Airports / China / TAO
Qingdao Jiaodong International Airport
ZSQD / TAOQingdao (Jiaozhou), ChinaELEV 30 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
4 nm
To the nearest alternate
Jiaozhou Jiaocheng Air Base (CN-0092) — 4 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Qingdao Jiaodong International Airport (ZSQD / TAO) is a large commercial airport serving Qingdao (Jiaozhou), China. The airport sits 30 feet above sea level. Alongside scheduled airline service, the airport handles a steady flow of private and charter traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into TAO for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Jiaozhou Jiaocheng Air Base (CN-0092, 4 nm), Zhucheng Air Base (CN-0111, 37 nm), and Laiyang Air Base (CN-0096, 43 nm).
Charter pricing from TAO depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Qingdao (Jiaozhou).
Field capability
ICAO
ZSQD
IATA
TAO
FAA / Local
ZSQD
Elevation
30 ft
Coordinates
36.3620° N · 120.0882° E
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Large
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs China fields
state range 6–14,472 ft
At 30 ft, TAO sits lower than 89% of the 227 China fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 4nmCN-0092Jiaozhou Jiaocheng Air BaseQingdao (Jiaozhou)
- 37nmCN-0111Zhucheng Air BaseWeifang (Zhucheng)
- 43nmCN-0096Laiyang Air BaseYantai
- 50nmWEFWeifang Nanyuan AirportWeifang (Kuiwen)
- 68nmRIZRizhao Shanzihe AirportRizhao (Donggang)
- 89nmYNTYantai Penglai International AirportYantai
Location
Open the full mapZSQD · Qingdao Jiaodong International Airport · Qingdao (Jiaozhou), China