| Zhanyi Airport/Air Base | |||
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| IATA: none – ICAO:
Zhanyi
Airport/Air Base Zhanyi
Airport/Air Base (China) |
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| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public/Military | ||
| Serves | Zhanyi | ||
| Location | Zhanyi, China | ||
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| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 00/18 | 5,000 | 1,515 | Concrete |
Zhanyi Airport/Air Base is a joint civilian airport and a People's Liberation Army Air Force Base, located about 1 mile southeast of Zhanyi (Yunnan Province) in the People’s Republic of China. Currently there are no PLA-AF units assigned.
During World War II, the airport was known as Chanyi (Changyi) Airfield and was used by the United States Army Air Forces Fourteenth Air Force as part of the China Defensive Campaign. The airport primarily was a reconnaissance base, with photo mapping and combat aerial photography units flying combat mapping and photo flights over Japanese-held territory from September 1944 until September 1945. In addition, some B-25 Mitchell medium bomber and C-47 Skytrain transport aircraft used the airport. The Americans closed their facilities at the airport in early October 1945.
This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Air Force Historical Research Agency.
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