Fanling Airstrip () was a military airstrip in the race course, Fanling, New Territories, Hong Kong.

In May 1949, when the 1st Independent Field Squadron of the Royal Engineers arrived from British Malaya, they built a temporary military airstrip on the ninth fairway (located at the Hong Kong Golf Club's fairway to number 9 hole), let the 2-seater spotter aircraft of the Royal Artillery to use for patrolling the British-Sino boundary for a few weeks before moving on (the unit departed Hong Kong in February 1950).

The airfield disappeared when the Golf Course resumed operations in the early 1950s.

See also

List of airports in Hong Kong Former Overseas RAF Stations Hong Kong Aviation Club

References

Further reading Hong Kong “Wah Kiu Yat Po ()”, 10 September 1949 (Saturday)

External links Fanling Golf Course