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This is a list of airports in the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea.
Airports edit
| Location | Occupied by | Name | Code | Built | Length | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taiping Island |  Republic of China |
Taiping Island Airport | RCSP | 2007 | 1,200 m (est.) | Military use only. No refueling facilities.[1] |
| Swallow Reef (Layang-Layang) |  Malaysia |
Layang-Layang Airport | LAC | 1995 | 1,367 m | Dual-use concrete airport. |
| Fiery Cross Reef |  People's Republic of China |
Yongshu Airport | AG 4553 | 2016 | 3,300 m (est.) | Dual-use concrete airport. |
| Subi Reef | People's Republic of China |
Zhubi Airport | 2016 | 3,000 m (est.) | Dual-use concrete airport. | |
| Mischief Reef | People's Republic of China |
Meiji Airport | 2016 | 2,700 m (est.) | Dual-use concrete airport. | |
| Thitu Island (Pag-asa) |  Philippines |
Rancudo Airfield | RPPN | 1978 | 1,300 m (est.) | Dual-use concrete airport.[2] |
| Spratly Island (Trường Sa) |  Vietnam |
Trường Sa Airport | 1976–77 | 1,200 m (est.)[3] | Military use only. Extended from 600 m to 1,200 m in 2016.[3] |
Location edit
Location of Airports
References edit
- ^ The Taiping Island Airport was completed in December 2007, ("MND admits strategic value of Spratly airstrip." Taipei Times. 6 January 2006. p. 2 (MND is the ROC Ministry of National Defense)), and a C-130 Hercules transporter airplane first landed on the island on 21 January 2008.
- ^ Bong Lozada (18 June 2014). "Air Force to repair Pagasa Island airstrip". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 2016-12-26.
- ^ a b "Vietnam Responds". Center for Strategic and International Studies. 2016-12-01. Retrieved 2016-12-26.
Further reading edit
- James Hardy (London) and Sean O'Connor (Indiana) (20 Nov 2014). "China building airstrip-capable island on Fiery Cross Reef". IHS Jane's 360. Jane's Defence Weekly.