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The airport is considered one of the world's oldest international airports and one of Asia's oldest operating airports. [3] It officially opened as a Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) base on 27 March 1914, although it had been in use earlier. Commercial flights began in 1924, making it one of the world's oldest commercial airports.
This page contains the lists of airports in Asia by country, grouped by region and activity. The lists include both military air bases and civilian airports. There are lists for countries with limited international recognition and for dependencies of other countries.
It is one of the oldest continuously-operating airports in the world. The airport is managed by the Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), and serves as a hub for the national flag carrier, Pakistan International Airlines (PIA), airblue, and many other private airlines.
First university in Asia - University of Santo Tomas ( Philippines, 1611) [2] First English medium school in Southeast Asia - Penang Free School ( Malaysia, 1816) [3] [4] First Asian and Southeast Asian to be admitted to Harvard University - Fe del Mundo ( Philippines, 1936) [5] [6]
The business airport since 2023 is Dubai International Airport. As of 2018, China has 19 airports in the top 50, while Japan has five, India has four, South Korea has three and Indonesia , Saudi Arabia , Vietnam , UAE , Thailand and Turkey ( Asian part ) have two each.
Beijing Nanyuan Airport (IATA: NAY, ICAO: ZBNY) was a People's Liberation Army Air Force Base and a secondary commercial airport of Beijing, the capital of China.Located in Fengtai District, 3 km (1.9 mi) south of the 4th Ring Road and 13 km (8.1 mi) from Tiananmen Square, [2] Nanyuan Airport was first opened in 1910, making it the oldest airport in China.
Taiping Airport is the oldest airstrip in Malaysia. It was built by the British in 1929 for non-military use. Along with Alor Star Airport which was built in the same year, it was one of the earliest airports in Malaya. However, in 1933, more airports were built in Singapore, Selangor and Penang, and Taiping Airport was no longer important.
The terminal, opened in 1982, [20] is the airport's second oldest and exclusively handles international flights. The development of the Manila International Airport, which includes Terminal 1, was approved by Executive Order No. 381 immediately after the former airport was destroyed by a fire a month earlier. [78]