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[edit]
| Airport | City served | Date of closure | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Casablanca–Anfa Airport |  Casablanca
|
2007 | Replaced with Mohammed V International Airport in Nouaceur. |
| Simon Mwansa Kapwepwe International Airport in Itawa |  Ndola
|
5 August 2021 | Commissioned as Peter Zuze Air Force Base. Replaced with the new Simon Mwansa Kapwepwe International Airport (adjacent to the Dag Hammarskjöld Crash Site Memorial). |
| Durban International Airport |  Durban
|
30 April 2010 | Replaced with King Shaka International Airport in La Mercy. |
| Nouakchott International Airport |  Nouakchott
|
23 June 2016 | Replaced with Nouakchott–Oumtounsy International Airport. |
| Palmietfontein Airport | Johannesburg
|
1952 | Replaced with O. R. Tambo 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[edit]
| 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. Still open today for general aviation. |
| Bacolod City Domestic Airport |  Bacolod
|
17 January 2008 | Replaced with the new Bacolod–Silay Airport in Barangay Bagtic. |
| 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 in Attock. |
| Buyant-Ukhaa International Airport |  Ulaanbaatar
|
4 July 2021 | Replaced with the new Chinggis Khaan International Airport in Sergelen. |
| Changchun Dafangshen Airport | Changchun
|
27 August 2005 (civil) | Commissioned as Dafangshen Air Base. Replaced with Changchun Longjia International Airport. |
| Chongqing Baishiyi Airport | Chongqing
|
21 January 1990 (civil) | Commissioned as Baishiyi Air Base. Replaced with Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport. |
| Eilat Airport |  Eilat
|
18 March 2019 | Replaced with Ramon Airport. |
| Fuzhou Yixu Airport | Fuzhou
|
23 June 1997 | Replaced with Fuzhou Changle International Airport. |
| Gia Lam Airport |  Hanoi
|
2 January 1978 | Replaced with Noi Bai International Airport in Sóc Sơn. |
| Gongxingdun Airport | Lanzhou
|
26 July 1970 | Replaced with Lanzhou Zhongchuan International Airport. |
| Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (former) | Guangzhou
|
5 August 2004 | Replaced with the new Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport in the outskirts of Baiyun and Huadu districts. |
| HAL Airport | Bengaluru
|
24 May 2008 | Replaced with Kempegowda International Airport in Devanahalli. |
| Hangzhou Jianqiao Airport | Hangzhou
|
29 December 2000 (civil) | Commissioned as Hangzhou Air Base. Replaced with Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport. |
| Hefei Luogang Airport | Hefei
|
30 May 2013 | Replaced with Hefei Xinqiao International Airport. |
| Hiroshima–Nishi Airport |  Hiroshima
|
29 October 1993 | Replaced with the new Hiroshima Airport in Mihara. |
| Ishigaki Airport (former) | Ishigaki
|
6 March 2013 | Replaced with the new Ishigaki Airport. |
| Jerusalem International Airport | / Jerusalem
|
October 2000 | |
| Juhu Aerodrome | Mumbai
|
1948 | |
| Kai Tak Airport |  Hong Kong
|
6 July 1998 | Replaced with the new Hong Kong International Airport in Chek Lap Kok. Site redeveloped as the Kai Tak Development Area. |
| Kallang Airport |  Singapore
|
1955 | Replaced with Paya Lebar Airport. The airport’s terminal still exists today. |
| Kemayoran Airport |  Jakarta
|
31 March 1985 | Replaced with Soekarno–Hatta International Airport in Tangerang. 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. |
| Legazpi Airport | Legazpi
|
7 October 2021 | Replaced with Bicol International Airport. |
| Lianyungang Baitabu Airport | Lianyungang
|
2 December 2021 | Replaced with Lianyungang Huaguoshan Airport. |
| Lumbia Airport | Cagayan de Oro
|
15 June 2013 (civil) | Commissioned as Lumbia Airfield. Replaced with Laguindingan Airport in Barangay Moog. |
| Lutong Airport |  Miri
|
1980s | Replaced with the new Miri Airport. |
| Malaybalay Airport | Malaybalay
|
1990s | |
| 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. |
| Maria Cristina Airport | Iligan
|
15 June 2013 (civil) | Replaced with Laguindingan Airport in Barangay Moog. Still open today for general aviation. |
| Nanchang Xiangtang Airport | Nanchang
|
10 September 1999 (civil) | Commissioned as Xiangtang Air Base. Replaced with Nanchang Changbei International Airport. |
| Nanjing Dajiaochang Airport | Nanjing
|
28 June 1997 (civil) 30 July 2015 (military) |
Dajiaochang Airport was a joint military-civil aerodrome until 1997; in 1997 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. |
| 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. |
| Old Chiang Rai Airport |  Chiang Rai
|
5 August 1992 | Replaced with the new Chiang Rai International Airport. |
| Paya Lebar Airport | Singapore
|
29 December 1981 (civil) | Commissioned as Paya Lebar Air Base. Replaced with Changi Airport. |
| Polonia International Airport | Medan
|
25 July 2013 | Commissioned as Soewondo Air Force Base. Replaced with Kualanamu International Airport in Deli Serdang. |
| Qingdao Liuting International Airport | Qingdao
|
12 August 2021 | Replaced with Qingdao Jiaodong International Airport. |
| Quilon Aerodrome | Thiruvananthapuram
|
1932 | Replaced with the new Thiruvananthapuram International Airport in Chacka. |
| Qui Nhơn Airfield | Quy Nhon
|
1975 | Replaced with Phu Cat Airport. |
| Rajkot Airport | Rajkot
|
10 September 2023 | Replaced with the new Rajkot International Airport in Hirasar. Still open today for general aviation. |
| Riyadh International Airport |  Riyadh
|
16 November 1983 (civil) | Commissioned as Riyadh Air Base. Replaced with King Khalid International Airport. |
| 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 |  Şanlıurfa
|
17 June 2007 | Replaced with Şanlıurfa GAP Airport in Gölgen. |
| Sde Dov Airport | Tel Aviv
|
30 June 2019 | |
| 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, which opened on 1 October 1999. 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) | Commissioned as a military airbase. Replaced with Jieyang Chaoshan International Airport. |
| Shuinan Airport |  Taichung
|
August 2012 | Replaced with the new Taichung International Airport. Site redeveloped into Taichung Shuinan Economic and Trade Park. |
| Siem Reap International Airport |  Siem Reap
|
16 October 2023 | Replaced with the new Siem Reap–Angkor International Airport in Soutr Nikom District. |
| Sungai Besi Airport | Kuala Lumpur
|
30 August 1965 (civil) 16 March 2018 (military) |
Sungai Besi Airport was a joint military-civil aerodrome until 1965; in 1965 all commercial traffic was moved to Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport in Subang. Military operations remained at Sungai Besi until 2018, when it was moved to Bandar Sri Sendayan in Negeri Sembilan. |
| Surin Bhakdi Airport | Surin
|
Year 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
|
2004 (civil) | Commissioned as Suzhou West Airfield. Replaced with Sunan Shuofang International Airport. |
| Tagbilaran Airport | Tagbilaran
|
27 November 2018 | Replaced with Bohol–Panglao International Airport in Barangay Tawala. |
| Tejgaon Airport |  Dhaka
|
1981 | Replaced with Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Kurmitola. |
| Temindung Airport | Samarinda
|
24 May 2018 | Replaced with Aji Pangeran Tumenggung Pranoto International Airport in Sungai Siring. |
| 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 when it was replaced with the new Seoul Air Base in Seongnam. |
| Zhanjiang Airport | Zhanjiang
|
24 March 2022 | Replaced with Zhanjiang Wuchuan Airport. |
Europe[edit]
| Airport | City served | Date of closure | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atatürk Airport | Istanbul
|
6 April 2019 (passenger) 5 February 2022 (cargo) |
Replaced with the new Istanbul Airport in Arnavutköy. |
| Berck-sur-Mer |  Pas-de-Calais
|
Year unknown | |
| Berlin Schönefeld Airport |  Berlin
|
25 October 2020 | Large parts of Schönefeld's main building were incorporated into Berlin Brandenburg Airport as its Terminal 5. Due to the Corona virus, shortly after the terminal has been shut down and has not been reactivated but defunct. |
| Berlin Tegel Airport | Berlin
|
8 November 2020 | Replaced with Berlin Brandenburg Airport. Site redeveloped into Urban Tech Republic. |
| Berlin Tempelhof Airport | Berlin
|
30 October 2008 | Site redeveloped into Tempelhofer Feld. |
| Blackbushe Airport |  Yateley
|
1958 | Eclipsed since 1958 by the growth of Heathrow and Gatwick airports, Blackbushe was once a significant airport for passenger and cargo charter flights for the London area, but is now used for general aviation. |
| Blackpool Airport | Blackpool
|
15 October 2014 | Blackpool is now used for general aviation. |
| Bozhurishte Airport |  Sofia
|
2005 | Replaced with Sofia Airport. |
| Bristol (Whitchurch) Airport | Bristol
|
1 May 1957 | Replaced with the new Bristol Airport in Lulsgate Bottom. |
| Bykovo Airport |  Moscow
|
18 October 2010 | |
| Calais-Dunkerque Airport | Calais
|
Year unknown | |
| Cologne Butzweilerhof Airport | Cologne
|
1995 | Replaced with Cologne Bonn Airport in 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. |
| Doncaster Sheffield Airport | Finningley
|
4 November 2022 (passenger) | |
| Donetsk International Airport |  Donetsk
|
26 May 2014 | Destroyed by the first and second battles. |
| Dnipro International Airport | Dnipropetrovsk
|
15 March 2022 | Destroyed during the 2022 Dnipro missile strikes, as part of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. |
| 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. |
| Havryshivka Vinnytsia International Airport | Vinnytsia
|
6 March 2022 | Destroyed during the 2022 Vinnytsia attacks, as part of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. |
| Helsinki-Malmi Airport |  Helsinki
|
14 March 2021 | |
| Ipswich Airport | Ipswich
|
January 1998 | |
| Katajanokka Airport | Helsinki
|
16 December 1936 | Replaced with Helsinki-Malmi Airport. |
| Katowice-Muchowiec Airport |  Katowice
|
Year unknown | |
| Kraków-Rakowice-Czyżyny Airport | Kraków
|
1964 | Replaced with the new Kraków John Paul II International Airport in Balice. Converted into the Polish Aviation Museum. |
| 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. |
| La Palma Airport Buenavista de Arriba |  Santa Cruz de la Palma
|
14 April 1970 | Relocated farther South close to sea level due to dangerous wind and weather conditions at the old site at an elevation of 350m MSL. |
| 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. Still open today for general aviation. |
| Malmö Bulltofta Airport |  Malmö
|
2 December 1972 | Replaced with the new Malmö Airport in Svedala. |
| Manchester (Wythenshawe) Aerodrome | Manchester
|
1930 | Replaced with the new City Airport & Manchester Heliport in Barton upon Irwell. |
| Manston Airport | Ramsgate
|
15 May 2014 | |
| Minsk-1 Airport |  Minsk
|
23 December 2015 | Replaced with Minsk National Airport, which opened on 1 July 1983. |
| Munich-Riem Airport | Munich
|
16 May 1992 | Replaced with the new Munich Airport in Erding and Freising. Site redeveloped into Messestadt Riem. |
| Northolt Airport | London
|
1954 | Commissioned as RAF Northolt. Replaced with Heathrow Airport. |
| Nutts Corner | Belfast
|
1963 | Replaced with Belfast International Airport in Aldergrove. |
| Oslo Airport, Fornebu |  Oslo
|
7 October 1998 | Replaced with Oslo Airport, Gardermoen. |
| Paris–Le Bourget Airport | Paris
|
1977 | All commercial airline traffic was relocated to Orly Airport and Charles de Gaulle Airport. 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 the new Glasgow Airport in Abbotsinch. |
| Rhodes Maritsa Airport | Rhodes
|
1977 | Commissioned as military airbase. Replaced with the new Rhodes International Airport in Paradeisi. |
| Rome Urbe Airport |  Rome
|
Year unknown | |
| Rostov-on-Don Airport | Rostov-on-Don
|
1 March 2018 | Replaced with Platov International Airport, which opened on 27 November 2017. |
| Säve Airport | Gothenburg
|
18 January 2015 | Replaced with Göteborg Landvetter Airport. |
| Sheffield City Airport | Sheffield
|
30 April 2008 | The last scheduled airline pulled out of Sheffield City in 2002. Replaced with Doncaster Sheffield Airport, which opened on 28 April 2005. |
| Sligo Airport | Sligo
|
21 July 2011 | |
| Słupsk-Redzikowo Airport | Słupsk
|
2016 | |
| Son Bonet Aerodrome | Palma de Mallorca
|
1959 | Replaced with Palma de Mallorca Airport. Still open today for general aviation. |
| Spilve Airport |  Riga
|
1986 | Replaced with the new Riga International Airport in Mārupe. |
| Stavanger Airport, Forus | Stavanger
|
1989 | |
| Torslanda Airport | Gothenburg
|
3 October 1977 | Replaced with Göteborg Landvetter Airport. |
| Tushino Airfield | Moscow
|
1991 | |
| Waalhaven |  Rotterdam
|
October 1956 | Replaced with Rotterdam The Hague Airport in Zestienhoven. |
| Wrzeszcz | Gdańsk
|
1974 |
North America[edit]
Oceania[edit]
| Airport | City served | Date of closure | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daly Waters Airfield |  Daly Waters
|
1970 | |
| Eagle Farm Airport | Brisbane
|
1988 | Eagle Farm Airport was expanded into the former suburb of Cribb Island to become Brisbane Airport, with some of Eagle Farm's infrastructure were incorporated into today's Brisbane Airport. |
| Essendon Fields Airport | Melbourne
|
1 July 1970 | Replaced with Melbourne Airport in Tullamarine. Still open today for general aviation. |
