Because the airport is located on this site named Zhoushuizi, it is called Zhoushuizi Airport. When Dalian County was established in the early days of Dalian's liberation, Zhoushuizi was the first village in Ganjingzi, a district under the jurisdiction of Dalian County. With subsequent changes in administrative divisions, Zhoushuizi now belongs to a street under the jurisdiction of Ganjingzi District, Dalian City, and the airport is located in this street.
Origin of Zhoushuizi Airport:
The predecessor of Dalian Zhoushuizi Airport was a racecourse in the late Qing Dynasty. In 1924, the Japanese invaders established an airport here as an aviation base for their invasion of China.
In 1955, the Soviet Air Force returned the airport to China. By 1973, the Dalian Civil Aviation Station was formally established, opening a new chapter in the development of Dalian's civil aviation industry. After four large-scale expansions in 1984, 1992, 1999 and 2005, Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport has now become a city card of Dalian.