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	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

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 Zayed 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.
Changsha Datuopu Airport	Changsha	29 August 1989 (civil)	Commissioned as Datuopu Air Base. Replaced with Changsha Huanghua 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.
Ganzhou Huangjin Airport (former)	Ganzhou	25 March 2008	Replaced with the new Ganzhou Huangjin Airport in Nankang.
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 Huadu.
Guilin Qifengling Airport	Guilin	1 October 1996	Replaced with Guilin Liangjiang International Airport.
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.
Jefman Airport	Sorong	20 March 2004	Replaced with Domine Eduard Osok 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.
Lahug Airport	Cebu	27 April 1966	Replaced with Mactan–Cebu International Airport. Site redeveloped into Cebu IT Park.
Legazpi Airport	Legazpi	7 October 2021	Replaced with Bicol International Airport.
Lianyungang Baitabu Airport	Lianyungang	2 December 2021 (civil)	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 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 Luhe-Ma'an Air Base.
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.
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.
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	18 February 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.
Yantai Laishan Airport	Yantai	28 May 2015	Replaced with Yantai Penglai 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 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 International Airport.

Europe

See also: Former aerodromes of Belgium

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.
Böblingen Airport	Stuttgart	1939 (civil) 1993 (military)	Replaced with the new Stuttgart Airport in Leinfelden-Echterdingen and Filderstadt, which opened in 1948.
Bozhurishte Airport	Sofia	2005	Replaced with Sofia Airport.
Bristol Filton Airport	Bristol	31 December 2012
Bristol (Whitchurch) Airport	Bristol	1 May 1957	Replaced with the new Bristol Airport in Lulsgate Bottom.
Bykovo Airport	Moscow	18 October 2010	Mostly demolished, the area turned into logistical center, the runaway is used for drag-racing.
Calais-Dunkerque Airport	Calais	Year unknown
Cologne Butzweilerhof Airport	Cologne	31 December 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.
Derby Airport	Derby	1990	Replaced with East Midlands Airport in Castle Donington.
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	Dnipro	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 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. Still open today 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).
Plymouth City Airport	Plymouth	23 December 2011
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

For a more comprehensive list, see List of defunct airports in Canada and List of defunct airports in the United States.

Oceania

Airport	City served	Date of closure	Notes
Daly Waters Airfield	Daly Waters	1970
Eagle Farm Airport	Brisbane	19 March 1988	Eagle Farm Airport was expanded into the former neighbouring 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.

South America

Airport	City served	Date of closure	Notes
Augusto Severo International Airport	Natal	31 May 2014	Commissioned as Natal Air Force Base. Replaced with Greater Natal International Airport.
Bartolomeu de Gusmão Airport	Rio de Janeiro	12 February 1942	Commissioned as Santa Cruz Air Force Base.
Caiari Airport	Porto Velho	16 April 1969	Replaced with Governador Jorge Teixeira de Oliveira International Airport.
El Trompillo Airport	Santa Cruz de la Sierra	2019	Commissioned as a military aerodrome. Replaced with Viru Viru International Airport, which opened in 1983.
Gómez Niño Airport	Bucaramanga	August 1974	Replaced with Palonegro International Airport.
Grano de Oro International Airport	Maracaibo	16 November 1969	Replaced with La Chinita International Airport.
Juana Azurduy de Padilla International Airport	Sucre	15 May 2016	Commissioned as a military aerodrome. Replaced with Alcantarí Airport.
Limatambo International Airport	Lima	29 October 1960	Replaced with Jorge Chávez International Airport in Callao.
Los Cerrillos Airport	Santiago de Chile	9 February 1967 (civil) 8 February 2006 (general)	Replaced with Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport in Pudahuel.
Old Luisa Caceres de Arismendi National Airport	Porlamar	Year unknown
Old Mariscal Sucre International Airport in Chaupicruz	Quito	19 February 2013	Replaced with the new Mariscal Sucre International Airport in Tababela.
Ponta Pelada Airport	Manaus	31 March 1976	Commissioned as Manaus Air Force Base. Replaced with Eduardo Gomes International Airport.
Presidente Médici International Airport	Rio Branco	22 November 1999	Replaced with Plácido de Castro International Airport.
Soledad International Airport	Barranquilla	7 April 1981	Replaced with Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport.
Techo International Airport	Bogotá	10 December 1959	Replaced with El Dorado International Airport in Fontibón.

See also

• List of cities with more than one commercial airport