<h2 class="blog-hed2 pb-lg-4 pb-3 text-lg-center">History of Ningbo Lishe International Airport</h2>
<p class="blog-para">Ningbo's Lishe was an auxiliary air force base of the Republic-era Chinese Nationalist Air Force, and was the final launching point of Martin B-10 bombers commanded by Captain Xu Huansheng and Lieutenant Tong Yanbo of the 14th Bomber Squadron of the 8th Bomber Group in their famous transoceanic raid to Nagasaki and other cities in the Empire of Japan on 19&ndash;20 May 1938. Lishe airport was opened for civil service on 16 November 1984 when a CAAC Antonov AN-24 aircraft landed at the military Ningbo Zhuangqiao Airport (宁波庄桥机场).</p>
<p class="blog-para">In 1985, the Central Government of China approved the construction of Ningbo Lishe Airport. On 30 June 1990, it opened for service and became the first civil-only airport in Zhejiang. The construction cost was RMB 126 million.</p>
<p class="blog-para">In July 1992, the airport opened for international service. The first international service was opened to Hong Kong later the same year. In November 1998, service to Macau with onward code-share connection to Taipei and Kaohsiung started. International cargo flights started by the end of 1998.</p>
<p class="blog-para">In March 1997, Great Wall Airlines established a hub at the facility. The airport has services to 38 domestic destinations in China and international services to Hong Kong, Seoul, and Macau. It is served by 16 airlines. It was renamed Ningbo Lishe International Airport from Ningbo Lishe Airport on 29 November 2005.</p>
<h2 class="blog-hed2 pb-lg-4 pb-3 text-lg-left">Ground Transportation of Ningbo Lishe International Airport</h2>
<p class="blog-para">Free bus service between the airport and Lishe International Airport Station is available every 10 minutes. There are limousine airport buses to downtown Ningbo every hour. There are buses to prefectures farther away from Ningbo with less frequency.</p>
<p class="blog-para">At Ningbo Airport passengers have the following means of transportation to the city centre:</p>
<p class="blog-para"><strong>Bus: </strong>Find several public transportation services to Ningbo city centre and further destinations within the region.</p>
<p class="blog-para"><strong>Shuttle Bus: </strong>Ningbo Airport provides a shuttle bus service to key locations in the city.</p>
<p class="blog-para"><strong>Metro: </strong>Metro line 2 serves Ningbo Airport on its way to downtown.</p>
<p class="blog-para"><strong>Train: </strong>Although Ningbo Airport is not connected to the train network it is possible to reach the nearest railway station.</p>
<p class="blog-para"><strong>Taxi: </strong>Transfer to Ningbo city centre within 25 minutes by taxi.</p>
<p class="blog-para"><strong>Car rental:</strong> Car rental services are available at Ningbo Airport. Rent a car through our search engine!</p>
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