Established on July 26, 1992 and located in the junction between Licheng District and Zhangqiu District of Jinan City, Shandong Province, Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport is the one equipped with international aviation conditions that shared by regions and cities in central western Shandong including Jinan, Zibo, Tai'an, Liaocheng, Texas, Binzhou, Jining, Heze, etc. 28.5 kilometers away from downtown Jinan, the airport is an important entry gateway to China and one of the airports with important routes. Meanwhile it is a base for Shandong Airlines, China Eastern Airlines and Shenzhen Airlines.