 A6 8F E5 B7 9E E4 B9 89 E5 BA 8F E6 9C BA E5 9C BA Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Fuzhou Yixu Airport amp oldid 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