Sha Tin Airfield
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Sha Tin Airfield was a small airport in Sha Tin, New Territories, Hong Kong, with a single concrete runway. It was demolished in the early 1970s.
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[edit] History
In 1949, Sha Tin Airfield was built for use of the Royal Air Force (as RAF Shatin). It was severely damaged by Typhoon Wanda in 1962. It was demolished in the early 1970s to make way for developing the Sha Tin New Town.
[edit] Geography
It was located near the Sha Tin Station of the Kowloon-Canton Railway British Section, near present-day Hong Kong Heritage Museum and Royal Park Hotel.
[edit] Facilities
- A 600-metre runway, direction 05/23 and a small tower. Building and hangers consisted of corrugated steel structures. All the structures were later demolished when the base closed in the 1970s.
[edit] References
- 宋軒麟 (2004), 《香港航空百年》, Hong Kong: Joint Us Press (ISBN 962-04-2188-4)
