List of defunct international airports
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. |
| 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. |
| 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) | Commissioned as Hangzhou Air Base. Replaced with Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport. |
| 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. |
| 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 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. |
| Lanzhou Gongxingdun Airport | Lanzhou |
26 July 1970 | Replaced with Lanzhou Zhongchuan International Airport. |
| Lianyungang Baitabu Airport | Lianyungang |
2 December 2021 | Replaced with Lianyungang Huaguoshan 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) | 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 |
1990s | Replaced with the new Mae Fah Luang - 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. |
| Quilon Aerodrome | Thiruvananthapuram |
1932 | Replaced with the new Thiruvananthapuram International Airport in Chacka. |
| Qingdao Liuting International Airport | Qingdao |
12 August 2021 | Replaced with Qingdao Jiaodong International Airport. |
| 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 |  Şanlıurfa |
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, 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) | 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) | Commissioned as Suzhou West Airfield. Replaced with Sunan Shuofang International Airport. |
| Tagbilaran Airport | Tagbilaran |
27 November 2018 | Replaced with Bohol–Panglao International Airport. |
| 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. |
Europe
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North America
Oceania
| Airport | City served | Year of closure | Information |
|---|---|---|---|
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1970 | |
| Eagle Farm Airport | Brisbane |
1988 | Some of the infrastructure at Eagle Farm Airport was incorporated into today's Brisbane Airport. Much of the old Eagle Farm Airport disappeared under the Gateway Motorway. |
| Essendon Airport | Melbourne |
1970 | Replaced with Melbourne Airport in Tullamarine. |
South America
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References
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