Luhe-Ma'an Air Base
Nanjing Luhe Airport 南京六合机场 | |
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| Summary | |
| Airport type | Military |
| Serves | Nanjing, Jiangsu |
| Location | Luhe District, Nanjing |
| Opened | July 2015 |
| Elevation AMSL | 12 m / 39 ft |
| Coordinates | 32°22′39″N 118°47′48″E / 32.377505°N 118.796555°E |
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  Luhe Airport Location of airport in Jiangsu | |
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| Simplified Chinese | 南京六合机场 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 南京六合機場 | ||||||
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Nanjing Luhe Airport is a military airport that has been home to the Nanjing Air Base of the People's Liberation Army Air Force since 2015, replacing the old Dajiaochang Airport. It is located in suburban Luhe District across the Yangtze River from the center of Nanjing, capital of China's Jiangsu Province.[1]
History
With the rapid expansion of the city of Nanjing, the military Dajiaochang Airport, originally far from the city, is increasingly surrounded by the urban area and restricting its development.[2] Since 2003 the local government and the military have been in talks on relocating the air base. In January 2006 a site for the new airport was determined and the project received approvals from the State Council and the Central Military Commission in January 2009. On 8 August 2012, construction for Luhe Airport was started in suburban Luhe District.[1] Luhe Airport was opened in July 2015, and Dajiaochang Airport was closed on 30 July 2015.[3]
See also
- Nanjing Lukou International Airport
- List of airports in China
- List of People's Liberation Army Air Force airbases
References
- ^ a b 空军南京新机场建设工程开工. Sina (in Chinese). 2012-08-09. Retrieved 2012-09-14.
- ^ "Archived copy" 南京大校场机场将动迁 3年后将建“智慧新城”. Xinhua (in Chinese). 2010-06-10. Archived from the original on 2014-05-18. Retrieved 2012-09-14.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "86岁的大校场机场正式关闭 将建南部"智慧客厅"". Nanjing Daily. 1 August 2015.