# Sha Tin Airfield, Sha Tin, Hong Kong

**Sha Tin Airfield** was an airport in Sha Tin, New Territories, Hong Kong. It opened in 1949. It closed in 1970. It was operated by Royal Air Force.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/hk-0001

## At a glance

- Type: Closed airport
- Operator: Royal Air Force
- Serves: Sha Tin, New Territories, Hong Kong
- Opened: 1949
- Closed: 1970
- Elevation: 8 m / 26 ft
- Coordinates: 22.3802, 114.1898
- Time zone: UTC+8 · Asia/Hong_Kong
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sha_Tin_Airfield (7 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2875651
- Weather station: VHCH
- Ident: HK-0001

## Timeline

- 1949: Sha Tin Airfield opens.
- 1970: Sha Tin Airfield closes.

## Nearby airports

- [VHSK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vhsk.md) Shek Kong Air Base · 13 km / 8.0 mi
- [HKG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vhhh.md) Hong Kong International Airport · 29 km / 18 mi
- [SZX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zgsz.md) Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport · 49 km / 30 mi
- [MFM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vmmc.md) Macau International Airport · 67 km / 41 mi
- [HUZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zghz.md) Huizhou Pingtan Airport · 86 km / 53 mi
- [ZUH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zgsd.md) Zhuhai Jinwan Airport · 94 km / 58 mi

## Sources

- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/hk-0001/data