Category. | Statistic. |
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Location. | Chongqing, PRC. |
Opened in. | 1942. It was known to the Americans as "Peishiyi (Paishihyi)" Airfield back then. |
Closed in. | Open. |
Operated by. | The United States Army Air Forces's Fourteenth Air Force's 68th Composite Wing's 23d Fighter Group and 308th Bombardment Group 1942–1945; Republic of China Air Force 1946-48 and the People's Liberation Army Air Force there after. |
Owned by. | The United States Army Air Forces's Fourteenth Air Force's 68th Composite Wing's 23d Fighter Group and 308th Bombardment Group 1942–1945; Republic of China Air Force 1946-48 and the People's Liberation Army Air Force there after. |
Outside link. | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chongqing_Baishiyi_Airport, http://aviation-safety.net/database/airport/airport.php?id=0400, https://www.facebook.com/pages/Chongqing-Baishiyi-Airport/127053157338345 and http://ejje.weblio.jp/content/Chongqing+Baishiyi+Air+Base. |
It used to be a civil airport with military for many years and was run by both local officials\business people and the PLAAF. It reverted to military only useage after the opening of Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport in 1990.
- See also: Noteworthy Air bases