Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport or
Pai Yuen Airport was the main airport in
Guangzhou, China, until August5, 2004, when it was replaced by the identically named
Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport, some to the north. Opened in 1932, "Baiyun" means "white clouds" in Chinese, while the airport took its name from the adjacent
Baiyun Mountain.